Cloudike
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Cloudike is a white-label software solution that lets mobile carriers and OEMs offer a personal cloud storage service to their subscribers, with billing, authentication, and provisioning integrations. It supports hosted or on-premise deployment and provides client apps for iOS, Android, Windows, and web.
Also known as Cloudike Inc.
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Company profile
researched Aug 2026Cloudike is a cloud storage and file synchronization software product developed by Cloudike Inc. The platform lets mobile carriers, OEMs, internet service providers, consumer electronics distributors and other enterprises launch branded personal cloud storage services as an alternative to Apple iCloud, Google Drive/Photos/Contacts and Dropbox. It can be deployed inside the customer's own data centre and network or in a version hosted and operated by Cloudike, and is written in Python and JavaScript with clients for Windows, Android, macOS, iOS and HarmonyOS as well as a web app.
The offering is positioned around carrier economics: the company markets increases in ARPU of up to $1, churn reduction of up to 5%, pricing up to 50% below over-the-top providers, phone-balance billing, flexible and bundled storage packages, and zero-rated mobile data toward the cloud service. Integration hooks cover carrier authentication, provisioning and billing systems, plus a mobile SDK and a documented API so third-party apps can use the storage. Operational services include 24x7 monitoring, an admin panel, second-line support, frequent updates, mobile analytics and white-label customization. Hosted deployments are aimed at initial launches starting at 50,000 users, while on-premise deployments (which can use the customer's existing storage, with OpenStack installed if needed) start at 100,000 users and are described as optimal above 500,000 users.
Alongside the telco product, Cloudike sells enterprise storage to Korean and international businesses, integrating with Naver Works and other business platforms, and is developing AI SaaS solutions aimed at the media industry. It has also demonstrated AI-assisted face recognition technology in its consumer-facing cloud.
Founding story
Cloudike Inc. began in 2009 as a developer of a software-as-a-service platform, which grew into a multi-tier cloud service used to build on-premise white-label enterprise data storage for OEMs, mobile and internet service providers, consumer electronics distributors and fintech companies.
Business model
Cloudike licenses its software to carriers, OEMs and enterprises rather than selling storage directly to consumers, offering either a hosted service it operates or an on-premise installation on the customer's infrastructure, together with support, monitoring and customization services. In Korea it also sells an enterprise SaaS subscription to SMEs and on-premise enterprise storage to larger corporates, and distributes internationally through partners.
Commercial models described by the company include a stand-alone value-added service in which end users pay about US$1 per month or US$10 per year for 50 GB plus 5 GB of access traffic, with 60% of revenue shared to Cloudike, and a bundled model in which storage of up to 1,000 GB is included in the wireless tariff at a per-user cost of about $0.125 per month to the carrier. Enterprise customers buy either subscription SaaS or on-premise deployments; the company has also cited an incremental cost of about US$0.30 per month for a bundle of basic value-added services.
Traction
Reported deployments include LG Cloud across 41 countries and carrier partnerships with Megafon in Russia and Vestel in Turkey. In Korea, Nexon Korea, CJ and HK inno.N run Cloudike enterprise storage on-premise, and more than 700 SMEs subscribe to its enterprise SaaS; the service is offered in Indonesia as CloudSME via Telkomsigma. The company has cited usage metrics from carrier deployments including 65% of users accessing the service weekly and initial uploads of 2 GB to 12 GB per user.
Latest developments
In March 2025 Cloudike was reported to have raised $2.7 million (KRW 3.7 billion) from Naver Cloud, NVC and the Korea SMEs and Startups Agency, to be used mainly for business expansion and R&D on AI SaaS solutions for the media industry. CEO Sunwoong Lee said the round took a long time to close given the startup investment environment and that the company plans to introduce next-generation AI SaaS products.
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Market position
Cloudike positions itself as a lower-cost, operator-branded alternative to over-the-top consumer cloud services such as Google Drive and Dropbox and to Apple iCloud, and reports being the first company to obtain CSAP cloud security certification in the public sector in Korea.
Differentiators cited by the company include white-label branding and deep carrier integration (billing via phone balance, provisioning, custom authentication, zero-rated data), a choice of hosted or on-premise deployment using the customer's existing storage, pricing up to 50% below OTT providers, broad client platform coverage including HarmonyOS, and public-sector CSAP security certification.
Technology
The product is written in Python and JavaScript and provides cloud storage and data synchronization with client applications for Windows, Android, macOS, iOS, HarmonyOS and the web. It exposes a documented API and a mobile SDK, integrates with carrier authentication, provisioning and billing systems, supports OpenStack-based storage in on-premise installations, and includes AI-assisted face recognition; the company is developing AI SaaS products for the media industry.
Go-to-market
Sales are direct to carriers, OEMs and enterprises through a sales team, supported by industry event presence (Mobile World Congress Barcelona, MWC Shanghai, Startupnight Berlin), whitepapers and demo/contact-sales funnels on its website. The company also works with hosting providers as partners and distributes abroad via local operators, for example under the CloudSME brand through Telkomsigma in Indonesia.
Mobile carriers and MVNOs, OEMs and consumer electronics companies and distributors, internet service providers, fintech firms, and enterprises — including large corporates and more than 700 SMEs in sectors such as video production, manufacturing and construction.
Geography
Wikipedia describes Cloudike Inc. as San Francisco based, while 2025 press describes it as a South Korean provider; deployments and partnerships span Korea, Russia, Turkey, Indonesia and the 41 countries of the LG Cloud launch, with stated expansion focus on Eastern Europe and East Asia and event activity in Spain, Germany and China.
History
Starting from its 2009 origins as a SaaS platform developer, Cloudike launched LG Cloud in 41 countries and partnered with carriers including Megafon in Russia and Vestel in Turkey during its early years. By 2014 it had raised $1 million in seed funding, which it applied to growing its sales team and expanding into Eastern European and East Asian markets; TechCrunch covered the white-label carrier product in September 2014 and a Gigaom item in January 2014 described a 2 GB free storage offer. The company subsequently marketed to MVNOs at MWC Shanghai 2017, exhibited at Startupnight in Berlin with support from the Skolkovo Innovation Centre, and attended Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in 2019. In March 2025 it was reported as a South Korean provider of cloud file sharing and synchronization that had closed a $2.7 million round from Naver Cloud, NVC and the Korea SMEs and Startups Agency, with proceeds directed at business expansion and R&D on AI SaaS for the media industry.
Risks & controversies
The company's Wikipedia entry carries maintenance notices for being out of date (September 2023) and for relying on sources that may not be reliable (September 2015). Public information about the company is also inconsistent on its headquarters, which is described as San Francisco in one source and South Korean in another. Management has publicly noted a difficult startup fundraising environment that lengthened the closing of its 2025 round.
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Key figures
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Timeline · 7
launches, deals, and filingsCloudike raised $2.7 million (KRW 3.7 billion) to fund business expansion and R&D on AI SaaS solutions for the media industry.
$2.7M source ↗
Internationally, Cloudike's service is offered under the CloudSME brand through Telkomsigma in Indonesia.
Cloudike is described as the first company to obtain CSAP cloud security certification in the public sector.
Cloudike promoted meetings with carriers and retailers at Mobile World Congress 2019 in Barcelona.
Cloudike exhibited at Startupnight in Berlin on September 8, supported by the Skolkovo Innovation Centre, showing AI-assisted face recognition technology.
At MWC Shanghai 2017 Cloudike offered MVNOs a revenue-share white-label personal cloud option, including a stand-alone VAS at US$1/month with 60% revenue share and a bundled per-user model at $0.125/month.
By 2014 Cloudike had raised $1 million in seed funding and was using it to grow its sales team and expand into Eastern European and East Asian markets.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Cloudike do?
- Cloudike supplies white-label personal and enterprise cloud storage software to mobile carriers, OEMs and businesses.
- Who are Cloudike's investors?
- Cloudike's investors include Colopl Next.