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Egnyte

Founded 2008 · 1,309 employees on LinkedIn · 13 known investors

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Egnyte provides software for protecting and managing business-critical content across organizations of all sizes. The platform enables knowledge workers to securely share and govern information with built-in collaboration, discovery, security, and governance capabilities.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise Software

Founders & leadership

Egnyte was founded in 2008 by Vineet Jain and Amrit Jassal.

VJVineet Jain
Vineet JainChief Executive OfficerHe brings over 30 years of experience in Silicon Valley, during which he has founded multiple companies and held senior roles at established technology corporations.
AJAmrit Jassal
Amrit JassalCTO, FounderPreviously, he served as CTO at Valdero, a supply chain solution provider, and has contributed technical architecture to enterprise systems at companies including Cisco, Fujitsu, and Sun Microsystems.

Investors · 13

GI Partners✓ confirmed by EgnyteSan Francisco

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Floodgatelisted by FloodgateMenlo Park · $500K – $5M

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Golub Growthlisted by Golub GrowthChicago

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GV (Google Ventures)listed by GV (Google Ventures)Mountain View · $250K – $50M

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Menlo Ventureslisted by Menlo VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $20M

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Springcoast Capital Partnerslisted by Springcoast Capital PartnersNew York · $25M – $100M
W Capital Partnerslisted by W Capital PartnersNew York

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Kleiner PerkinsreportedMenlo Park · $500K – $15M

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Polaris PartnersreportedBoston · $500K – $5M

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Also in the syndicate · 3

Maples InvestmentsleadPolaris Venture PartnersPolaris Ventures

Funding

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Related companies · 4

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illusive networksProofpoint offers a suite of enterprise security and compliance products that protect people, email, cloud apps, and data from human-centric cyber threats using machine learning and AI. Its tools also cover data loss prevention, communications archiving, e-discovery, compliance supervision, identity threat detection, and security awareness training.

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In the news

Egnyte Announces Majority Investment from GI Partners and TAglobenewswire.com · Feb 2025Egnyte Raises $16 Million From Google Ventures For Cloud File Storage Servicetechcrunch.com · Jul 2012Cloud for small businesses/startups: Egnyte raises $6M morenytimes.com · Jul 2009

Frequently asked questions

What does Egnyte do?
Egnyte provides software for protecting and managing business-critical content across organizations of all sizes. The platform enables knowledge workers to securely share and govern information with built-in collaboration, discovery, security, and governance capabilities.
Who founded Egnyte?
Egnyte was founded by Vineet Jain, Amrit Jassal in 2008.
Who are Egnyte's investors?
Egnyte's investors include TA Associates, GI Partners, Floodgate, Golub Growth, GV (Google Ventures), Menlo Ventures, Springcoast Capital Partners, W Capital Partners and 2 more.