Suite Studios
Boulder, US · Founded 2021 · 51 employees on LinkedIn · 8 known investors
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Suite Studios offers a file streaming product that lets teams access and work with cloud-stored files in real time without pre-downloading or syncing, with cloud storage that mounts like a local SSD. It targets creative teams and studios collaborating on media assets across distributed locations.
Also known as Suite · Suite Studios
Founders & leadership
Suite Studios was founded in 2021 by Craig Hering, Michael Hering, Jay Maxwell, and James D. Maxwell.
Investors · 8
Also in the syndicate · 2
Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$22M disclosed across 5 of 7 rounds · 2021–2025
▶$12.5MraisedMay 2025 · 13 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Michael F. HeringExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
- Julia I. TaxinDirector
- Craig S. HeringExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
- Brett QueenerDirector
- James D. MaxwellExecutive Officer, Promoter
- Offering amount
- $12.5M
- Amount sold
- $12.5M
- First sale
- Apr 2025
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2021
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$1.5MraisedMar 2025 · 1 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- James D. MaxwellExecutive Officer, Promoter
- Brett QueenerDirector
- Craig S. HeringExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
- Michael F. HeringExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
- Offering amount
- $1.5M
- Amount sold
- $1.5M
- First sale
- Jan 2025
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2021
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$2.5MraisedMar 2025 · 4 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Brett QueenerDirector
- Michael F. HeringExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
- Craig S. HeringExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
- James D. MaxwellExecutive Officer, Promoter
- Offering amount
- $2.5M
- Amount sold
- $2.5M
- First sale
- Dec 2023
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2021
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$4.5MraisedAug 2022 · 17 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- James D. MaxwellExecutive Officer, Promoter
- Michael F. HeringExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
- Craig S. HeringExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
- Brett QueenerDirector
- Offering amount
- $4.5M
- Amount sold
- $4.5M
- First sale
- Jul 2022
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2021
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$1MraisedJun 2021 · 15 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- James D. MaxwellExecutive Officer, Promoter
- Michael F. HeringExecutive Officer, Promoter
- Craig S. HeringExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
- Offering amount
- $1.3M
- Amount sold
- $1M
- First sale
- Jun 2021
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2021
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Suite Studios is a Boulder, Colorado company that builds a cloud-native file system with file streaming for media and post-production teams. Its product, marketed as Suite Storage or Suite Drive, mounts cloud-stored media as a local drive on any number of machines regardless of location or operating system, giving collaborators real-time access to files without downloading or syncing them first. The company positions this as an alternative to sync-based tools, which it says create version conflicts, duplicate files and delays, and to the practice of shipping physical hard drives between collaborators.
The platform is powered by Amazon Web Services and Cloudflare and supports customers' own S3 buckets within a single workspace. It uses intelligent caching so users on varying network conditions can work with the system, and offers shared on-site caching that teams can deploy alongside existing on-premises infrastructure to accelerate local workflows while retaining connectivity to remote collaborators. At the time of its 2023 seed round the platform also included virtual workstations, real-time project sharing in view-only or edit modes, frame-accurate A/V sync, automatic shutdown and 4:4:4 color accuracy. Desktop clients are distributed for Apple Silicon, Apple Intel, Windows and Linux, and the company maintains a knowledge base covering installation, team management, cache management, performance optimization and external transfer links.
Founding story
Co-founder and CEO Craig Hering, a former creative director, said he experienced the costs and delays of shipping external hard drives, managing on-premise hardware and servers, and traveling to the office for last-minute edits, and started the company to let creative teams streamline production workflows using the design tools they already use.
Business model
Suite Studios sells a subscription software product to creative teams and studios, offering a 14-day free trial and demo-led sign-up on its website. The company reported 60 percent month-over-month revenue growth in the period leading up to its February 2023 seed round.
Software subscriptions for cloud storage and file streaming, entered via self-serve free trial or a booked demo.
Traction
The product was first made available in February 2022, and by the February 2023 seed announcement the company reported 60 percent month-over-month revenue growth. The company says some studios have moved from fully on-premise to fully cloud-based workflows in about three months, and cites Hometeam as a customer running its post-production process on the platform. Its website lists a large catalogue of commercial, music video and sports productions as powered by Suite.
Latest developments
The company announced its $10 million Series A in May 2025. Later blog posts describe the announcement of S3 native file streaming for real-time media workflows at petabyte scale, a Suite Studios and Frame.io Drive collaboration bringing file streaming to creative teams, and planned participation in IBC2026.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history
Market position
Suite Studios positions its file streaming approach against sync-and-download collaboration tools and traditional on-premise post-production hardware and servers, arguing that cloud workflows let smaller agencies compete without large upfront hardware investment. Its site lists work on commercial, music-video, sports and streaming projects as powered by the platform, and investors describe it as having built a category-defining product with high-profile customers.
Rather than requiring each collaborator to keep a local copy of media, Suite streams files from a central cloud source of truth that mounts as a local drive, which the company says removes version conflicts, duplicate files and transfer delays; it also supports customers' existing S3 buckets and can augment on-premises infrastructure through shared local caching.
Technology
A cloud-native file system with file streaming, powered by AWS and Cloudflare, that mounts cloud object storage (including customers' own S3 buckets) as a local drive across macOS (Apple Silicon and Intel), Windows and Linux. It provides read/write access without prior sync or download, intelligent caching tuned to varying network conditions, and optional shared on-site caching that works with existing on-premises infrastructure. Earlier platform features included virtual workstations, real-time view-only or edit project sharing, frame-accurate A/V sync, automatic shutdown and 4:4:4 color accuracy.
Go-to-market
Self-serve download and 14-day free trial alongside a book-a-demo motion on the company site, supported by a knowledge base, an editorial blog and trade-event presence such as IBC.
Creative teams, post-production studios, agencies and broadcasters working with large media files, including distributed and hybrid teams.
Geography
Headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, at 207 Canyon Boulevard, serving creative teams, studios and broadcasters internationally.
History
Suite Studios first made its product available in February 2022. In February 2023 it announced a $3.5 million seed round led by Bonfire Ventures with Range Ventures and angel investors, with proceeds directed at serving customers and hiring. In May 2025 it announced a $10 million Series A led by Grotech Ventures and S3 Ventures, with participation from Bonfire Ventures, Range Ventures and Massive. Subsequent company posts describe S3 native file streaming for object storage, a Frame.io Drive collaboration, and attendance at IBC2026.
Compiled by commissioned research from 15 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Timeline · 7
launches, deals, and filingsSeries A round with additional contributions from Bonfire Ventures, Range Ventures and Massive.
$10M source ↗
An initial SEC filing disclosed $12.5 million raised out of a $12.5 million offering, categorized as a venture round of undisclosed series.
$12.5M source ↗
Seed round with participation from Range Ventures and angel investors, to be used for serving customers and recruiting.
$3.5M source ↗
The cloud-based post-production platform was launched and made available to customers.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
▸Research sources · 15
primary sources listed
- Suite Studiossuitestudios.io · web
- Suite Studios | Valuation, Funding Rounds & Stock Price | Caplightcaplight.com · web
15 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Suite Studios do?
- Suite Studios provides cloud storage with file streaming that mounts like a local drive for creative and post-production teams.
- Who founded Suite Studios?
- Suite Studios was founded by Craig Hering, Michael Hering, Jay Maxwell, James D. Maxwell in 2021.
- Who are Suite Studios's investors?
- Suite Studios's investors include Bonfire Ventures, Range VC, S3 Ventures, Grotech Ventures, Massive, The Fund.
- How much funding has Suite Studios raised?
- Suite Studios has disclosed $22M raised across 5 of its 7 known rounds.
- Where is Suite Studios headquartered?
- Suite Studios is headquartered in Boulder, US.