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Volumez

Tel Aviv, IL · 3 known investors

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Volumez offers an agentic AI infrastructure platform that provides a high-performance, governed data foundation for running enterprise AI workloads such as LLM training and fine-tuning, RAG, embedding and index builds, and high-throughput inference. It targets enterprises looking to move agentic AI from pilots to production while consolidating their AI data stack and reducing infrastructure costs.

Also known as Volumez Ltd.

Founders & leadership

JAJonathan Amit
Jonathan AmitinCTO and Founder
AFAmir Faintuch
Amir FaintuchinChief Executive OfficerVenture Partner at Pitango

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Pitango First

Company profile

researched Aug 2026

Volumez develops a cloud-aware data infrastructure platform delivered as software-as-a-service. Its controllerless orchestration software uses Linux to compose and execute modern data infrastructure for data-intensive workloads, exposing a declarative interface intended to simplify deployment of a wide range of applications across hybrid and multi-cloud environments. The product is positioned as an alternative to proprietary storage silos, providing an open, universal data plane aimed at data mobility and at giving enterprises flexibility in shaping their data infrastructure.

The company states that its platform enables enterprises to run workloads in any environment while targeting guaranteed performance, availability and security for mission-critical, data-intensive applications. Following its 2024 financing, Volumez said it would broaden its cloud services to additional AI and machine learning workloads and expand the solution set on its platform. Company materials describe a focus on AI data infrastructure and agentic AI infrastructure.

Founding story

Volumez emerged in 2020, founded by Jonathan Amit, who serves as CTO. The company describes its founders as entrepreneurs with experience in cloud technology, and states its aim at inception was to remove cost, complexity and risk from modern cloud data infrastructure.

Business model

Volumez sells its cloud data orchestration capability as a software/SaaS platform that runs on customers' cloud and hybrid environments rather than as proprietary storage hardware.

Software-as-a-service platform for cloud data infrastructure orchestration.

Traction

Reported total Series A funding of $40 million as of July 2024, with a customer base said to include banks, insurers and financial services firms. Company headcount was reported in the 11-50 range in mid-2024.

Latest developments

In July 2024 Volumez announced a second $20 million tranche of its Series A led by Koch Disruptive Technologies, with the stated purpose of broadening its cloud services to additional AI and machine learning workloads and expanding platform offerings.

Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history

Market position

Positioned as an alternative to expensive proprietary storage silos in the cloud data infrastructure market; ranked among the five leading enterprise software companies on Calcalist's 2024 list of the 50 most promising Israeli startups.

A controllerless architecture with no proprietary storage appliance, using Linux and a declarative interface to compose infrastructure, and an open data plane intended to provide data mobility and workload portability across environments.

Technology

Controllerless orchestration software that leverages Linux to provision and run data infrastructure for data-intensive workloads, driven by a declarative interface, and designed to operate as an open, universal data plane across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

Go-to-market

Enterprises running mission-critical, data-intensive applications, including AI and machine learning workloads; reported customers include banks, insurance firms and financial services companies.

Geography

Headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area with research and development in Tel Aviv, Israel.

History

The company was established in 2020. In April 2023 it raised a first $20 million tranche of a Series A round led by Koch Disruptive Technologies. In June 2024 it was named among the highest-ranked enterprise software companies on Calcalist's annual list of the 50 most promising Israeli startups. In July 2024 it announced an additional $20 million, bringing the Series A to $40 million in total, with Samsung Venture Investment Corporation and J-Ventures joining as new investors alongside existing backers Pitango First and Viola Ventures.

Compiled by commissioned research from 4 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.

Key figures

latest reported
EmployeesJun 202411-50
Total funding raisedJun 2024$32M
Total Series A fundingJul 2024$40M

Company-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.

Founder mafia

2 people who came through Volumez went on to found or lead other companies.

Timeline · 3

launches, deals, and filings
Jul 2024
Volumez adds $20 million to Series A, taking round to $40 million

Volumez announced an additional $20 million as part of its Series A led by Koch Disruptive Technologies, with new investors Samsung Venture Investment Corporation and J-Ventures and existing investors Pitango First and Viola Ventures participating. The company said the proceeds would broaden its cloud services to additional AI and machine learning workloads.

$20M source ↗

Jun 2024
Named among most promising Israeli startups of 2024 (enterprise software)

Volumez was one of five enterprise software companies highlighted as the highest-ranked in that sector on Calcalist's annual list of the 50 most promising Israeli startups.

source ↗

Apr 2023
Volumez raises first $20 million tranche of Series A

First tranche of the Series A round, led by Koch Disruptive Technologies.

$20M source ↗

Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.

Research sources · 4

primary sources listed

4 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.

Frequently asked questions

What does Volumez do?
Volumez develops controllerless, Linux-based cloud data infrastructure orchestration software for data-intensive AI and enterprise workloads.
Who founded Volumez?
Volumez was founded by Jonathan Amit.
Who are Volumez's investors?
Volumez's investors include Koch Disruptive Technologies, Viola Ventures.
Where is Volumez headquartered?
Volumez is headquartered in Tel Aviv, IL.