When was CIQ founded?

CIQ was founded in 2020 and raised its 1st funding round 2 years after it was founded.

Where is CIQ located?

CIQ is headquartered in Reno, United States.

Who is the current CEO of CIQ?

Gregory Kurtzer of CIQ. They have also founded 1 company.

How many employees does CIQ have?

As of Sep 30, 2026, the latest employee count at CIQ is 153.

Is CIQ a funded company?

CIQ is a funded company, having raised a total of $***** in its 1st and only funding round, a Series A round on May 11, 2022.

When was the latest funding round of CIQ?

CIQ's latest funding was a $***** Series A round on May 11, 2022, with participation from 1 investor.

Where does CIQ rank among its competitors?

CIQ ranks 54th amongst 896 active competitors, of which 152 are funded. It stands 8th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was FluidStack, which secured $1.5B in Sep, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of CIQ?

CIQ's top competitors include VMware, CoreWeave and Altair. Among them, FluidStack secured the most recent funding round in September, 2026.

CIQ - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Provider of enterprise Linux platform, high-performance computing, and IT automation. The company delivers tools and services enhancing security and performance for demanding workloads. It offers Linux distributions tuned for performance and security. The company provides high performance compute workload management across hybrid environments. It also offers IT infrastructure deployment, management, and scaling automation. Support services, custom training, and consulting are available.

Website: ciq.com
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Email ID: *****@ciq.co
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Key Metrics

Founded Year

2020

Location

Reno, United States

Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$26M in 1 round

Latest Funding Round

Series A, May 11, 2022, $*****

Investors

IAG Capital Partners & 1 more

Ranked

54^th among 896 active competitors

Employee Count

153 as on Sep 30, 2026

Similar Companies

VMware & 853 more

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CIQ is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
CIQ,INC. CIN: 20021241438 , United States, Deadpooled	Aug 30, 2002	-	-	-

CIQ has raised a total funding of $26M over 1 round. Its latest funding round was a Series A round on May 11, 2022 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. CIQ has 2 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of CIQ:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
May 11, 2022	7384020	Series A	1144832	3412692	1065698	3992634

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The founders of CIQ is Gregory Kurtzer. Gregory Kurtzer is the CEO of CIQ.

Here are the details of CIQ's key team members:

Gregory Kurtzer: Founder & CEO of CIQ and founder of 1 other company.

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CIQ's employee count trend

CIQ has 153 employees as of Sep 26. Here is CIQ's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of CIQ include VMware, CoreWeave and Altair. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of CIQ, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	VMware 1998, Palo Alto (United States), Acquired	Cloud based orchestration solutions	$596M	.406 Ventures, Intel & 32 others	83/100
2nd	CoreWeave 2017, Livingston (United States), Public	Provider of cloud computing services for artificial intelligence workloads	$2.38B	Magnetar, Fidelity Investments & 39 others	80/100
3rd	Altair 1985, Troy (United States), Acquired	Provider of enterprise software for simulation, data analytics, AI, and HPC	$35.1M	General Atlantic, Shefa Capital & 3 others	77/100
4th	Nutanix 2009, San Jose (United States), Public	AI powered cloud management software for enterprises	$317M	Goldman Sachs, Sapphire Ventures & 32 others	75/100
5th	Hewlett Packard Enterprise 2015, Houston (United States), Public	Provider of edge-to-cloud solutions, products, and services for enterprise organizations	-	Kleiner Perkins, Draper Athena & 3 others	71/100
6th	Rescale 2011, San Francisco (United States), Series D	Provider of high performance computing platform for engineering and science	$369M	Republic Capital, Samsung Catalyst Fund & 71 others	71/100
7th	FluidStack 2017, New York City (United States), Series B	Provider of managed high performance computing clusters for artificial intelligence	$3.28B	Jane Street, Situational Awareness & 11 others	70/100
8th	Theta Token 2016, Cupertino (United States), Series A	Decentralized video delivery platform	$9.26M	Sierra Ventures, The Venture Reality Fund ... & 36 others	70/100
9th	Aethir 2021, Singapore (Singapore), Seed	Network of distributed cloud infrastructure providing enterprise grade GPU compute	$9M	Framework Ventures, HashKey Capital & 19 others	68/100
10th	CloudCheckr 2011, Rochester (United States), Acquired	Cloud-based solutions for vulnerability assessment & cloud maanagement	$67.4M	Level Equity, Garrison Capital & 4 others	67/100
54th	CIQ 2020, Reno (United States), Series A	Provider of enterprise Linux platform, high-performance computing, and IT automation	$26M	IAG Capital Partners, Two Bear Capital	54/100