When was Object First founded?

Object First was founded in 2015.

Where is Object First located?

Object First is headquartered in Beverly, United States.

How many employees does Object First have?

As of Sep 30, 2026, the latest employee count at Object First is 294.

Where does Object First rank among its competitors?

Object First ranks 38th amongst 936 active competitors, of which 63 are funded. It stands 11th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Keepit, which secured $90M in Jul, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Object First?

Object First's top competitors include Rubrik, Druva and Veeam. Among them, Keepit secured the most recent funding round in July, 2026.

Object First - 2026 Company Profile, Team & Competitors

Object First is an acquired company based in Beverly (United States), founded in 2015 by Andrei Baronov. It operates as an On premises backup and storage solutions for enterprises. The company has 936 active competitors, including 63 funded and 107 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Rubrik, Druva and Veeam.

Company Details

On premises backup and storage solutions for enterprises. The platform offers a backup storage appliance designed for midsize enterprises with constrained IT and helps in complex data management and is designed explicitly for veeam using object based storage.

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Founded Year

2015

Location

Beverly, United States

Stage

Acquired

Ranked

38^th among 936 active competitors

Employee Count

294 as on Sep 30, 2026

Similar Companies

Rubrik & 802 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Veeam (Jan 14, 2026)

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Object First is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
OBJECT FIRST (US), INC. CIN: 870959955 , United States, Active	Dec 31, 1999	-	48 (As on Dec 31, 2024)	-

Object First got acquired by Veeam on Jan 14, 2026.

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Object First has not raised any funding rounds yet.

The founders of Object First is Andrei Baronov. David Bennett is the CEO of Object First.

Here are the details of Object First's key team members:

Andrei Baronov: Co-Founder of Object First and founder of 2 other companies, Veeam and ABRT Venture Fund.
David Bennett: CEO of Object First.
Contact Info: 1 email address

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Object First's employee count trend

Object First has 294 employees as of Sep 26. Here is Object First's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Object First include Rubrik, Druva and Veeam. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Object First, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Rubrik 2014, Palo Alto (United States), Public	Provider of cyber resilience platform for data and identity security	$553M	Lightspeed Venture Partners, Greylock Partners ... & 51 others	79/100
2nd	Druva 2008, Santa Clara (United States), Series H	Provider of cloud-based platform for data protection, security, and governance	$475M	Riverwood Capital, Nexus Venture Partners ... & 42 others	78/100
3rd	Veeam 2006, Seattle (United States), Acquired	Provider of data resilience and cyber security solutions for enterprises	$1.04B	Insight Partners, Vertica Capital Partners ... & 4 others	78/100
4th	Acronis 2003, Schaffhausen (Switzerland), Acquired	Provider of cyber protection solutions, including backup, disaster recovery, and cybersecurity	$658M	Goldman Sachs Investment Partners, BlackRock ... & 27 others	73/100
5th	Cohesity 2013, San Jose (United States), Series F	Cloud and AI based enterprise data backup and management solutions	$810M	Wing Venture Capital, Sequoia Capital & 55 others	72/100
6th	Keepit 2002, Copenhagen (Denmark), Series B	Provider of cloud data protection and recovery for SaaS applications	$80.6M	One Peak, Danmarks Eksport og Investeringsfond ... & 4 others	68/100
7th	Quantum 1980, San Jose (United States), Acquired	Provider of data management solutions designed for the AI era	-	B. Riley Financial, Kleiner Perkins & 3 others	67/100
8th	AvePoint 2001, Jersey City (United States), Public	Cloud based platform offering data backup and recovery solutions	$90M	Summit Partners, Goldman Sachs & 8 others	67/100
9th	Veritas Technologies 1983, Santa Clara (United States), Acquired	Provider of data management and cyber resilience solutions for enterprises	$18.6M	Point Financial, Thecarlylegroup.fr & 9 others	67/100
10th	Datto 2007, Norwalk (United States), Acquired	Cloud based platform offering continuity management software	$100M	General Catalyst, True Wind Capital & 5 others	67/100
38th	Object First 2015, Beverly (United States), Acquired	On premises backup and storage solutions for enterprises	-	-	54/100