How many total Cloud Infrastructure companies are there?

As of Apr 2026, there are 2,339 active companies in Cloud Infrastructure sector.

Which countries have the most Cloud Infrastructure companies?

United States (1,223) has the highest number of Cloud Infrastructure companies, followed by India (210) and United Kingdom (189).

How many Cloud Infrastructure companies are funded?

As of Apr 2026, 1,053 companies in this sector have received funding.

Which company has raised the most funding in Cloud Infrastructure sector?

As of Apr 2026, Crusoe has secured $2.77B in funding, making it the highest-funded company in the Cloud Infrastructure sector.

Which country has attracted the most investment in Cloud Infrastructure companies?

With $68.5B in total funding, United States has attracted the most investment among Cloud Infrastructure companies.

Who are the top investors in Cloud Infrastructure companies?

The top investors in Cloud Infrastructure companies by number of investments are Europa, OSTI and Y Combinator

How much venture capital has Cloud Infrastructure sector attracted?

In the last 10 years, venture capital firms have invested $35.7B in this sector.

How many unicorns has Cloud Infrastructure sector produced?

Globally, there are 31 unicorns in Cloud Infrastructure sector, to date.

Cloud Infrastructure - 2026 Market & Investments Trends

There are 2.81K companies in the Cloud Infrastructure sector across the world, with 1.05K funded companies having collectively raised $103B in venture capital money and private equity. Overall 721 of these are Series A+ funded and the sector has seen the creation of 31 Unicorns.

Cloud Infrastructure sector has seen 407 acquisitions and 45 IPOs. This represents almost 16.1% of all such companies - which is higher than the 4.9% exit rate of tech companies in general.

This sector includes refers to a virtual infrastructure that is delivered or accessed via a network or the internet.

Cloud Infrastructure sector is also known as Cloud Computing Infrastructure.

Companies included in Cloud Infrastructure sector

All companies that provide virtualized infrastructure. Companies that provide products to monitor, manage and analytics for virtualized infrastructure. Companies that provide platforms to become a cloud services broker are also included

Companies excluded in Cloud Infrastructure sector

Companies that offer managed cloud services and cloud storage providers

Key Metrics

Total Companies

2.81K

Top Companies

Zscaler, Oracle & more

Total Funding

Funded Companies

Series A+ Companies

Series C+ Companies

Unicorns Created

IPOs

Acquisitions

407

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Cloud Computing Infrastructure

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There are more than 2.81K companies in Cloud Infrastructure. Zscaler is the top Cloud Infrastructure company globally, ranked using Tracxn Score (what's this?).

Here are 5 of the top Cloud Infrastructure companies globally:

Company	Description	Location	Founded	Current Stage	Private Funding Raised
Zscaler	Provider of cloud-based security solutions for enterprise zero trust architecture	San Jose (United States)	2007	Public	$148M
Oracle	Hybrid cloud infrastructure platform	Austin (United States)	1977	Public	-
VMware	Cloud based orchestration solutions	Palo Alto (United States)	1998	Acquired	$596M
Hewlett Packard Enterprise	Provider of edge-to-cloud solutions, products, and services for enterprise organizations	Houston (United States)	2015	Public	-
IBM	Provider of hybrid cloud solutions, AI models, and cybersecurity services	United States	1911	Public	-

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Companies founded year-on-year in the Cloud Infrastructure sector

217 Cloud Infrastructure startups were founded in 2020 - this is the most number of startups founded in any year in the last 10 years.

Total Number of Companies

Year	No. of companies
2026	-
2025	20
2024	78
2023	154
2022	119
2021	147
2020	217
2019	188
2018	153
2017	150

Companies founded across countries in the Cloud Infrastructure sector

United States has 1,223 Cloud Infrastructure startups, the most by any country, followed by India which has 210 startups and United Kingdom which has 189.

Total Number of Companies

Country	No. of companies
United States	1,223
India	210
United Kingdom	189
China	127
Israel	106
Germany	97
Australia	72
Canada	70
France	61
Netherlands	38

Stage-wise distribution of the Cloud Infrastructure sector

Out of the total 2,806 Cloud Infrastructure companies, 1,053 have secured funding. Among them, 721 have reached Series A or higher, and 587 to Series B or beyond.

Founded - 2,806

Funded - 1,053

Series A+ - 721

Series B+ - 587

Series C+ - 524

Company Stage	No. of companies
Founded	2,806
Funded	1,053
Series A+	721
Series B+	587
Series C+	524

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2.8K+ Total Companies
$103B+ Total Funding
1.1K+ Funded Companies
40+ IPOs
405+ Acquisitions
45+ Reports

Total funding year-on-year in the Cloud Infrastructure sector

The Cloud Infrastructure sector saw a total funding of more than $78.8B in the last 10 years. The most amount of funding was in 2019 at more than $20.4B. There has been a total funding of $2.72B in 2026 till date.

Total Funding

Year	Total Funding
2026	$2.72B
2025	$5.16B
2024	$14.4B
2023	$6.2B
2022	$3.19B
2021	$11.8B
2020	$4.25B
2019	$20.4B
2018	$5.44B
2017	$5.28B

Total funding across countries in the Cloud Infrastructure sector

In the last 10 years, Cloud Infrastructure startups in United States have recieved the highest funding among all countries - $68.5B. China follows with $3.15B and Israel with $1.37B.

Total Funding

Country	Total Funding
United States	$68.5B
China	$3.15B
Israel	$1.37B
United Kingdom	$1.26B
India	$913M
Germany	$701M
Australia	$323M
France	$185M
Sweden	$128M
Canada	$33M

Total funding amount raised by stage in the Cloud Infrastructure sector

Over the last 10 years, the Cloud Infrastructure sector have seen $1.08B into Seed Stage funding rounds, $10.9B into Early Stage funding rounds and $20.4B go into Late Stage funding rounds.

Funding Stage	Total Funding
Debt	$39.4B
Late Stage	$20.4B
Early Stage	$10.9B
Post IPO	$4.98B
Seed Stage	$1.08B
PE	$939M
Grant	$400M
ICO	$231M
Other-Equity	$316K

Recent Funding Rounds in Cloud Infrastructure

In the year 2026, till March 2026, Cloud Infrastructure companies have raised $2.1B in equity funding across 24 rounds. In the same period last year (i.e. till March 2025), Cloud Infrastructure companies had raised $652M across 20 rounds. So, 2026 has seen a 222.26% rise in funding in Cloud Infrastructure companies as compared to 2025.

Here are some recent, important funding rounds in Cloud Infrastructure:

Company	Round Raised	Amount Raised	Funding Date	Investors
NodeShift	Seed	9628	Mar 31, 2026	Presight and 1 more
Raven	Seed	5800	Mar 18, 2026	Norwest and 8 more
Tracebit	Series A	3715	Mar 17, 2026	FirstMark and 4 more
Spin Systems	Series A	4338	Mar 12, 2026	K1 Investment Management
Scanner	Series A	1517	Mar 12, 2026	Sequoia Capital and 2 more

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Europa is the top investor in Cloud Infrastructure companies based on number of companies invested.

Here are some top investors in Cloud Infrastructure:

Investor	Location	Top Portfolio Companies
Europa	Belgium	Oracle, VMware, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Render
OSTI	Oak Ridge (United States)	IBM, Parallel Works, Tech-X Corporation and Nimbis Services
Y Combinator	Mountain View (United States)	Rescale, FinQuery, Ubicloud and Vendr
Sequoia Capital	Menlo Park (United States)	Oracle, VMware, Wiz and Netskope
Accel	Palo Alto (United States)	Netskope, Forescout, Arista and Red Hat

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In the year 2026, till January 2026, 1 acquisition happened in Cloud Infrastructure sector. Last year, in 2025, a total of 20 acquisitions happened in Cloud Infrastructure sector.

Here are some recent, important acquisitions in Cloud Infrastructure:

Company	Acquisition Type	Acquisition Date	Acquirers
brightfin	Business Acquisition	Jan 07, 2026	Proven Optics
Balbix	Business Acquisition	Nov 18, 2025	Safe Security
Anodot	Business Acquisition	Nov 04, 2025	Glassbox
Txture	Business Acquisition	Oct 31, 2025	IBM
CloudWize	Business Acquisition	Oct 23, 2025	DoiT International

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Acquisition trends in Cloud Infrastructure

Here are the acquisition trends in Cloud Infrastructure:

Total Number of Acquisitions

Year	No. of companies
2026	1
2025	20
2024	29
2023	25
2022	24
2021	55
2020	42
2019	29
2018	36
2017	30

In the year 2025, till September 2025, 4 IPOs happened in Cloud Infrastructure sector.

Here are some recent, important IPOs in Cloud Infrastructure:

Company	IPO Date	Exchange Symbol
AvePoint	Sep 19, 2025	Singapore stock exchange. ( SGX)
Netskope	Sep 18, 2025	National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ)
Whitefiber	Aug 07, 2025	National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ)
CoreWeave	Mar 28, 2025	National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ)
Hewlett Packard Enterprise	Dec 07, 2023	Euronext Exchange (Euronext)

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Companies founded by alumni from top colleges in the Cloud Infrastructure sector

Most number of Cloud Infrastructure startups have been founded by alumni from Stanford University, Tel Aviv University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

College	No. of companies
Stanford University	46
Tel Aviv University	38
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	22
University of California (Berkeley)	20
Harvard University	19
Harvard Business School	15
Carnegie Mellon University	14
Cornell University	14
Technion Israel Institute Technology	14
University of Oxford	14

Total funding in companies founded by alumni from top colleges in the the Cloud Infrastructure sector

In the last 10 years, Harvard Business School graduates' Cloud Infrastructure companies have raised the most funding among top colleges. The University of Edinburgh alumni are second, and Stanford University alumni are third.

College	Total Funding
Harvard Business School	$24.5B
The University of Edinburgh	$23.8B
Stanford University	$15.9B
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	$14.9B
Columbia University	$13.6B
University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business	$7.94B
University of Oxford	$6B
Bar-Ilan University	$2.57B
University of California (Berkeley)	$2.48B
University of Waterloo	$2.41B