How many total Cloud Infrastructure companies are there?

As of Sep 2026, there are 3,093 active companies in Cloud Infrastructure sector.

Which countries have the most Cloud Infrastructure companies?

United States (1,499) has the highest number of Cloud Infrastructure companies, followed by India (290) and United Kingdom (220).

How many Cloud Infrastructure companies are funded?

As of Sep 2026, 1,069 companies in this sector have received funding.

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

As of Sep 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 $68.2B 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 $36B in this sector.

How many unicorns has Cloud Infrastructure sector produced?

Globally, there are 35 unicorns in Cloud Infrastructure sector, to date.

Cloud Infrastructure - 2026 Market & Investments Trends

There are 3.56K companies in the Cloud Infrastructure sector across the world, with 1.07K funded companies having collectively raised $105B in venture capital money and private equity. Overall 730 of these are Series A+ funded and the sector has seen the creation of 35 Unicorns.

Cloud Infrastructure sector has seen 416 acquisitions and 45 IPOs. This represents almost 13.0% of all such companies - which is higher than the 4.3% 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

3.56K

Top Companies

VMware, Oracle & more

Total Funding

Funded Companies

Series A+ Companies

Series C+ Companies

Unicorns Created

IPOs

Acquisitions

416

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Cloud Computing Infrastructure

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There are more than 3.56K companies in Cloud Infrastructure. VMware 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
VMware	Cloud based orchestration solutions	Palo Alto (United States)	1998	Acquired	$596M
Oracle	Provider of cloud-based enterprise software solutions for applications, platform, and infrastructure management	Austin (United States)	1977	Public	-
Cisco	Provider of AI infrastructure, secure networking, and software solutions	San Jose (United States)	1984	Public	$2.5M
Zscaler	Provider of cloud-based security solutions for enterprise zero trust architecture	San Jose (United States)	2007	Public	$148M
DigitalOcean	Provider of cloud infrastructure, virtual machines, and managed database hosting	New York City (United States)	2011	Public	$174M

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

171 new startups have been founded so far in 2026 in the Cloud Infrastructure sector. 231 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	171
2025	203
2024	184
2023	215
2022	158
2021	162
2020	231
2019	195
2018	163
2017	153

Companies founded across countries in the Cloud Infrastructure sector

United States has 1,499 Cloud Infrastructure startups, the most by any country, followed by India which has 290 startups and United Kingdom which has 220.

Total Number of Companies

Country	No. of companies
United States	1,499
India	290
United Kingdom	220
Israel	155
China	145
Germany	118
Canada	85
Australia	78
France	73
Singapore	46

Stage-wise distribution of the Cloud Infrastructure sector

Out of the total 3,557 Cloud Infrastructure companies, 1,069 have secured funding. Among them, 730 have reached Series A or higher, and 595 to Series B or beyond.

Founded - 3,557

Funded - 1,069

Series A+ - 730

Series B+ - 595

Series C+ - 535

Company Stage	No. of companies
Founded	3,557
Funded	1,069
Series A+	730
Series B+	595
Series C+	535

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3.6K+ Total Companies
$105B+ Total Funding
1.1K+ Funded Companies
40+ IPOs
415+ Acquisitions
45+ Reports

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

The Cloud Infrastructure sector saw a total funding of more than $82.2B in the last 10 years. The most amount of funding was in 2019 at more than $20.5B. There has been a total funding of $5.83B in 2026 till date.

Total Funding

Year	Total Funding
2026	$5.83B
2025	$5.17B
2024	$14.5B
2023	$6.2B
2022	$3.26B
2021	$11.8B
2020	$4.24B
2019	$20.5B
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 - $68.2B. China follows with $2.41B and United Kingdom with $2.34B.

Total Funding

Country	Total Funding
United States	$68.2B
China	$2.41B
United Kingdom	$2.34B
Israel	$1.44B
India	$1.18B
Germany	$700M
Australia	$315M
France	$176M
Canada	$30M
Sweden	$7.86M

Total funding amount raised by stage in the Cloud Infrastructure sector

Over the last 10 years, the Cloud Infrastructure sector have seen $1.1B into Seed Stage funding rounds, $12.3B into Early Stage funding rounds and $19.6B go into Late Stage funding rounds.

Funding Stage	Total Funding
Debt	$36.9B
Late Stage	$19.6B
Early Stage	$12.3B
Post IPO	$6.21B
Seed Stage	$1.1B
PE	$939M
Grant	$399M
ICO	$231M
Other-Equity	$316K

Recent Funding Rounds in Cloud Infrastructure

In the year 2026, till August 2026, Cloud Infrastructure companies have raised $4.17B in equity funding across 53 rounds. In the same period last year (i.e. till August 2025), Cloud Infrastructure companies had raised $1.55B across 46 rounds. So, 2026 has seen a 168.88% 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
Thunder Compute	Series A	9573	Aug 19, 2026	Matrix and 2 more
Blacksmith	Series C	7326	Aug 13, 2026	-
Obsidian Security	Series D	8875	Aug 04, 2026	Crescent Cove Advisors and 6 more
Discern Security	Series A	8376	Jul 30, 2026	ForgePoint Capital and 2 more
LC Compuitng	Series A	3694	Jul 28, 2026	Alibaba Cloud 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	VMware, Oracle, Cisco and Render
OSTI	Oak Ridge (United States)	Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Parallel Works, Nimbis Services and Tech-X Corporation
Y Combinator	Mountain View (United States)	Rescale, Vendr, Anjuna Security and Blacksmith
Sequoia Capital	Menlo Park (United States)	VMware, Oracle, Cisco and Wiz
Accel	Palo Alto (United States)	Netskope, Forescout, Red Hat and Arista

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In the year 2026, till August 2026, 11 acquisitions 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
DryvIQ	Business Acquisition	Aug 27, 2026	Nasuni
JetStream Software	Business Acquisition	Aug 06, 2026	NetApp
Permiso	Business Acquisition	Jul 30, 2026	Okta
Apono	Business Acquisition	Jun 15, 2026	1Password
Orb	Business Acquisition	Jun 11, 2026	Adyen

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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	11
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 Tel Aviv University, Stanford University and University of California (Berkeley).

College	No. of companies
Tel Aviv University	35
Stanford University	26
University of California (Berkeley)	21
IIT Delhi	18
BITS Pilani	14
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	14
Carnegie Mellon University	13
Technion Israel Institute Technology	12
Harvard University	11
Cornell University	10

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. Columbia University alumni are second, and Stanford University alumni are third.

College	Total Funding
Harvard Business School	$24.3B
Columbia University	$14.1B
Stanford University	$7.53B
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	$6.39B
IIT Delhi	$3.47B
University of California (Berkeley)	$2.41B
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	$1.92B
University of Oxford	$1.82B
Imperial College London	$1.78B
IIT Kanpur	$1.73B