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HYCU

HYCU, Inc. is an American software company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The company specializes in backup and disaster recovery software for on-premises, SaaS, and hybrid cloud environments.

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HYCU, Inc.
TypePrivate
IndustrySoftware, Data protection
Founded2018 (2018)
FoundersSimon Taylor, Goran Garevski
Headquarters
Boston, Massachusetts
,
United States
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsData protection and disaster recovery software
Number of employees
200+ (2024)
Websitehycu.com

HYCU, Inc. (pronounced /ˈhaɪkuː/) is an American software company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The company specializes in backup and disaster recovery software for on-premises, SaaS, and hybrid cloud environments.12

History

HYCU was established in 2018 as a spin-off from Comtrade Software, focusing on data protection technology initially developed for Nutanix environments.34 Founded by Simon Taylor and Goran Garevski, the company became independently funded in 2018 and launched its Protégé platform for data protection and migration.5

The company expanded its offerings to support additional platforms, including Dell EMC, Google Cloud Platform, and Atlassian.67 In 2021, HYCU secured $87.5 million in a Series A funding round, followed by a $53 million Series B round in 2022, bringing total funding to over $140 million.89

Products

HYCU’s primary platform, R-Cloud, provides automated backup, disaster recovery, and data migration across cloud and on-premises applications.10 Its R-Graph tool offers visualization of data protection coverage across SaaS, cloud, and on-premises environments.10

References

References

  1. Wiggers, Kyle (June 9, 2022). "HYCU locks down funding to grow cloud data protection business". TechCrunch. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
  2. Arghire, Ionut (June 13, 2022). "HYCU Raises $53 Million for Data Backup Technology". SecurityWeek. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
  3. "CEO details HYCU backup for hyper-converged, multi-cloud". TechTarget. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
  4. Kovar, Joseph F. (April 10, 2018). "HYCU Spun Out Of Comtrade, Unveils Major New Release Of Its Nutanix Data Protection Tech". CRN. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
  5. "HYCU Protege updates focus on ransomware recovery". Search Disaster Recovery. April 26, 2022. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
  6. Mellor, Chris (November 17, 2023). "HYCU reaches 50 SaaS app connector landmark". Blocks and Files. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
  7. Allen, Kieron (April 17, 2024). "HYCU Awarded Google Cloud's Technology Partner of the Year for Data Protection". Cloud Wars. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
  8. Uberti, David (March 30, 2021). "Data Recovery Startup HYCU Bags $87.5 Million in Funding". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
  9. Smith, Tom (June 10, 2022). "Multicloud Backup Provider HYCU Adds $53 Million in New Funding". Cloud Wars. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
  10. Fritts, Harold (February 20, 2023). "HYCU R-Cloud Data Protection Development Platform for SaaS Unveiled". StorageReview.com. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
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