Agylstor

Agylstor, Inc. operated from its headquarters in San Jose, California, as a provider of computational storage systems. Founded in 2015 by Rick Carlson, the company focused on developing solutions for secure data storage and transfer. Agylstor's primary industry was Storage (IT), with a focus on systems and information management. The firm went out of business around August 2020.

The company's core offering was a platform designed to deliver ultra-high density storage and compute capabilities. This technology aimed to keep data processing close to the source of data generation, providing users with both compute mobility and storage portability. The product was a portable and rugged, self-contained storage system engineered to withstand harsh environments. Key features included being shock-proof and vibration-proof, with no moving parts or connectors. It was built to achieve high data transfer rates and allowed for the combination of multiple modules to create large-scale storage systems. Potential applications were identified in sectors such as video and film production, as well as energy, oil, and gas exploration.

Agylstor secured a Series A funding round on May 31, 2018, from investor Boeing. While the specific amount was undisclosed, the company had raised a total of $8.5M. Other institutional investors included Amazon Web Services and Tessellate Ventures. Before its closure, Agylstor was a privately held, venture-capital-backed company.

Keywords: computational storage systems, secure data storage, data transfer, rugged storage, portable storage, high-density storage, data processing, compute mobility, storage portability, shock-proof storage, vibration-proof storage, harsh environment data storage, video production storage, oil and gas data, Rick Carlson, Boeing ventures