Tigris Data, a leading provider of AI-optimized cloud storage solutions, has announced the successful completion of a $25 million Series A funding round. The investment was led by Spark Capital, with continued support from Andreessen Horowitz and participation from other strategic investors.
Founded by former Uber engineers, Tigris Data is redefining the cloud storage landscape by offering a globally distributed, S3-compatible object storage service tailored for artificial intelligence workloads. The company’s platform enables developers to store and process training data at scale, serve models with low latency worldwide, and seamlessly migrate across clouds without incurring traditional egress fees.
“In the age of AI, lock-in isn’t just costly; it slows you down. Innovation today is about performance, speed of iteration, and shipping faster than ever. If your data is trapped, your ability to innovate is trapped with it,” said Ovais Tariq, Co-Founder and CEO of Tigris Data. “With Tigris, AI teams get storage built for their workflows, including limitless training, borderless inference, collaborative agents, compute freedom, and faster iteration.”
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The Series A funding will facilitate the expansion of Tigris Data’s infrastructure, including the deployment of proprietary hardware in data centers worldwide. This strategic move allows the company to maintain full control over cost and performance, differentiating itself from traditional cloud providers and enabling it to pass savings directly to customers.
“Tigris is building the new storage foundation for every AI company. This is the same team that built and scaled Uber’s global storage platform, which is exactly the operational rigor you need to run a foundational infrastructure platform,” said Natalie Vais, General Partner at Spark Capital.
Tigris Data’s platform is already powering some of the most innovative AI applications, including:
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fal.ai – delivering the fastest generative AI inference globally.
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KREA.ai – a creative AI platform redefining digital media.
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Hedra – a multimodal AI platform enabling creators and enterprises to build with AI.
The company’s infrastructure also supports the next generation of developer-first cloud providers, such as Fly.io and Beam.cloud, positioning Tigris Data as the storage layer of choice for the builders shaping the future of AI.
“The next era of infrastructure will be defined by best-of-breed providers that push beyond the limits of today’s cloud platforms. Just as AWS redefined how we build applications, the rise of AI is redefining how we think about storage, compute, and networking. Tigris embodies this shift: a team with deep storage pedigree reimagining what the storage layer must look like for the future of the cloud,” said Martin Casado, General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz.