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VAST Data

New York company building a unified data platform for large-scale AI infrastructure.[1][2][4]

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Overview

VAST Data is an AI Operating System company that unifies data, compute, and real-time processing for AI workloads [1]. Founded in 2016 [3], the company describes itself as "The Operating System for the Thinking Machine" [6]. Based in New York, VAST Data builds a unified data platform for large-scale AI infrastructure [4]. As of the most recent available data, the company employs 1,246 people [5] and maintains a LinkedIn following of 69,073 [7].

Growth & traction

LinkedIn lists 1,246 people working at VAST Data. [5]

Funding & milestones

1 events found for VAST Data · 2026

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Backers

  • NVIDIA

    Since its founding in 1993, NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) has been a pioneer in accelerated computing. The company’s invention of the GPU in 1999 sparked the growth of the PC gaming market, redefined computer graphics, ignited the era of modern AI and is fueling the creation of the metaverse. NVIDIA is now a full-stack computing company with data-center-scale offerings that are reshaping industry.

  • Drive Capital

    Venture capital firm backing technology companies outside traditional coastal hubs from idea stage through IPO, with roughly $2 billion under management and 87 portfolio companies across North America.

  • Norwest

    Venture and growth equity firm with 65 years of history and 700+ backed companies, investing from early-stage venture through late-stage growth in biotech, life sciences, fintech, proptech, consumer and B2B SaaS across North America, India and Israel.

  • Access Industries

    New York private holding company and global investment firm founded by Len Blavatnik in 1986, investing across biotechnology, entertainment, media, real estate and technology ventures.

  • NEA

    New Enterprise Associates, a venture capital firm investing in technology and healthcare from seed through IPO, with offices including Menlo Park.

  • FFidelity

Partnerships

  • CoreWeave

    GPU cloud provider that signed a $1.17B commercial partnership with New York City-headquartered VAST Data in November 2025

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