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Plakar raises $3M from Seedcamp to launch its AI-ready open source backup platform, with participation from leading investors.

May 15, 2025•2 months ago

Amount Raised

$3 Million

Round Type

seed

ParisArtificial IntelligenceSoftware

Investors

Alexandre YazdiSolomon HykesOlivier PomelOprtrsKima VenturesGalion.ExeIrregular ExpressionHello WorldSeedcamp

Description

Plakar, an open-source backup and restore platform, announced the general availability of its first stable release, alongside a $3 million pre-seed funding round led by Seedcamp. The round includes participation from renowned firms and angel investors. Plakar's modern architecture enables users to protect diverse data effectively. This product launch marks a significant milestone supported by notable partners and investors.

Company Information

Company

Plakar

Location

Paris, Texas, United States

About

Plakar is a modern data protection solution focused on what remains the most critical line of defense for businesses: backups. At the core of Plakar is a new data engine called Kloset, a purpose-built technology designed to rethink how data is captured, stored, and recovered. Kloset makes data inherently easy to deduplicate, replicate, and distribute across multiple storage targets, with an architecture that is Exabyte-ready by design. It is also built to meet the highest security standards, ensuring integrity and confidentiality across the entire data lifecycle.

Funding Insights

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VC-backed spending patterns
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