Six storage startups target cloud recovery, archiving and AI infrastructure

Cloud configuration recovery, tape-based archiving and automated storage management feature among six young storage vendors selected for CRN’s Stellar Startups 2026 list.

CRN says all six were founded in 2020 or later. The publication cites Statista figures putting digital data created, captured, copied and consumed at 173.4 zettabytes in 2025, with an estimated 220 zettabytes in 2026. That measure is broader than the volume of data requiring storage.

The vendor profiles are based on lightly edited descriptions supplied by the startups, rather than independent product testing.

ControlMonkey, founded in 2022 and headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, focuses on backing up and recovering cloud and software-as-a-service configurations. Its description says the platform helps teams identify unmanaged resources and recover configurations across infrastructure, identity, networking and other systems.

Geyser Data, founded in 2024 in Tustin, California, offers Amazon S3-compatible archiving built on Spectra Logic tape infrastructure. The company says its service supports long-term retention and data reuse without egress, retrieval, access or unexpected API fees.

Tallinn-based Leil Storage develops the open-source LeilFS parallel file system and commercial LeilOS platform. It targets large archives and data lakes, claiming its shingled magnetic recording optimisation delivers approximately 20 per cent more usable capacity and 40 per cent longer drive life.

Bengaluru-based Lucidity says its Cloud Storage OS automatically adjusts block and object storage across AWS, Azure and Google Cloud. It claims savings of up to 70 per cent and says it sells entirely through the channel.

Slide, founded in 2025 in Westport, Connecticut, targets managed service providers with an encrypted business continuity and disaster recovery platform. Israel-based Xinnor develops software-defined storage, including xiRAID software RAID for NVMe infrastructure.

The supplied material does not establish Australian availability or independently substantiate the vendors’ performance, savings and recovery claims.