# Engine Yard

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/engine-yard

- Industry: Internet
- Headquarters: San Francisco, US
- Website: www.engineyard.com
- Total disclosed funding: $42M
- Latest round: Series C (Sep 8, 2010)
- Investors on record: 6

## About

Engine Yard, Inc. specializes in providing a comprehensive NoOps Platform as a Service (PaaS) that simplifies application deployment and management on Amazon Web Services (AWS) for development teams.Founded in 2006 and headquartered in San Francisco, US, Engine Yard, Inc. focuses on delivering platform solutions that ease operational tasks for developers. The company successfully raised USD 4.00 mn in Series C funding from Bay Partners in September 2011, bringing its total capital raised to USD 4.00 mn. The firm has executed a total of 4 deals since its inception, and its current valuation stands at USD 87.03 mn. The founder, Vengsuo Nguon, has played a pivotal role in steering the company through its growth phases.Engine Yard offers a NoOps Platform as a Service (PaaS) tailored for managing applications on Amazon Web Services (AWS). Key offerings include fully-managed hosting solutions for languages such as Ruby on Rails, Node.js, PHP, Java, and Python, which help alleviate the operational burden on development teams. The platform enables single-click application deployment through Git, while providing intelligent infrastructure optimization, automatic scaling, and monitoring. Engine Yard serves a diverse range of clients, from startups to enterprises with limited DevOps capabilities, across North America, Europe, and Asia, facilitating efficient application management.Engine Yard generates revenue primarily through subscription-based services that grant clients access to its PaaS offerings. Clients can choose from various pricing plans, including trial options without credit cards, allowing for initial evaluation. Revenue is derived from flagship services like DevSpaces, which provides cloud-based development environments, and CloudFix for AWS cost optimization. The pricing model is linear, scaling with resource usage to prevent unexpected charges, as businesses leverage Engine Yard's services to enhance application performance and streamline deployment processes.Engine Yard aims to enhance its product offerings and expand into new markets following its recent funding round. The company intends to develop upcoming products aimed at improving operational efficiencies in application management. Expansion plans include targeting markets in Asia and Europe by the end of 2012, leveraging the recent Series C funding of USD 4.00 mn raised in September 2011 to support these initiatives.

## Funding rounds

- Series C, Sep 8, 2010, $4M — Bay Partners
- Series C, Sep 25, 2009, $19M — Bay Partners, Benchmark, New Enterprise Associates, DAG Ventures, Presidio, Amazon
- Series B, Jul 14, 2008, $15M — Benchmark, New Enterprise Associates, Amazon
- Series A, Jan 11, 2008, $3.5M — Benchmark

## Investors

- Benchmark (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/benchmark) — Series A, Series B, Series C
- New Enterprise Associates (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/new-enterprise-associates) — Series B, Series C
- Amazon (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/amazon) — Series B, Series C
- Bay Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/bay-partners) — Series C
- DAG Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/dag-ventures) — Series C
- Presidio (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/presidio) — Series C