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FileCloud
FileCloud sells hyper-secure enterprise file sync and share to Global 1000 and government buyers, led by the ex-Kemp team that engineered a $258M exit.
FileCloud
FileCloud is an enterprise file sharing, sync and backup solution that offers private, public and hybrid cloud content services.
General information
Firm type
Asset Manager
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
Austin
Corporate office
Austin, TX, United States
Additional offices
New York, NY, United States
Principals
Ray Downes
CEO
Peter Melerud
CRO
George Lo
CFO
Jason Dover
CPTO
Leigh Bradford
SVP, Global Sales
Derry Heraty
SVP, Customer Operations
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who runs day-to-day operations and investment decisions at FileCloud?
CEO Ray Downes runs FileCloud’s operations. He previously led Kemp Technologies from 2012 through two private equity exits and its $258 million all-cash acquisition by Progress Software in 2021. His executive team includes CRO Peter Melerud and CFO George Lo, both of whom held senior roles during Kemp’s scaling and sale.
How does FileCloud source and close enterprise deals?
FileCloud sells primarily through managed service providers and value-added resellers, often under white-label arrangements where the FileCloud brand is not visible to the end user. The firm also runs direct sales motions targeting regulated industries — government, defense, healthcare — using compliance milestones such as FedRAMP High authorization and ITAR support as primary door-openers.
Does FileCloud operate as a SaaS-only vendor, or does it support on-premises deployments?
FileCloud offers an identical feature set across self-hosted on-premises deployments, hybrid architectures, and its own SaaS-hosted FileCloud Online service. The platform integrates directly with existing Windows NTFS file servers, allowing organizations to layer governance and security controls onto legacy network shares without migrating data.
Which compliance frameworks does FileCloud explicitly support?
The firm’s documentation cites ITAR, HIPAA, GDPR, NIST 800-171, and Saudi Arabia’s Personal Data Protection Law. FileCloud also holds FedRAMP High authorization, placing it in the small group of EFSS platforms cleared for the US federal government’s most sensitive unclassified data environments.
How did the current leadership team come together?
CEO Ray Downes, CRO Peter Melerud, and CFO George Lo all previously held C-suite positions at Kemp Technologies. Melerud co-founded Kemp in 2003; Downes joined in 2010 and became CEO in 2012; Lo joined later and was named CFO of the Year by Edison Partners in 2019. After Progress Software acquired Kemp in 2021, the trio moved to FileCloud to apply the same operational playbook to a new regulated-software market.
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