MinIO
MinIO is the data and memory foundation for enterprise AI, offering AIStor and MemKV across core, edge, and cloud.
Last updated September 15, 2026
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Overview
MinIO describes itself as the data and memory foundation for enterprise AI. Its AIStor and MemKV offerings unify every layer of the data stack, from agentic AI and inference context memory to tables and objects across core, edge, and cloud. The company states it is trusted by 77% of the Fortune 500 and positions itself as redefining how AI factories, intelligent applications, and autonomous agents secure, persist, and unlock the full value of their data. Founded in 2014 by Garima Kapoor, Anand Babu "AB" Periasamy, and Harshavardhana, MinIO began as object storage and has evolved into a fluid data engine powering AI transformation at Fortune 500 enterprises, government agencies, and research institutions.
History
MinIO was founded in 2014 by Garima Kapoor, Anand Babu "AB" Periasamy, and Harshavardhana. According to the company, it was built on a simple principle: removing every barrier between organizations and their data. What began as object storage has evolved into the fluid data engine powering AI transformation at Fortune 500 enterprises, government agencies, and research institutions that demand secure, sovereign, and AI-ready infrastructure.
Products and positioning
The data and memory foundation for enterprise AI.
AIStor
One unified data store for memory, tables, and objects, bringing them together in one enterprise AI data foundation built for performance, governance, and scale.
MemKV
Purpose-built context store for inference at scale that eliminates the recompute tax in GPU inference clusters with shared petabyte-scale context memory.
AIStor Memory
Long-term memory for AI agents, preserving what AI learns across every interaction.
Recent events
MinIO raises $103 million in Series B funding[5]
Reported:
MinIO raised $103 million in a Series B funding round. The investment was led by Intel Capital, with SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and existing investors also participating.
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