# fly.io: Information technology & services, Chicago, United States

> fly.io: Fly.io is a developer-focused global application platform that allows teams to run web, AI, and application workloads close to end users, ensuring...

Source: https://millionrounds.com/startup/fly-io (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# fly.io

Fly.io is a developer-focused global application platform that allows teams to run web, AI, and application workloads close to end users, ensuring sub-100ms response times.

Funding reported Last round: Series C

Information technology & services Chicago, United States

Company summary

- **Founded:** 2016 10 years old
- **Team:** 59 51 to 200 people
- **Funding reported:** $111M in dollars
- **Last round:** Series C Jun 2023

How sure we are

- ✓ **Listed** We know it exists and what it does
- 2 **Funding reported** A company dataset reports a raise
- 3 **Observed** A filing or a dated announcement confirms a round

No round for fly.io has been confirmed by a filing or an announcement yet, so nothing here counts toward an investor's record. [How we decide](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)

## About fly.io

Fly.io is a developer-focused global application platform that allows teams to run web, AI, and application workloads close to end users, ensuring sub-100ms response times.

Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, the company operates as a private entity with a mission to eliminate latency in cloud infrastructure through a globally distributed footprint. The company offers Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and Managed Services, featuring products like Fly Machines for scalable compute instances, Managed Postgres for database services, and GPU-backed workloads for high-performance computing. Fly.io supports deployment across 26 to 35 global regions with automatic geographic routing, ensuring secure and efficient application performance. Its target customers include developers and startups looking for simplified deployment workflows and affordable pricing options.

## What company datasets say fly.io raised

Funding, as reported

Reported in all **$111M** in dollars

Rounds **5**

Last round **Series C**

Last round size **$25M**

Last round date **Jun 2023**

Investors listed **15**

Y Combinator **W20**

## Founders and team

From fly.io's own website: 18 on the team.

- **Scott Johnston** CEO
- **Ben Johnson** VP of Product
- **Julie Schechter** VP Ecosystem & Customers
- **Michael Stahnke** VP of Engineering
- **Ben Jabson** Support Engineer
- **Daniel Botha** Writer & Product Designer
- **Daniel Manrique** Support Engineer
- **Grzegorz Uriasz** Platform Engineer
- **Injoong Yoon** Support Engineer
- **Jason Stiebs** Staff Engineer
- **Kate Parkhurst** Support Engineer
- **Kathryn Anne Tan** Support Engineer
- **Kyle McLaren** Support Engineer
- **Leslie Cheung** Support Engineer
- **Matt Pearce** Platform Engineer
- **Michael Psomiadis** Support Engineer
- **Miguel Jimenez** Support Engineer
- **Sylvain Pineau** Support Engineer

Advisers *Kurt Mackey*

## On 7 portfolio pages

Investors who name them

- [Rebel Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rebel-fund)
- [Geodesic Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/geodesic-capital)
- [Abstract Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/abstract)
- [Page One Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/page-one-ventures)
- [Dell Technologies Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dell-technologies-capital)
- [Humans of the Internet (HOTI)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/humans-of-the-internet-hoti)
- [Ritual Capital Management Company, LLC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ritual-capital-management-company-llc)

Each firm lists fly.io on its own website. That is the firm's claim, a weaker thing than a round we watched, but a named source.

## The company, in detail

What they build

Known for

security multi-region deployment framework support cloud hypervisor distribution containerization enterprises fly volume gpu acceleration gpu workloads information technology & services clustered databases public cloud llms cloud computing enterprise software

Built with from their website

Google Maps Google Calendar Docker Google Tag Manager PWA YouTube Google Workspace Viewport Meta Phoenix Framework Perl

+8 more

Apple Business Manager Google Meet CodePen Priority Hints Google Font API Bugzilla StatusPage IO Mobile Friendly

- **Sector:** Information technology & services
- **Industry code:** NAICS 518210, SIC 7375
- **Region:** Illinois
- **Revenue:** $6.5M a year, as listed
- **Full record:** [Every detail in the company directory](https://millionrounds.com/directory/fly-io)

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- [**Polymarket** New York · founded 2020 *Raised*](https://millionrounds.com/company/polymarket)
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