# GigaOm: Market research, Santa Barbara, United States

> GigaOm: GigaOm is a technology-focused analyst firm and media company based in Santa Barbara, California. Based in Santa Barbara, United States. Founded 2006.

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

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# GigaOm

GigaOm is a technology-focused analyst firm and media company based in Santa Barbara, California.

Funding reported Last round: Venture (Round not Specified)

Market research Santa Barbara, United States

Company summary

- **Founded:** 2006 20 years old
- **Team:** 90 51 to 200 people
- **Funding reported:** $30M in dollars
- **Last round:** Venture (Round not Specified) Jun 2018

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 GigaOm 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 GigaOm

GigaOm is a technology-focused analyst firm and media company based in Santa Barbara, California.

Founded in 2006 by Om Malik, GigaOm provides engineering-led research, strategic analysis, and advisory services to assist IT leaders and business decision-makers in navigating emerging technology disruptions. The company emphasizes practical insights and offers a range of services, including webinars, research subscriptions, and custom reseller support. GigaOm specializes in various areas such as cloud, AI, data analytics, security, and storage. Its proprietary Radar model aids procurement decisions, and the firm serves over 2 million unique readers each month. GigaOm targets IT leaders, CIOs, CTOs, and tech decision-makers, helping them understand major technology trends and identify new business opportunities.

## What company datasets say GigaOm raised

Funding, as reported

Reported in all **$30M** in dollars

Last round **Venture (Round not Specified)**

Last round size **$7.5M**

Last round date **Jun 2018**

## Founders and team

From GigaOm's own website: 4 on the team.

- **Tom Garske** CEO
- **Ian Sims** CFO
- **Andrew Brust** Lead Analysts
- **Ben Stanford** Senior Director of Research

## On 5 portfolio pages

Investors who name them

- [Contour Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/contour-venture-partners)
- [Unreasonable Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/unreasonable-capital)
- [Greg Brockman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greg-brockman)
- [Sami Inkinen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sami-inkinen)
- [Joel Neoh](https://millionrounds.com/fund/joel-neoh)

Each firm lists GigaOm 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

libraries hybrid cloud data protection vendor escalation ai and data analytics network edge consumers security assessment incident response data protection customer engagement data governance events ai assessment edge solution comparison security analysis cloud access security broker

Built with from their website

Atlassian Splunk SOAR Symantec Mobile Threat Defense Google Workspace CloudFlare Gem Apache Iceberg WP Engine Hubspot Fujitsu IaaS

+8 more

Microsoft Windows Server 2012.NET Azure Linux Virtual Machines AI Google Meet CloudFlare CDN LeafLink ANGEL LMS

- **Sector:** Market research
- **Industry code:** NAICS 541720, 519290, SIC 7375
- **Region:** California
- **Part of:** Knowingly Corp
- **Revenue:** $15M a year, as listed

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