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Fusion I/O
Fusion-io pioneered PCIe flash storage for data centers (customers included Facebook and Apple) before its 2011 NYSE IPO and 2014 SanDisk acquisition.
Stage
acquired
Status
acquired
Coverage
full
Why Fusion I/O is interesting
Steve Wozniak as chief scientist helped sell flash-at-the-server to hyperscalers — the company defined the early PCIe SSD category before storage incumbents caught up.
Key facts
- Series C (Apr 2010): $45M led by Meritech; NEA, Lightspeed, a16z participated (TechCrunch)
- IPO (Jun 2011): NYSE: FIO at $19/share
- Exit (2014): Acquired by SanDisk
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Last updated: 2026-07-24