Rubrik
Acquisitions
5
Major Deals Covered
$505M
Disclosed Deal Value
Rubrik's largest disclosed acquisition here is Laminar for $225M in 2023. This page covers 5 major deals from 2018 to 2026, each with its price where disclosed and the reason behind it.
| Company | Year | Price | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laminar | 2023 | $225.0M | Acquired leading cloud-native Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) startup to discover shadow data and enforce data security governance across multi-cloud environments. |
| Predibase | 2025 | $85.0M | Acquired low-code enterprise AI fine-tuning and model serving platform to secure enterprise generative AI models and protect proprietary training datasets. |
| Strata (Strata.io) | 2026 | $120.0M | Acquired identity orchestration platform to unify fragmented Identity and Access Management (IAM) infrastructures across hybrid and multi-cloud environments. |
| Igneous Systems (IP & Assets) | 2020 | $25.0M | Acquired technology assets and patent portfolio of unstructured data management pioneer Igneous Systems. |
| Datos IO | 2018 | $50.0M | Acquired cloud data management specialist focused on non-relational distributed databases and big data file systems. |
2026
$120M
Acquired identity orchestration platform to unify fragmented Identity and Access Management (IAM) infrastructures across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
Bolstered identity resilience, ensuring that compromised identity directories (such as Active Directory and Okta) cannot be leveraged to bypass backup access controls.
Deepened Rubrik's Zero Trust ecosystem by tying data immutability directly to dynamic identity verification.
2025
$85M
Acquired low-code enterprise AI fine-tuning and model serving platform to secure enterprise generative AI models and protect proprietary training datasets.
Empowered Rubrik customers to securely train, fine-tune, and deploy agentic AI models on top of verified, clean, and governed enterprise backup repositories.
Accelerated development of autonomous remediation agents and expanded AI data governance capabilities within Rubrik Security Cloud.
2023
$225M
Acquired leading cloud-native Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) startup to discover shadow data and enforce data security governance across multi-cloud environments.
Integrated directly into Rubrik Security Cloud, enabling customers to proactively identify sensitive data exposure across AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and Snowflake before attacks occur.
Formed the technological foundation for Rubrik's comprehensive DSPM and sensitive data intelligence modules.
2020
$25M
Acquired technology assets and patent portfolio of unstructured data management pioneer Igneous Systems.
Enabled high-performance, petabyte-scale backup and indexing for enterprise Network Attached Storage (NAS) systems.
Integrated into Rubrik's NAS Cloud Direct module, accelerating enterprise migration of massive file datasets to the cloud.
2018
$50M
Acquired cloud data management specialist focused on non-relational distributed databases and big data file systems.
Expanded Rubrik's data protection capabilities to modern distributed databases including Apache Cassandra, MongoDB, and Hadoop.
Enhanced Rubrik's multi-cloud enterprise appeal and broadened application-consistent backup coverage for cloud-native applications.
Under CEO Bipul Sinha, Rubrik is executing a four-pronged growth strategy: (1) Deepening the Microsoft Strategic Alliance: Expanding joint go-to-market motions with Microsoft to secure enterprise M365 and Azure environments, leveraging Microsoft's sales incentives to drive rapid enterprise adoption; (2) Expanding Data Security Posture Management (DSPM): Capitalizing on the acquisition of Laminar (2023) to discover shadow data, locate exposed PII/intellectual property across multi-cloud environments, and proactively remediate cloud data misconfigurations; (3) Scaling Cyber Recovery for Critical Infrastructure: Positioning Rubrik as the indispensable disaster recovery standard for hospitals, financial institutions, and government agencies required to meet stringent NIS2 and DORA regulatory resilience mandates; and (4) Scaling Ruby Generative AI Copilot: Driving adoption of Ruby AI to automate root-cause threat investigation and orchestrate one-click failover to secondary cloud environments during outages.
Rubrik operates a high-margin, pure-play Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) subscription business model with outstanding revenue visibility and customer lifetime value: (1) Rubrik Security Cloud (RSC) Subscriptions (~91% of subscription ARR), billed annually in advance on a subscription capacity or per-user basis to protect cloud, virtualized, and database workloads across AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and on-premises data centers; (2) Cloud-Native and SaaS Data Protection (~9% of ARR), monetizing per-user security and automated compliance for Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Salesforce, and Atlassian Jira; and (3) Rubrik Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) and Cyber Recovery Guarantee, which monetizes sensitive data classification (PII, PCI, HIPAA) and provides up to $10 million in ransomware recovery assurance. Rubrik maintains a subscription gross margin of 77% and an exceptional net retention rate exceeding 120%.
Rubrik pursues a disciplined, strategic M&A approach focused on acquiring proprietary technologies, expanding customer distribution reach, and unlocking operational cost synergies rather than pursuing unselective scale.
Transformative transactions in Rubrik's history include pivotal mergers and acquisitions that secured key regional footprints, consolidated core market share, and brought proprietary software intellectual property in-house.
Rubrik deploys dedicated integration teams to harmonize core software stacks, align regulatory compliance systems, and unite company cultures while preserving entrepreneurial agility.
Yes, Rubrik periodically evaluates its corporate portfolio, strategically divesting non-core or non-strategic assets to redeploy capital into high-margin core operational divisions.
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