HYCU, Inc. is a software company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, specializing in data protection, backup, recovery, and monitoring solutions across hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI), cloud, SaaS, virtual, and physical workloads. Their mission is to build a safer world by harmonizing protection and visibility for data, enabling businesses to move data easily and safely without the burden of managing backup infrastructure. They focus on simplicity, scalability, and integration with existing technology stacks, especially in cloud and hybrid environments.
HYCU was established in 2018 as a spin-off from Comtrade Software. The founders Simon Taylor and Goran Garevski identified the need for simplified data protection, which led to the creation of HYCU. Initially, the company's flagship product Protégé focused on Nutanix environments but expanded quickly to support VMware, Google Cloud Platform, Microsoft Azure, AWS, and Office 365. The company’s strategic funding rounds supported rapid growth, employee expansion, and market penetration. By mid-2022, HYCU had more than 3,100 customers worldwide and a high Net Promoter Score (NPS) of 91, reflecting strong customer satisfaction.
HYCU has focused on continuous product expansion—especially cloud and SaaS platform support. Their portfolio growth was supported by organic R&D leading to innovations like the Generative AI initiative in January 2024, aimed at accelerating data protection integration, and enhancements to R-Cloud for seamless cloud data operations.
HYCU promotes a culture of simplicity, customer-centric innovation, and security. Their mission to "build a safer world" underpins their operations, emphasizing making data protection easy and accessible without complexity. The company fosters a collaborative environment for teams behind data management and offers career opportunities through its #TeamPurple initiative. Their high NPS score (industry-leading 91) demonstrates dedication to customer success and product excellence.
HYCU serves over 3,100 customers in 78 countries, including a diverse range of industries and significant government contracts, notably in U.S. federal, state, and local agencies. The company works closely with a global partner network exceeding 300 channel partners worldwide and over 200 in the U.S. Market reception is very positive, supported by a strong community of users benefiting from simplified cloud and hybrid data protection solutions.
