Acronis

Helping The World Get #CyberFit For 21 Years

2003
2004
2005

How It All Began

Acronis spun off as a separate company from Parallels in Singapore.

Opened U.S. office in San Francisco, CA and started distribution in Japan and Germany.

Released Acronis True Image 7.0, a single solution to protect all the data, applications and systems of a workstation.

2004
2005
2006

Early Success

Earned its first two Editor’s Choice Awards from PC Magazine for its data protection solutions.

Released Acronis True Image Server to add complete server data protection, doubling the company’s revenues.

Insight Venture Partners invest in Acronis.

2005
2006
2007

Epic Growth

Hit 80 partners reselling Acronis products, which were available in 12 languages in 18 countries, delivering easy and reliable data protection to local markets.

Entered the Enterprise market with Acronis True Image Enterprise Server, which tripled the company’s revenues.

2006
2007
2008

European Expansion

Built Acronis Europe to more efficiently serve local markets, opening Paris and Brussel offices.

Acquired German software distributor PEZ and integrated teams to increase efficiency in Germany-Austria-Switzerland region.

Relocated U.S. office to Burlington, MA where it is presently located.

2007
2008
2009

First $100 Million

Reached $100 million in revenues.

Named a CRN Emerging Tech Vendor for easy, efficient and reliable data protection.

Increased regional efficiency, opening offices in Australia, Spain, Britain, Italy, and Sweden.

2008
2009
2010

Hallo Switzerland

Moved Corporate Headquarters to Switzerland, a country that supports safety, security, authenticity, privacy, and accessibility.

Added more workloads to increase reliability and efficiency of data protection: Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle and Microsoft Exchange.

Named a Rising Star on Deloitte's 2008 Technology Fast 500.

2009
2010
2011

Kon’nichiwa Japan

Opened an office in Japan to increase efficiency in a local market with high demand for easy and reliable data protection.

Second consecutive year on Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing private companies, and reached #130 on Inc. Fast 500 list.

2010
2011
2012

Gaining New Users

Released Acronis True Image Home 2011 with capability to recovery to dissimilar hardware, making data protection easier and more reliable.

Launched multiple OEM partnerships with Intel, Western Digital, Seagate, Micron, and PNY.

2011
2012
2013

Real Virtual Protection

Released an easy and efficient integrated disaster recovery and data protection solution for virtual machines – Acronis vmProtect.

Acronis and Red Hat partner to increase reliability of data protection in virtualized environments, particularly in enterprise environs.

2012
2013
2014

Top 100 Europe Winner

Selected as Red Herring Top 100 Europe Winner, and included in Gartner Enterprise Backup & Recovery Magic Quadrant.

Acquired GroupLogic with file sync and share solution to add accessibility and private capabilities to data protection solution.

2013
2014
2015

Welcome Home, Serg Bell

Singaporean citizen and company founder Serg Bell comes on board as CEO, designing a new company strategy with products based on hybrid cloud architecture, enabling easier, more reliable and more efficient data protection.

Named First in Quality and Reliability Categories for 2013 Storage Magazine Quality Awards for data protection.

Launched Acronis Labs to develop more efficient, secure and private solutions.

2014
2015
2016

Hello Singapore

Officially opened Acronis International HQ and R&D Center in Singapore, a country that supports, security, authenticity, privacy, and accessibility.

Released its cloud data protection solution for service providers, giving customers the freedom of choice of where to store their data.

Acquired nScaled and BackupAgent to increase the efficiency and reliability of data protection solution.

2015
2016
2017

Hybrid Cloud

Introduced hybrid cloud architecture in all products, enabling freedom of choice for customers to store data locally, in the cloud and in hybrid scenarios, including Acronis, partners’ and customer’s data centers.

Delivered the industry’s most complete data protection platform powered by Acronis AnyData Engine, allowing data to be secure, safe, accessible, and private.

Recognized as a challenger in first-ever Gartner Magic Quadrant for Disaster Recovery as a Service.

2016
2017
2018

Formula One

Began technology partnership with Formula 1, delivering easy, reliable and efficient data protection to motorsport environment.

Released Acronis Backup 12, proven to be twice as fast as the closest competitor by independent research firm, and the most efficient data protection solution.

Expanded the number of protected workloads with data protection for social media and mobile devices, improving efficiency and reliability of data protection across platforms.

2017
2018
2019

New Generation of Protection

Launched Acronis True Image 2017 New Generation, a personal backup solution with anti-ransomware and blockchain-based capabilities, enabling additional security and authenticity for protected data.

Released Acronis Backup 12.5 Advanced, an easy, efficient and reliable data protection solution for large businesses.

Opened an office in Scottsdale, AZ, increasing efficiency in the fast-growing U.S. market.

2018
2019
2020

Giving Back

Established Acronis Cyber Foundation Program, a corporate social responsibility initiative that works with a vast network of non-profit organizations and government institutions to implement educational, humanitarian and environmental projects.

Enhanced its AI-based anti-ransomware technology, Acronis Active Protection, to also detect and stop cryptomining malware attacks in real time.

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2019
2020
2021

The Cyber Protection Revolution

Launched the Acronis Cyber Platform, enabling developers to customize, integrate and extend their applications and services with cyber protection solutions, while connecting them to Acronis’ community of 50,000 channel partners.

Hosted the first Acronis Global Cyber Summit, the world’s largest gathering of cyber protection professionals committed to improving the protection of critical digital assets and systems.

Unveiled the Acronis Cyber Dragon, our corporate mascot that pays tribute to our Singaporean roots and represents how Acronis ensures the safety, accessibility, privacy, authenticity, and security of data.

Announced a $147 million investment round led by Goldman Sachs.

2020
2021
2022

The Cyber Protection Era is here

Launched Acronis Cyber Protect, the industry's first all-in-one cyber protection solution, protecting all data, workloads, applications and systems.

Increased Acronis #CyberFit Sports customers over 200%, with over 50 elite sports teams relying on Acronis cyber protection technologies to secure workloads and work-from-home environments.

Acquired DeviceLock, Inc., a leading provider of endpoint device, port control, and data loss prevention, and CyberLynx, a leading cybersecurity consultancy firm.

2021
2022
2023

Rapid growth

Appointed cloud software and hosting industry expert Patrick Pulvermueller as Chief Executive Officer.

Secured a $250M funding at a $2.5B valuation from CVC Capital Partners VII and other investors. Opened a new cyber protection R&D center in Israel, focusing on cybersecurity projects and supporting regional partners.

Expanded to the African continent, acquiring Synapsys to provide the African IT channel with direct access to enhanced cyber protection solutions.

2022
2023
2024

Cyber Protect the Future

Raised $250 million in new funding from BlackRock Inc. and other investors, valuing Acronis at more than $3.5 billion.

AV-TEST evaluation landed Acronis as #1. Another validation of the protection Acronis products offer in the ever-evolving cyberthreat landscape.

Acronis hosted its largest gathering of MSPs, world-class speakers, industry podcasters and media during their annual #CyberFit Summit in Miami. The event included superstar keynotes, expert panels and hands-on workshops, providing attendees with deeper insights into the threat landscape, new business-building tips and a path to accelerate growth while securing client loyalty.

2023
2024

20 Years of Innovation

Acronis is a Swiss company, founded in Singapore. Celebrating two decades of innovation, Acronis has more than 2,000 employees in 45 locations. Acronis Cyber Protect solution is available in 26 languages in over 150 countries and is used by 18,000 service providers to protect over 750,000 businesses.

2024

Focus on Natively Integrated Security

Sharpened its focus on natively integrated security solutions by expanding its portfolio with the launch of XDR (Extended Detection & Response) and MDR (Managed Detection & Response). These products were launched on the heels of EDR (Endpoint Detection & Response), which was made available at the end of 2023.

In August 2024, Acronis announced EQT's acquisition of a majority stake in the company, further signaling strong confidence in the organization’s future and reflecting Acronis' strategic vision.

Showcased impressive growth trajectory by reinforcing its commitment to businesses and partners through initiatives such as the Acronis Academy and the expansion of its Acronis Cyber Cloud data centers.