# GRAX

> GRAX is a Boston enterprise-software company that backs up, restores, archives and replicates Salesforce and Veeva data into infrastructure controlled by the customer. Its sharper idea is that backup history should not sit untouched like an insurance policy: the same version-rich records can feed compliance work, analytics, data warehouses and AI. Founded in 2018, funded by Volition Capital and acquired by Ascendx in 2025, GRAX now operates alongside CapStorm in a combined business serving more than 500 enterprise customers across 40 countries.

- **Founded:** 2018
- **Headquarters:** Boston, United States
- **Founders:** Joe Gaska (Founder; Chief Product Officer, Data & AI (formerly CEO)), Christopher Haley (Co-founder; COO after the CapStorm merger)
- **Team size:** Approximately 40 employees in the supplied company record; public directories have variously listed 51-100 employees.
- **Products:** Backup & Restore, Data Archive, Time Machine, Data Replication and Data Lake, Sandbox Seeding
- **Notable:** Raised a $12.8 million Series A led by Volition Capital in 2019., Named Overall Data Tech Innovation of the Year in the 2021 Data Breakthrough Awards., Became available in AWS Marketplace as an AWS ISV Accelerate Partner in 2022.

## Products & services

- **Backup & Restore** — Automated backup of Salesforce and Veeva data, metadata, files and attachments, with granular and point-in-time recovery.
- **Data Archive** — Policy-driven archival and deletion that reduces application storage while keeping records searchable, viewable and restorable.
- **Time Machine** — An embedded interface for viewing record changes and navigating versions of application data over time.
- **Data Replication and Data Lake** — Continuous replication of application data into customer-controlled cloud or on-premises infrastructure, with Parquet output for downstream tools.
- **Sandbox Seeding** — Copies selected, related production records into development or test environments, with masking, overrides and undo controls.
- **GRAX Data Lakehouse** — A one-click layer on the built-in data lake that makes historical Salesforce data available to reporting, BI and AI tools.
- **GRAX Insights** — Prebuilt native dashboards and point-in-time reporting for IT, sales, service and marketing users.
- **GRAX AI** — A zero-code product previewed in 2026 for querying governed Salesforce history, generating business reports and deploying AI assistants.

## Achievements

- Raised a $12.8 million Series A led by Volition Capital in 2019.
- Named Overall Data Tech Innovation of the Year in the 2021 Data Breakthrough Awards.
- Became available in AWS Marketplace as an AWS ISV Accelerate Partner in 2022.
- Named a 2024 BostInno Fire honoree in cybersecurity.
- Won Data Management Innovation of the Year in the 2025 Data Breakthrough Awards.
- Won a Bronze Stevie Award for Cloud Storage & Backup Solution in the 2025 American Business Awards.
- Joined CapStorm under Ascendx in 2025; the combined organization reported more than 500 customers across 40 countries and more than 500% growth over five years.

## Latest updates

- **2024-09** — Launched GRAX Data Lakehouse and GRAX Insights for one-click historical analytics and native reporting.
- **2025-04** — Won Data Management Innovation of the Year in the Data Breakthrough Awards.
- **2025-06** — Won a Bronze Stevie Award for Cloud Storage & Backup Solution.
- **2025-10** — Ascendx completed its acquisition of GRAX and began integrating it with CapStorm; Ted Pappas became CEO of the combined company, Joe Gaska became Chief Product Officer and Christopher Haley became COO.
- **2026-04** — Previewed GRAX AI at TDX 2026 as a zero-code layer for governed Salesforce history, business reporting and AI assistants.

## Links

- Website: https://www.grax.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/grax
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/graxdv
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GRAX-104312351003507/

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Last updated: 2026-08-22