# MetalSoft

> MetalSoft is a Chicago-based infrastructure software company that turns racks of physical servers, switches, and storage into cloud-like, self-service infrastructure. Its CloudPlex platform automates the full lifecycle of multi-vendor bare metal hardware - discovery, OS and firmware deployment, network fabric configuration, and storage - so enterprises and service providers can provision dedicated infrastructure on demand via a UI or API. Spun out of cloud hosting company Hostway in 2019 and led by serial founder Lucas Roh, MetalSoft raised a $16M Series A in December 2022 and has since pivoted hard toward orchestrating GPU clusters and 'AI factories' for telcos, data center operators, and Fortune 500 enterprises.

- **Founded:** 2019
- **Headquarters:** Chicago, Illinois, United States
- **Founders:** Lucas Roh (Co-founder & CEO)
- **Team size:** ~31-40 employees
- **Products:** MetalSoft CloudPlex, Bare Metal Manager, Fabric Manager, MetalSoft for AI Factories / GPU Cloud
- **Notable:** Closed a $16M Series A led by DNS Capital in December 2022, Software went into production at Hostway in 2014, spun out as an independent company in 2019, Signed Fortune 500 and major telco customers managing hundreds of thousands of devices

## Products & services

- **MetalSoft CloudPlex** — Intelligent infrastructure orchestration platform that automates the full lifecycle of multi-vendor bare metal: hardware discovery, OS and firmware deployment, network and storage configuration, and self-service provisioning via UI or API.
- **Bare Metal Manager** — Provisions and manages servers at scale across vendors including Dell, HPE, Cisco, Lenovo, Supermicro, and Huawei - handling OS install, BIOS, RAID, and firmware upgrades automatically.
- **Fabric Manager** — Automates switch fabrics and EVPN networking, tracking topology and configuring VLANs and segmentation for multi-tenant isolation.
- **MetalSoft for AI Factories / GPU Cloud** — Rolls out NVIDIA and AMD GPU infrastructure from Day 1 deployment through Day 2 operations, with multi-tenant security and sandboxing for isolated AI experimentation.

## Achievements

- Closed a $16M Series A led by DNS Capital in December 2022
- Software went into production at Hostway in 2014, spun out as an independent company in 2019
- Signed Fortune 500 and major telco customers managing hundreds of thousands of devices
- Pivoted into GPU / AI-factory orchestration as AI infrastructure demand surged
- Supports a deep roster of multi-vendor hardware (Dell, HPE, Cisco, NVIDIA, Lenovo, Supermicro, Juniper, Huawei)

## Latest updates

- **2022-12** — Raised $16M Series A led by DNS Capital to scale sales, marketing, and product.
- **2023-07** — Targeted launch of AI/ML capabilities to intelligently manage and monitor bare metal hardware (announced for H2 2023).
- **2025-01** — Repositioned the platform as 'CloudPlex' with a focus on AI factories, GPU cloud, and autonomous, AI-enabled operations including root-cause analysis.

## Links

- Website: https://metalsoft.io
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/metalsoftcloud
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/MetalSoftCloud
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MetalSoftCloud

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