# Ridge

> Ridge was a distributed cloud company that added managed Kubernetes, containers and object storage to existing infrastructure, helping developers run applications near users or within required jurisdictions. Founded in 2018 and backed by $22 million in disclosed seed and Series A funding, it partnered with local infrastructure providers. Startup Nation Central records that it ceased operations in November 2024.

- **Founded:** 2018
- **Headquarters:** Boston, United States
- **Founders:** Mati Lerner (Co-founder and co-CEO), Nir Sheffi (Co-founder, co-CEO and CTO), Jonathan Seelig (Co-founder and executive chairman)
- **Products:** Ridge Kubernetes Service (RKS), Ridge Container Service (RCS), Ridge Storage Services (RSS)
- **Notable:** Raised $22 million across disclosed seed and Series A rounds., Offered CNCF-certified managed Kubernetes, documented in the Ericom case study., Ericom reused its existing Kubernetes codebase across additional locations.

## Products & services

- **Ridge Kubernetes Service (RKS)** — CNCF-certified managed Kubernetes on local data centers and private infrastructure.
- **Ridge Container Service (RCS)** — Managed deployment of containerized applications across distributed infrastructure.
- **Ridge Storage Services (RSS)** — Distributed object storage within Ridge’s cloud services portfolio.

## Achievements

- Raised $22 million across disclosed seed and Series A rounds.
- Offered CNCF-certified managed Kubernetes, documented in the Ericom case study.
- Ericom reused its existing Kubernetes codebase across additional locations.
- The 2022 Ericom case study reported local data center integration reduced from weeks to one day.

## Latest updates

- **2024-11** — Startup Nation Central lists Ridge as non-active and records cessation of operations in November 2024; IVC also labels it ceased to operate.
- **2022-09** — CNCF published the Ericom deployment case study.
- **2022-01** — Ridge announced $22 million in combined early-stage financing, including a $12 million Series A completed in August 2021.

## Links

- Website: https://www.ridge.co/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ridgecloud/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/cloud_ridge
- GitHub: https://github.com/ridge
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/RidgeCloud

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