# Steve Tuck

> Steve Tuck is the co-founder and CEO of Oxide Computer Company, a hardware-software startup building a rack-scale 'cloud computer' that brings hyperscaler-style elastic infrastructure to on-premises data centers. After nine years at Dell and roughly a decade at cloud provider Joyent, Tuck teamed with Bryan Cantrill and Jessie Frazelle in 2019 to co-design servers, networking, and software from the ground up. Under his leadership Oxide has shipped its first commercial racks and raised more than half a billion dollars, including a $200M Series C, to expand its take on enterprise cloud ownership.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and CEO at Oxide Computer Company
- **Organizations:** Oxide Computer Company, Joyent, Dell
- **From:** Piedmont, California, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor's degrees in Economics and Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- **Known for:** Co-founded Oxide Computer Company and grew it into a full-stack hardware and software business., Led Oxide to ship what it calls the world's first commercial cloud computer., Raised more than $500M in total funding across multiple rounds, including a $200M Series C.

## Career timeline

- **1999** — Joined Dell during the company's peak, beginning a nine-year run in sales and account management.
- **2000-2009** — Expanded Dell's channel business, developed its Web 2.0 offering, and led Dell's role in the launch of Facebook's developer platform.
- **2009** — Joined cloud provider Joyent to lead go-to-market efforts.
- **2019** — Served as President and COO of Joyent (March to September 2019).
- **2019** — Co-founded Oxide Computer Company with Bryan Cantrill and Jessie Frazelle to build a rack-scale cloud computer.
- **2024** — Oxide shipped its first commercial cloud computers to customers.
- **2025** — Oxide raised a $100M Series B led by Thomas Tull's US Innovative Technology Fund.
- **2025** — Oxide closed a $200M Series C to scale on-premises cloud computing.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Oxide Computer Company and grew it into a full-stack hardware and software business.
- Led Oxide to ship what it calls the world's first commercial cloud computer.
- Raised more than $500M in total funding across multiple rounds, including a $200M Series C.
- Assembled a team of veteran engineers across software, mechanical, electrical, and industrial disciplines.
- Earlier led major channel and Web 2.0 initiatives at Dell, including its role in Facebook's developer platform launch.
- Served as President and COO of Joyent.

## Latest updates

- **2025-12** — Oxide closed a $200M Series C led by Thomas Tull's US Innovative Technology Fund to scale on-premises cloud computing.
- **2025-07** — Oxide raised a $100M Series B to scale its cloud infrastructure for on-premises computing.
- **2024-07** — Oxide began shipping its first commercial cloud computers to customers.

## Links

- Website: https://oxide.computer
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-tuck-02b4313
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/sdtuck
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@oxidecomputer

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