Assured Data Protection

Sector
Technology
Fund
Fund V
Year
2024
Location
UK
Status
Current

Assured Data Protection is a leading Managed Services Provider (‘MSP’) focused on Backup, Disaster Recovery and Cyber Resiliency as a Service. 

Key facts

PB data managed

120

Expected market growth (5 years)

c.5x

Recurring revenues

c. 100%

Founded in Leeds, UK and Virginia, US in 2016 by serial tech entrepreneur Simon Chappell and four co-founders, Assured uses Rubrik software and Assured’s own proprietary software platform to provide mission-critical backup and disaster recovery services for companies globally. 

Assured enhances its customers’ cyber resilience by protecting their data and ensuring business continuity, with near-zero server recovery time in the event of a significant IT failure or cyber-attack.

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Quote

More and more companies are having to strengthen their IT and data systems in the face of increased cyber and ransomware attacks that can cripple operations. Assured is well-placed to help mitigate these risks as the partner of choice for small and medium-sized enterprises. We were looking for a genuine partner that could help us scale our business and were impressed by Oakley’s track record of helping build €1bn+ global industry leaders and equally the firm’s entrepreneurial ethos and approach. We look forward to working with the team to further strengthen Assured’s market-leading position.

Our Investment

Oakley will support Assured’s management team to capitalise on strong growth in its underlying markets including the US, with a focus on providing the required capital and organisational structures to enable sustained organic growth. Given Assured’s significant hosting infrastructure, this is also an opportunity to leverage Oakley’s extensive hosting experience. 

Market dynamics

Assured operates in a high growth segment of the disaster recovery space which is expected to expand almost 5x over the next five years as companies’ data architecture becomes more complex and as the prevalence and severity of cyber threats grows. Rubrik, the technology Assured leverages, provides a next generation software solution that is growing rapidly as it displaces legacy providers.

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