Electric Cloud
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | DevOps software |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Founder | John Ousterhout, John Graham-Cumming |
| Fate | Acquired by CloudBees |
| Headquarters | San Jose , United States |
Key people | Carmine Napolitano (CEO) |
| Products | ElectricFlow, ElectricAccelerator |
Electric Cloud, Inc. operated as a privately owned DevOps software firm headquartered in San Jose, California. Established in 2002 by John Ousterhout, the creator of Tcl, alongside John Graham-Cumming, the company focused on application release orchestration (ARO) solutions designed to automate release workflows and oversee application life cycle management. Its principal offerings comprised ElectricFlow and ElectricAccelerator.
In April 2019, CloudBees acquired Electric Cloud, incorporating its product suite into CloudBees' software delivery management framework.
History
Electric Cloud introduced its initial product, ElectricAccelerator, in November 2002, and followed with ElectricCommander in 2006. By June 2014, ElectricCommander had transitioned into the orchestration platform known as ElectricFlow.
In October 2014, Electric Cloud collaborated with DevOps authority Gene Kim to establish the DevOps Enterprise Summit, an event centered on agile methodologies, continuous delivery practices, and enterprise-level DevOps transformations.
Carmine Napolitano, who had served as CFO, was appointed CEO in October 2017.
In 2018, Electric Cloud received the highest ratings across all evaluated use cases in Gartner's Critical Capabilities for Application Release Orchestration report.
Prior to the acquisition, the company secured $64.6 million in funding from investors such as US Venture Partners, Siemens Venture Capital, Mayfield Fund, RRE Ventures, and Rembrandt Venture Partners.
Acquisition by CloudBees
In April 2019, CloudBees completed its acquisition of Electric Cloud. The purchase price was not publicly disclosed.