Hydrolix Accelerates Growth with $80M Series C, Industry Recognition and Global Streaming Success with Streaming Data Lake Platform

Building upon partnerships with Akamai, AWS and others, Hydrolix accelerates enterprise adoption, transforming log data economics for observability, security and media performance at scale.

PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- On the heels of its $80 million Series C investment led by QED Investors, Hydrolix enters the second half of 2025 with major momentum in funding, customers, partnerships and product line extension. Over the past year, the streaming data lake company has emerged as a breakout player in AI-driven cloud observability and log analytics, expanding its partner ecosystem, securing major industry awards, and supporting some of the world's largest streaming events with real-time observability at scale.

New Capital, Expanding Market Reach
Announced in April, Hydrolix's Series C round includes support from QED, Pruven Capital, Sozo Ventures, Frontline Ventures, Blumberg Capital and existing backers including Akamai. The investment is fueling expansion of the existing global footprint, deeper integration with global cloud platforms, and continued innovation in log data infrastructure for security, observability and AI workloads.

Industry Recognition and Product Leadership
Hydrolix has earned widespread industry recognition in 2025 for its technical excellence and business momentum. For example, Gartner^®* has recognized Hydrolix in two recent publications:

• "Hype Cycle™ for Site Reliability Engineering, 2025" (June 2025). Hydrolix is included as a Sample Vendor for Log Monitoring & Analysis.
• "Hype Cycle™ for Digital Sovereignty, 2025" (July 2025). Hydrolix is included as a Sample Vendor for Log Monitoring & Analysis.

In addition, Hydrolix has garnered numerous accolades, including:

• NAB Show Product of the Year
• Data Breakthrough Award: Data Observability Innovation of the Year
• CRN Cloud 100: 20 Coolest Cloud Monitoring and Management Companies
• Database Trends and Applications: 30 Startups to Watch
• Technology Association of Oregon Momentum Award
• Intellyx Digital Innovator Award
• The Top 5 Best Tech Startups in Oregon 2025, The Tech Tribune

Trusted for the World's Largest Streaming Events
Media and entertainment providers worldwide now rely on Hydrolix to power observability for global-scale live events. In the past year alone, Hydrolix has delivered real-time insights for:

• Super Bowl LIX, as the sole multi-CDN log analytics provider for FOX
• Olympic Games Paris 2024
• FIFA Club World Cup 2025
• And two of the largest cricket events in the world

These events generated billions of records and petabyte-scale telemetry, all analyzed in real time with sub-second query speed and dramatically reduced cost while thwarting malicious actors in near real time, providing an uninterrupted streaming experience for online viewers.

Partnerships Powering Scale
Hydrolix continues to build deep relationships with cloud and platform leaders. Akamai's TrafficPeak powered by Hydrolix has now surpassed 500 customers, with Akamai naming Hydrolix its 2024 North America QCP Partner of the Year. The company also expanded its integrations with Amazon Web Services (AWS), including support for AWS Elemental Media Services and DataZoom, enabling real-time visibility into video quality and ad performance for streaming providers.

Adoption Across Industries
New customer success stories underscore Hydrolix's growing footprint across financial services, cybersecurity and digital media. Recent case studies include Navy Federal Credit Union, using Hydrolix for compliance and security, and Allure Security, improving operational visibility across dynamic data environments.

Where to Find Us Next
Hydrolix will be on-site at several key industry events in the remainder of the year:

• OpenInfra Days: Seoul – August 26
• AWS Summit – Toronto, September 4
• AWS Summit – Los Angeles, September 17
• IBC – Amsterdam, September 12–15
• NAB Show – New York City, October 22–23
• NANOG 95 – Arlington, TX, October 27–29
• KubeCon + CloudNativeCon – Atlanta, November 10–13
• AWS re:Invent – Las Vegas, December 1–5

About Hydrolix
Hydrolix is the only data lake platform transforming the economics of log data. With a unique combination of stream processing, decoupled storage, high-density compression and indexed search, the Hydrolix platform delivers real-time query performance at terabyte scale while dramatically reducing the cost to store and use log data. Hydrolix powers data-intensive applications to elevate business intelligence, optimize operations and drive growth. Companies worldwide deploy Hydrolix for a wide range of use cases, including security, observability, content delivery, digital advertising, AI/machine learning, and regulatory compliance. Founded in 2018 and based in Portland, Ore., Hydrolix is trusted by Fortune 500 companies across diverse industries. For more information, visit https://hydrolix.io.

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