GigaIO Featured on the San Diego Venture Group 2019 Cool Companies List

For the second year in a row, GigaIO has been recognized by San Diego Venture Group for their industry-leading technology

CARLSBAD, Calif. – April 2, 2019 – GigaIO, Inc., an innovator of data center network architecture and connectivity solutions, was recognized on the San Diego Venture Group Cool Companies list for the second year in a row. The list features the most innovative, fastest-growing startups throughout Southern California.

GigaIO was one of 32 companies selected from a pool of over 250 nominees. In May, the finalists will have the opportunity to meet with venture capital firms and investors at a private event hosted by San Diego Venture Group.

GigaIO was recognized for providing cutting-edge technology for software-defined infrastructure (SDI). GigaIO’s FabreXÔ architecture is the first solution to increase supercomputing performance while delivering improved resource utilization and a high-composable infrastructure. FabreX is equipped with Cascading PCIe technology, providing users the ability to create large computing clusters by scaling a network beyond a single switch.

“Our team is thrilled to make the Cool Companies list for the second year in a row. The announcement is particularly timely since we just made our first customer shipments,” says Alan Benjamin, CEO of GigaIO. “The recognition is indicative of the technology industry’s need for high-performance interconnect. We would like to extend a big thank you to San Diego Venture Group for their continued confidence in our capabilities and products.”

“The applicant pool for this year’s Cool Companies List was the most competitive yet,” says Mike Krenn, president of San Diego Venture Group. “Our committee was tasked with reviewing over 250 pitch decks. Our final selection consists of startups that are at the forefront of technological innovation, so it is fitting that we recognized GigaIO again this year.”

Congratulations to all of the 2019 Cool Companies!

About GigaIO

GigaIO provides game-changing hyper performance for advanced scale computing, giving users the flexibility to create exactly the system they need. The result is optimized performance and reduced total cost of ownership. With the innovative GigaIO FabreX™ architecture, data centers can scale up or out the performance of their systems, preserving their existing investment while adding the newest and latest capabilities. For more information, contact the GigaIO team at info@gigaio.com or visit www.gigaio.com.