HellaStorm, Inc.

HellaStorm, Inc. is a privately held technology company in Atlanta, Georgia, working on hardware for moving very large volumes of data. It was founded in 2012 and also has an office in Silicon Valley.

What HellaStorm, Inc. offers

• Stream Processing Unit — a hardware chip that handles data streaming and capture in parallel, speeding up protocols and file system work.
• Streaming video appliances — units built around that chip, which the company says can replace several software-driven streaming servers while drawing less power.
• Low-latency delivery — response time to the first byte that stays steady regardless of load.

Who it works with

Uses named for the chip include video capture, aggregation and streaming, linear and live broadcast, on-demand video, gaming, social networking and AR or VR. The company also points to mobile edge computing, dense data centres, IoT, telemetry and connected cars.

Key facts

• Based in: Atlanta, Georgia, USA, with a Silicon Valley office
• Founded: 2012
• Ownership: privately held