Ohalo Secures $3.5m Investment from YFM and Existing Investors to Propel Global Expansion

Ohalo, a leader in unstructured data governance, is thrilled to announce a $3.5 million growth capital investment from YFM Equity Partners (YFM) and existing investors. This funding marks a significant milestone in Ohalo's mission to enhance data governance and security worldwide.

Since its inception in 2017, Ohalo has been dedicated to helping organizations store, analyze and share unstructured data with greater efficiency and security. Our data intelligence platform, Data X-Ray, enables users to map, classify, redact, and monitor potentially billions of unstructured data files swiftly, reducing risks associated with data theft, leakage, and non-compliance.

With headquarters in London and an additional office in Atlanta, Georgia, Ohalo has experienced substantial growth driven by increasing demands for data compliance and security solutions. Ohalo has grown to become trusted by some of the largest and most secure organizations globally, including prominent banks and the UK Home Office.

Commenting on YFM's investment, Ohalo CEO, Kyle DuPont said: "YFM's backing will help us to enter an exciting new period of growth, strengthening our foundations so that we can continue to build a company for the long term. As innovators in our field, we are always striving to help organizations create order out of unstructured data chaos. With YFM's support, we can now take our solutions to a wider client base, globally."

Roshan Puri, YFM Investment Director, added: "Ohalo is operating in a burgeoning marketplace, which is subject to increasing demand. It's estimated by Gartner that 20% of all organizations will use software to monitor and control their unstructured data by 2026. With YFM's backing there is a significant opportunity for Ohalo to capitalize upon this, having already carved out an excellent reputation for service delivery and tech innovation. We look forward to seeing the company continue to thrive and expand."

The investment process involved numerous advisers, including Sheridans providing legal advice to Ohalo. This partnership with YFM underscores our commitment to expanding our reach and impact in managing unstructured data globally.

ABOUT Ohalo

Enterprises with billions of files need to understand their data at scale for privacy and security use cases ranging from AI governance, to data migrations, to records and retention management, to regulatory compliance and more. Ohalo's Data X-Ray platform delivers unparalleled accuracy in data discovery, classification, and redaction. Now, with the high growth of Generative AI in the enterprises, organizations are able to unlock the 80% of data in their data estates that is unstructured, and Data X-Ray's newest module is providing an LLM Access Security Broker to unlock this data. This newest module leverages Data X-Ray's core capabilities to curate, secure, audit, and manage Generative AI driven applications.

About YFM

YFM invests £3m to £15m into businesses with strong growth potential located across the UK through a regional network of offices in London, Leeds, Manchester, Reading and Birmingham.

YFM Equity Partners are specialist, independently owned, private equity investors. Having recently celebrated 40 years of investing experience, our portfolio may have changed over the years, but our ethos has remained the same – to support small businesses across the UK in their next phase of growth. We seek to unlock value and growth potential by providing up to £15 million of equity to fuel the development of established business throughout the UK regions. We do this by helping our portfolio companies launch new initiatives, make transformative acquisitions, and upgrade technologies and systems. We are dedicated to working alongside management teams to create long-term value for our investors, the companies we invest in, and make a positive economic impact for the communities in which we work. We manage funds in excess of £670 million which include venture capital trusts and private equity funds.

YFM Equity Partners conducts its investment business through its subsidiary YFM Private Equity Limited which is authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FRN: 122120).

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