IaaS has been discussed previously in these posts and it has already been said that IaaS is a framework that allows companies to use web-based operating systems and applications without having to develop and/or acquire their own cloud infrastructure. IaaS is in a sector that is innovative and closely dependent on technological development. 

INNOVATIVE SECTOR WITH A HIGH RISK 

Since 2010, 362 companies dedicated to IaaS have been created, of which only 299 are still active today. This fact reflects, on the one hand, the young age of the sector, as it could be said that 100% of the companies existing today have been created in the last 9 years. On the other hand, it also shows the high risk of new companies starting their activity in this sector, as they have a high probability ofdefault. 

In total, USD 3.62 trillion has been invested in the IaaS sector globally and today, the leading companies in the sector are the US companiesCiscoThe value of the project, valued at $186 billion,Rackspace y Flexera. 

INVESTMENT ANALYSIS 

Most of the fundraising rounds launched have been at seed or seed stage.Seed171 rounds exactly. A further 93 rounds took place in the early stages, orEarly Stages of start-ups. 

There has also been significant investment in the IaaS market in the past year, although as an emerging sector, investment rounds have not been as capital intensive as in other markets. For example, the start-up Storyblok GmbH received USD 2.5 million in its first round, when it was still in its early stages.seed y, como destacamos en nuestro post anterior a cerca del sector IaaS,  la compañía EMnify también captó fondos por casi 8,8 millones de dólares en su ronda A.