PiCloud

PiCloud was a cloud-computing startup founded in 2009 that offered a pay-as-you-go, serverless platform for running Python workloads across public (AWS) and private clouds without provisioning, configuring, or managing virtual servers — popular for batch processing, high-performance computing, and scientific computing. It raised a seed round from Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Kleiner Perkins, Plug and Play, and Greylock. The team was acquired by Dropbox in November 2013 and the PiCloud service was shut down on February 25, 2014 (its platform lived on briefly as the open-source Multyvac project). The picloud.com domain is now parked, and there is no live API, developer portal, or documentation to enrich.

PiCloud is profiled on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Company, Cloud Computing, Serverless, High Performance Computing, and Batch Processing.

📡 Source on GitHub

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Company Cloud Computing Serverless High Performance Computing Batch Processing Python Defunct Acquired

Source (apis.yml)

aid: picloud
deliveryModel:
  model: unknown
  open_source: false
  commercial: false
  callable_host: false
  label: Delivery model not determined — needs a product licence on record
  confidence: low
  source:
  - none
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source: []
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/picloud.png
name: PiCloud
description: PiCloud was a cloud-computing startup founded in 2009 that offered a pay-as-you-go, serverless platform for running
  Python workloads across public (AWS) and private clouds without provisioning, configuring, or managing virtual servers —
  popular for batch processing, high-performance computing, and scientific computing. It raised a seed round from Andreessen
  Horowitz (a16z), Kleiner Perkins, Plug and Play, and Greylock. The team was acquired by Dropbox in November 2013 and the
  PiCloud service was shut down on February 25, 2014 (its platform lived on briefly as the open-source Multyvac project).
  The picloud.com domain is now parked, and there is no live API, developer portal, or documentation to enrich.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/picloud/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- a16z
- Kleiner Perkins
- Greylock
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
x-status: defunct
x-acquired-by: Dropbox
x-acquired-date: '2013-11-17'
x-shutdown-date: '2014-02-25'
x-domain-status: parked
specificationVersion: '0.23'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-20'
tags:
- Company
- Cloud Computing
- Serverless
- High Performance Computing
- Batch Processing
- Python
- Defunct
- Acquired
apis: []
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-20'
  status: nochange
  artifacts_added: 0
  pass: local-v1

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