Fastio Press Room
Everything journalists need to cover Fastio: company background, quotable soundbites, brand assets, and press releases.
Company Overview
About Fastio
Fastio is the world's first AI-native content workspace and cloud storage platform, designed to eliminate the "seat tax" for the AI era. It is the place where AI agents and humans share the same permissioned environment to manage files, build client portals, run semantic search, and hand off deliverables.
Fastio is a product of VividEngine, LLC, the parent company that also owns and operates MediaFire. Together, VividEngine's platforms represent nearly two decades of cloud storage infrastructure expertise, serving hundreds of millions of users and processing over a billion file uploads every month.
VividEngine ecosystem metrics
Files uploaded monthly
Registered users
Business users
Monthly data transferred
Products Fastio
AI-Native Content Workspace
The first cloud storage platform built for the AI era. Fastio combines workspaces, real-time collaboration, and native MCP support so teams of humans and AI agents can share files, run semantic search, build client portals, and hand off deliverables — all with usage-based pricing and zero seat tax.
MediaFire
Consumer File Hosting & Sharing
One of the largest file hosting and sharing platforms on the internet, serving hundreds of millions of registered users since 2006. MediaFire processes over a billion file uploads monthly and provides simple, reliable file storage and sharing for individuals and small teams worldwide.
Fact Sheet
Product
Key Features & Differentiators
What makes Fastio different from legacy cloud storage platforms.
Zero Seat Tax
Purely usage-based pricing. Add unlimited users and AI agents without per-seat fees. A 25-user team pays $24/mo vs. $450+ on Dropbox or Box.
AI-Native Architecture
Built from scratch for human-AI collaboration, not bolted on. Agents and humans share the same permissioned workspace, activity feed, and file system.
Native MCP Support
First-class Model Context Protocol integration. AI agents like Claude Code and OpenAI Codex connect directly to Fastio workspaces with filesystem-level access.
Content Portals
Create branded, client-facing portals for file delivery and collaboration. Custom domains, password protection, and expiration controls built in.
Semantic Search & AI Query
Ask questions across your entire workspace. Fastio's built-in RAG lets teams and agents search documents by meaning, not just keywords.
Workflow Automation
Built-in tasks, approvals, and worklogs. Route deliverables between humans and agents with audit trails and handoff tracking.
The End of the Seat Tax
Fastio is the first fully usage-based, AI-native cloud storage platform for teams. No per-seat fees, ever. Add unlimited users and AI agents. You pay for the value you get, not the number of people on your team.
50 GB per agent
5,000 credits/mo
Autonomous sign-up
No human required
Agents are first-class users
50 GB storage
5 users, 3 workspaces
10,000 AI credits/mo
Full MCP access
No credit card required
1 TB storage
Unlimited users
Unlimited workspaces
Custom domains
95% cheaper than Dropbox
5 TB storage
Unlimited users
Priority support
Advanced analytics
For teams that need more
Quotable Soundbites
Key messages for your story
Pre-written quotes ready to use. Click to copy.
“95% cheaper than Dropbox for a 25-user team”
“The $285 billion SaaSPocalypse proved the market is done paying for access — it wants to pay for outcomes”
“First AI-native cloud workspace — not an AI add-on bolted onto a 10-year-old codebase”
“Zero seat tax — unlimited users included. You only pay for the value you get”
“We built Fastio from the ground up to be AI-native. Whether you are adding a few new human hires or a dozen autonomous agents, your bill shouldn't go up incrementally. You should only pay for the value you consume.”
“Built by the team behind MediaFire — over a decade of cloud storage infrastructure serving hundreds of millions of users”
Leadership
Key People
Derek Labian
Co-Founder
Co-Founder of Fastio and MediaFire with nearly two decades of experience building and scaling cloud storage infrastructure for hundreds of millions of users.
Tom Langridge
Co-Founder
Co-Founder of Fastio and MediaFire with over a decade of experience building cloud storage infrastructure for hundreds of millions of users.
Product Visuals
Screenshots
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Workspace Dashboard
Workspace dashboard with file management and activity feed
Branded File and Folder Sharing
Custom-branded file and folder sharing with logo and colors
Ripley AI Chat
Ripley AI assistant answering questions about workspace files
AI Chat With Content
Ask questions about your files and get answers from Ripley AI
Media Engine
Media previews with video, audio, and document support
Real-Time Collaboration
Team members collaborating in a shared workspace
Semantic Search
AI-powered semantic search across workspace documents
Password Protection
Password-protected sharing with custom branded backgrounds
Audit Trail
Activity tracking and audit trail for compliance
Contact
Get in Touch
Press Inquiries
For media inquiries, interview requests, or additional information, reach out to our press team.
press@fast.ioWe typically respond within one business day.
Mailing Address
Fastio c/o VividEngine, LLC4747 Research Forest Dr.
Ste 180-265
The Woodlands, Texas 77381-4902
Frequently Asked Questions
FAQs for Press
Who is Fastio built for?
Fastio is built for teams that use AI assistants like Claude Desktop, ChatGPT, or Gemini alongside their human workflows. Whether you're a law firm doing diligence across hundreds of PDFs, a creative agency managing client deliverables, or a startup running AI agents, Fastio gives everyone — human and AI — a shared, permissioned environment to work in.
How is pricing different from competitors?
Fastio uses purely usage-based pricing with no per-seat fees. A 25-user team pays $24/month compared to ~$450-500/month on Dropbox or Box. You pay for storage consumed, not the number of people (or agents) using the platform.
What is MCP (Model Context Protocol)?
MCP is an open standard that lets AI agents interact with external tools and data sources. Fastio has native MCP support, meaning AI agents like Claude Code or OpenAI Codex can directly upload, download, search, and manage files in your workspace — no custom integration needed.
Why now — what's the market opportunity?
The February 2026 'SaaSPocalypse' erased $285 billion in SaaS valuations as businesses rejected per-seat pricing. Meanwhile, AI agents are becoming standard team members. Legacy storage platforms weren't built for this reality — they charge per seat, can't handle agent identities, and bolt AI on as an afterthought. Fastio was built from scratch for this moment.
Can we interview the team?
Yes. Reach out to press@fast.io and we'll arrange an interview with our co-founders or product team. We're happy to discuss the product, the market, or the technical architecture.
Where can we find logos and screenshots?
Our press kit is available as a shared Fastio workspace. It includes logos in SVG and PNG (light and dark variants), product screenshots, and brand guidelines. Visit the Brand Assets section on this page or contact press@fast.io for custom assets.
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