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Who invested in Alation

4 rounds we have observed, with the 12 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

Big Data & Analytics

Valuation: $1.7B, Mar 2026

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$82Mraised across 4 rounds since 2015, from 4 sources

$9.0MSeries A$23MSeries B$50MSeries C
Latest round
VentureJun 2023
Biggest round
$50MSeries C · Jan 2019
Investors
12
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The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

20152017201920212023
$9.0MSeries A$23MSeries B$50MSeries C?Venture
First round
Series A, $9.0M
Mar 2015
Biggest round
$50M
Series C · Jan 2019
Usual gap between rounds
2.3 years
the median of 3
AlationAnalytics1 / 14Their pitch deckAlation's pitch deck, 14 slidesEach slide read for what it argues, against the decks that raised at the same stage.

The rounds

  1. Jun 2023
    VentureAmount undisclosed2 new2 returning

    Source recorded

  2. Jan 2019
    Series C$50M3 new2 returning

    Reported by FinSMEs

  3. Jul 2017
    Series B$23M2 new1 returning

    Reported by FinSMEs

  4. Mar 2015
    Series A$9.0M5 new

    From a historical funding record

Founders and team

From Alation's own website: 1 founder, 10 on the team.

Satyen SanganiCEO & Co-Founder
  • Stephanie AubreyVice President of People and Chief of Staff
  • Lily BuséChief of Staff to the CEO
  • Aaron ChengSenior Vice President of Forward Deployed Engineering
  • Gianthomas VolpeVice President, Product Management
  • Michael LupoSenior Vice President of Sales
  • Mudit GargVice President, Customer & GTM Operations
  • Satya MishraVice President of Alliances and Corporate Development
  • Deepesh ChoureyCTO
  • Javier TeranChief Financial Officer
  • Rick BakerChief Operating Officer

Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

Everyone who backed them

DCVCVC firm3rounds
Andreessen HorowitzVC firm2rounds
General CatalystVC firm2rounds
CostanoaVC firm2rounds
Salesforce VenturesCorporate VC1round
Sapphire VenturesVC firm1round
Bloomberg BetaVC firm1round
Costanoa VenturesVC firm1round
HarmonyCorporate VC1round
ICONGrowth equity1round
Icon Ventures/ Harmonyno record of our own yet1round
Sapphire Ventures/ Salesforceno record of our own yet1round

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Also claim to have backed them

These 3 firms list Alation as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

Icon VenturesVC firmPer its own site
Dell Technologies CapitalCorporate VCPer its own site
Harmony PartnersVC firmPer its own site

Quick answers about Alation

Who invested in Alation?

Alation's investors include DCVC, Andreessen Horowitz, General Catalyst, Costanoa and Salesforce Ventures, and 7 more on record.

How much has Alation raised?

Alation has raised $82M across 4 rounds since 2015. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

When did Alation last raise?

Alation's most recent round was a Venture in Jun 2023.

What was Alation's biggest round?

Alation's largest round on record is $50M (Series C), in Jan 2019.

Who backed Alation first?

Alation's first round on record, in Mar 2015, was backed by Andreessen Horowitz, General Catalyst and DCVC and 2 others.

What stage is Alation at?

Alation's latest named round is a Venture, in Jun 2023.

Where is Alation based?

Alation is based in the United States.

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