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Who invested in DataStax

7 rounds we have observed, with the 18 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.

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Valuation: $2.0B, Oct 2024

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$305Mraised across 7 rounds since 2010, from 7 sources

$2.7MSeries A$11MSeries B$25MSeries C$45MSeries D$106MSeries E$115MVenture
Latest round
Venture, $115MJun 2022
Investors
18
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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.

2010201220142016201820202022
?Seed$2.7MSeries A$11MSeries B$25MSeries C$45MSeries D$106MSeries E$115MVenture
First round
Seed
Apr 2010
Biggest round
$115M
Venture · Jun 2022
Usual gap between rounds
12 months
the median of 6

The rounds

  1. Jun 2022
    Venture$115M1 new3 returning

    Source recorded

  2. Sept 2014
    Series E$106M7 new2 returning

    From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $106M sold, first sale Aug 2014

  3. Jul 2013
    Series D$45M3 new4 returning

    Reported by techcrunch.comSEC filing: $45M sold, first sale Jul 2013

  4. Oct 2012
    Series C$25M1 new3 returning

    Reported by finsmes.comSEC filing: $25M sold, first sale Sept 2012

  5. Sept 2011
    Series B$11M2 new1 returning

    Reported by finsmes.com

  6. Oct 2010
    Series A$2.7M3 new

    Reported by fis.dowjones.com

  7. Apr 2010
    SeedAmount undisclosed1 new

    Reported by austinstartup.com

Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 1 on the team.

  • Chet KapoorExecutive Officer, Directori

On the board, as filediAndy VitusEric ChinHolger StaudeJim BaumJohn VrionisJonathan EllisKelly Battles

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.

Seed2010Series A2010Series B2011Series C2012Series D2013Series E2014Venture2022Lightspeed Venture PartnersBain Capital VenturesCrosslink CapitalSequoia CapitalScale Venture PartnersMeritech Capital PartnersKleiner Perkins Caufield & ByersDFJKleiner PerkinsComcast Ventures

Everyone who backed them

Lightspeed Venture PartnersVC firm6rounds
Bain Capital VenturesVC firm4rounds
Crosslink CapitalVC firm3rounds
Sequoia CapitalVC firm2rounds
Scale Venture PartnersVC firm2rounds
Meritech Capital PartnersVC firm2rounds
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & ByersVC firm1round
DFJVC firm1round
Kleiner PerkinsVC firm1round
Comcast VenturesCorporate VC1round
Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)Investment firm1round
Jason CalacanisVC firm1round
Cross CreekVC firm1round
PremjiInvestPrivate equity1round
NextWorldVC firm1round
Wasatch AdvisorsGrowth equity1round
RackspaceCorporate VC1round
ClearBridge InvestmentsVC firm1round

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Quick answers about DataStax

Who invested in DataStax?

DataStax's investors include Lightspeed Venture Partners, Bain Capital Ventures, Crosslink Capital, Sequoia Capital and Scale Venture Partners, and 13 more on record.

How much has DataStax raised?

DataStax has raised $305M across 7 rounds since 2010. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

When did DataStax last raise?

DataStax's most recent round was a Venture of $115M in Jun 2022.

What was DataStax's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $115M in Jun 2022, is also its largest on record.

Who backed DataStax first?

DataStax's first round on record, in Apr 2010, was backed by Rackspace.

What stage is DataStax at?

DataStax's latest named round is a Venture, in Jun 2022.

Where is DataStax based?

DataStax is based in the United States.

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