# DataStax funding: rounds and investors > DataStax has raised $305M across 7 rounds since 2010. Investors include Lightspeed Venture Partners, Bain Capital Ventures and Crosslink Capital. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/datastax (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Venture startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # 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. AI Valuation: $2.0B, Oct 2024 Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$305M** raised across 7 rounds since 2010, from 7 sources **$2.7M** Series A **$11M** Series B **$25M** Series C **$45M** Series D **$106M** Series E **$115M** Venture - **Latest round:** Venture, $115M Jun 2022 - **Investors:** 18 See who backed them ## The funding story Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total. 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 **?** Seed **$2.7M** Series A **$11M** Series B **$25M** Series C **$45M** Series D **$106M** Series E **$115M** Venture - **First round:** Seed - **Biggest round:** $115M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 12 months ## The rounds - **Jun 2022** Venture **$115M** *1 new* *3 returning* [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) [Bain Capital Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bain-capital-ventures) [Kleiner Perkins](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins) Source recorded - **Sept 2014** Series E **$106M** *7 new* *2 returning* [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) [Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers) [Scale Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scale-venture-partners) [Comcast Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/comcast-ventures) [Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-fisher-jurvetson-dfj) [Cross Creek](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cross-creek) [PremjiInvest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/premji-invest) [Wasatch Advisors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wasatch-advisors) [ClearBridge Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/clearbridge-investments) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $106M sold, first sale Aug 2014 - **Jul 2013** Series D **$45M** *3 new* *4 returning* [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) [DFJ](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj) [Bain Capital Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bain-capital-ventures) [Crosslink Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crosslink-capital) [Scale Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scale-venture-partners) [Meritech Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/meritech-capital-partners) [NextWorld](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nextworld) Reported by techcrunch.com SEC filing: $45M sold, first sale Jul 2013 - **Oct 2012** Series C **$25M** *1 new* *3 returning* [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) [Bain Capital Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bain-capital-ventures) [Crosslink Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crosslink-capital) [Meritech Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/meritech-capital-partners) Reported by finsmes.com SEC filing: $25M sold, first sale Sept 2012 - **Sept 2011** Series B **$11M** *2 new* *1 returning* [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) [Bain Capital Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bain-capital-ventures) [Crosslink Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crosslink-capital) Reported by finsmes.com - **Oct 2010** Series A **$2.7M** *3 new* [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) [Jason Calacanis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jason-calacanis) Reported by fis.dowjones.com - **Apr 2010** Seed **Amount undisclosed** *1 new* [Rackspace](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rackspace) Reported by austinstartup.com ## Founders and team From the SEC filings it signed: 1 on the team. - **Chet Kapoor** Executive Officer, Director i On the board, as filed i *Andy Vitus* *Eric Chin* *Holger Staude* *Jim Baum* *John Vrionis* *Jonathan Ellis* *Kelly 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. **Seed** 2010 **Series A** 2010 **Series B** 2011 **Series C** 2012 **Series D** 2013 **Series E** 2014 **Venture** 2022 [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) [Bain Capital Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bain-capital-ventures) [Crosslink Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crosslink-capital) [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) [Scale Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scale-venture-partners) [Meritech Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/meritech-capital-partners) [Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers) [DFJ](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj) [Kleiner Perkins](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins) [Comcast Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/comcast-ventures) ## Everyone who backed them [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) VC firm **6** rounds [Bain Capital Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bain-capital-ventures) VC firm **4** rounds [Crosslink Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crosslink-capital) VC firm **3** rounds [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) VC firm **2** rounds [Scale Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scale-venture-partners) VC firm **2** rounds [Meritech Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/meritech-capital-partners) VC firm **2** rounds [Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers) VC firm **1** round [DFJ](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj) VC firm **1** round [Kleiner Perkins](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins) VC firm **1** round [Comcast Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/comcast-ventures) Corporate VC **1** round [Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-fisher-jurvetson-dfj) Investment firm **1** round [Jason Calacanis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jason-calacanis) VC firm **1** round [Cross Creek](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cross-creek) VC firm **1** round [PremjiInvest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/premji-invest) Private equity **1** round [NextWorld](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nextworld) VC firm **1** round [Wasatch Advisors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wasatch-advisors) Growth equity **1** round [Rackspace](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rackspace) Corporate VC **1** round [ClearBridge Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/clearbridge-investments) VC firm **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=datastax). ## 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? 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