United States · Who invested in Equinix?
Equinix's investors include Benchmark, Temasek Holdings, Cisco, The Carlyle Group and Microsoft, and 12 more on record.
2000
$200MDebt$80MGrowth
United States · Growth startup
Who invested in Equinix
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$280Mraised across 2 rounds since 1999, from 2 sources
$200MDebt$80MGrowth
- Latest round
- Debt, $200MDec 1999
- Investors
- 17
The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Debt, $200M Dec 1999
- Biggest round
- $200M Debt · Dec 1999
The rounds
- Dec 1999
- Dec 1999Growth$80M16 new
Benchmark
Temasek Holdings- Cisco
The Carlyle Group- Microsoft
Dell- Marc Andreessen
- Comdisco Ventures
AOL
PCCW
E*TRADE
Groupe Artémis- Reuters Group Plc
- Epartners
Enron
NorthPoint Communications Group
From a historical funding record
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.
The exit
ExitListingPriceWhen
IPONASDAQ:EQIXundisclosedAug 2000
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Everyone who backed them
CiscoCorporate VC1round
MicrosoftCorporate VC1round
Marc AndreessenAngel1round
Comdisco VenturesVC firm1round
EpartnersGrowth equity1round
Reuters Group PlcInvestment firm1round
Salomon Smith BarneyVC firm1round
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Quick answers about Equinix
How much has Equinix raised?
Equinix has raised $280M across 2 rounds since 1999.
When did Equinix last raise?
Equinix's most recent round was a Growth of $80M in Dec 1999.
What was Equinix's biggest round?
Equinix's largest round on record is $200M (Debt), in Dec 1999.
Who backed Equinix first?
Equinix's first round on record, in Dec 1999, was backed by Salomon Smith Barney.
What stage is Equinix at?
Equinix's latest named round is a Growth, in Dec 1999.
Where is Equinix based?
Equinix is based in the United States.
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