# MariaDB funding: rounds and investors

> MariaDB has raised $86M across 7 rounds since 2010. Investors include Runa Capital, Finnish Industry Investment and OpenOcean. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/mariadb (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Who invested in *MariaDB*

7 rounds we have observed, with the 8 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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Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$86M** raised across 7 rounds since 2010, from 7 sources

**$2.0M** Venture **$4.0M** Series A **$2.5M** Series A **$20M** Series B **$3.4M** Series B **$27M** Round **$27M** Round

- **Latest round:** Round, $27M Sept 2017
- **Biggest round:** $27M Round · May 2017
- **Investors:** 8

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.

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

**$2.0M** Venture

**$4.0M** Series A

**$2.5M** Series A

**$20M** Series B

**$3.4M** Series B

**$27M** Round

**$27M** Round

- **First round:** Venture, $2.0M
- **Biggest round:** $27M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 17 months

## The rounds

- **Sept 2017** Round **$27M** *1 new* [Alibaba](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alibaba) Reported by TechCrunch
- **May 2017** Round **$27M** *1 new* European Investement Bank Reported by FinSMEs
- **Feb 2015** Series B **$3.4M** *1 returning* [Runa Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/runa-capital) From a historical funding record
- **Oct 2013** Series B **$20M** *2 new* *3 returning* [Intel Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel-capital) [Spintop Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/spintop-ventures) [Finnish Industry Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/finnish-industry-investment) [OpenOcean](https://millionrounds.com/fund/openocean) [California Technology Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ctv-ventures-family-office) Reported by techcrunch.com
- **May 2012** Series A **$2.5M** *1 new* [California Technology Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ctv-ventures-family-office) Reported by skysql.com
- **Apr 2012** Series A **$4.0M** *2 new* [Finnish Industry Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/finnish-industry-investment) [OpenOcean](https://millionrounds.com/fund/openocean) Reported by venturebeat.com
- **Sept 2010** Venture **$2.0M** *1 new* [Runa Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/runa-capital) 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.

**Venture** 2010 **Series A** 2012 **Series A** 2012 **Series B** 2013 **Series B** 2015 **Round** 2017 **Round** 2017 [Runa Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/runa-capital) [Finnish Industry Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/finnish-industry-investment) [OpenOcean](https://millionrounds.com/fund/openocean) [California Technology Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ctv-ventures-family-office) [Intel Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel-capital) [Alibaba](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alibaba) [Spintop Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/spintop-ventures) European Investement Bank

## Everyone who backed them

[Runa Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/runa-capital) VC firm **2** rounds

[Finnish Industry Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/finnish-industry-investment) Investment firm **2** rounds

[OpenOcean](https://millionrounds.com/fund/openocean) VC firm **2** rounds

[California Technology Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ctv-ventures-family-office) VC firm **2** rounds

[Intel Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel-capital) Corporate VC **1** round

[Alibaba](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alibaba) Growth equity **1** round

[Spintop Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/spintop-ventures) VC firm **1** round

European Investement Bank no record of our own yet **1** round

Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=mariadb).

## Also claim to have backed them

These 2 firms list MariaDB 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.

[Smartfin](https://millionrounds.com/fund/smartfin) VC firm Per its own site

[HighBar Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/highbar-partners) Private equity Per its own site

## Quick answers about MariaDB

### Who invested in MariaDB?

MariaDB's investors include Runa Capital, Finnish Industry Investment, OpenOcean, California Technology Ventures and Intel Capital, and 3 more on record.

### How much has MariaDB raised?

MariaDB has raised $86M across 7 rounds since 2010.

### When did MariaDB last raise?

MariaDB's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $27M in Sept 2017.

### What was MariaDB's biggest round?

MariaDB's largest round on record is $27M (Undisclosed round), in May 2017.

### Who backed MariaDB first?

MariaDB's first round on record, in Sept 2010, was backed by Runa Capital.

### What stage is MariaDB at?

MariaDB's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Sept 2017.

### Where is MariaDB based?

MariaDB is based in Finland.

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