United States · Series D startup

Who invested in MemSQL

7 rounds we have observed, with the 34 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

Y Combinator: Winter 2011

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$114Mraised across 7 rounds since 2011, from 7 sources

$5.0MSeed$3.0MSeed$5.0MSeries A$35MSeries B$36MRound$30MSeries D
Latest round
Series D, $30MMay 2018
Biggest round
$36MRound · Jun 2016
Investors
34 (1 led)
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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.

2012201320142015201620172018
$5.0MSeed$3.0MSeed$5.0MSeries A$35MSeries B?Round$36MRound$30MSeries D
First round
Seed, $5.0M
Jul 2011
Biggest round
$36M
Round · Jun 2016
Usual gap between rounds
12 months
the median of 6

The rounds

  1. May 2018
  2. Jun 2016
  3. Sept 2014
    RoundAmount undisclosed2 new

    From a historical funding record

  4. Jan 2014
    Series B$35M2 new2 returning

    From a historical funding record

  5. Jan 2013
    Series A$5.0M1 new3 returning

    From a historical funding record

  6. Jun 2012
    Seed$3.0M4 new

    Reported by pevc.dowjones.comSEC filing: $2.0M sold, first sale Jun 2012

  7. Jul 2011

Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 2 on the team.

  • Nikita Eric ShamgunovDirector, Promoteri
  • Paul Eric FrenkielExecutive Officer, Director, Promoteri

On the board, as filediHoward Eric Morgan

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 firm5rounds
IA VenturesVC firm3rounds
Raymond TonsingVC firm3rounds
Y CombinatorAccelerator2rounds
SV AngelVC firm2rounds
AccelVC firm2rounds
Khosla VenturesVC firm2rounds
First Round CapitalVC firm2rounds
In-Q-TelAccelerator2rounds
DST GlobalPrivate equity2rounds
Caffeinated CapitalVC firm2rounds
Paul BuchheitAngel2rounds
Sam AltmanAngel2rounds
Start FundVC firm2rounds
Ashton KutcherVC firm2rounds
Guy OsearyVC firm2rounds
Marco Bergmannno record of our own yet2rounds
Mark LaRosano record of our own yet2rounds
Reed Elsevier Venturesno record of our own yet1round, led 1
Google VenturesCorporate VC1round
Karl JacobAngel1round
TGM venturesAngel network1round
Tom McInerneyAngel1round
Digital Sky TechnologiesInvestment firm1round
Janis KrumsVC firm1round
Ron GarretAngel1round
Glynn Capital/ AccelGrowth equity1round
REVCompany1round
IAno record of our own yet1round
Janis Krumsno record of our own yet1round
Karl Jacobno record of our own yet1round
Ron Garretno record of our own yet1round

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Also claim to have backed them

This firm lists MemSQL as a portfolio company on their own website, but no report of a round names it. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

REVCorporate VCPer its own site

Quick answers about MemSQL

Who invested in MemSQL?

MemSQL's investors include DCVC, IA Ventures, Raymond Tonsing, Y Combinator and New Enterprise Associates, and 29 more on record.

How much has MemSQL raised?

MemSQL has raised $114M across 7 rounds since 2011. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

When did MemSQL last raise?

MemSQL's most recent round was a Series D of $30M in May 2018.

What was MemSQL's biggest round?

MemSQL's largest round on record is $36M, in Jun 2016, led by Reed Elsevier Ventures.

Who backed MemSQL first?

MemSQL's first round on record, in Jul 2011, was backed by Y Combinator, New Enterprise Associates and SV Angel and 12 others.

What stage is MemSQL at?

MemSQL's latest named round is a Series D, in May 2018.

Where is MemSQL based?

MemSQL is based in the United States.

Who led MemSQL's rounds?

Reed Elsevier Ventures led the funding round in 2016.

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