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Who invested in MySQL?
MySQL's investors include Intel Capital, Index Ventures, Benchmark, Balderton Capital and Sapphire Ventures, and 15 more on record.
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$1.8MSeries A$1.8MSeed$20MSeries B$19MSeries C$1.0MSeedUnited States · Seed startup
Who invested in MySQL
5 rounds we have observed, with the 20 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.
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$43Mraised across 5 rounds since 2001, from 5 sources
$1.8MSeries A$1.8MSeed$20MSeries B$19MSeries C$1.0MSeed
- Latest round
- Seed, $1.0MJan 2008
- Biggest round
- $20MSeries B · Jun 2003
- Investors
- 20
The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Series A, $1.8M Nov 2001
- Biggest round
- $20M Series B · Jun 2003
- Usual gap between rounds
- 23 months the median of 3
MySQLComputer Software1 / 186Their pitch deckMySQL's pitch deck, 186 slidesEach slide read for what it argues, against the decks that raised at the same stage.→The rounds
- Jan 2008
- Feb 2006Series C$19M6 new
Reported by mysql.com
- Jun 2003
- Nov 2001Series A$1.8M11 new
Scope Capital Advisory- Holtron
- Texcel International
- ABN AMRO Alfred Berg Industrifinans
- Eficor Ventures
- John Wattin
- Mina Gouran
- Natasha Bhatia
- Peter Harris
- Ralf Wahlsten
- Terje Laugerud
From a historical funding record
- Nov 2001
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.
Series A2001Seed2001Series B2003Series C2006Seed2008
Intel Capital
Index Ventures
Benchmark
Balderton Capital
Sapphire Ventures
IVP
SAP Ventures
Hard YakaPresidio STXScope Capital Advisory
Intel CapitalIndex VenturesBenchmarkBalderton CapitalSapphire VenturesIVPSAP VenturesHard YakaPresidio STXScope Capital AdvisoryThe exit
ExitBuyerPriceWhen
From historical deal records. Wrong? Tell us.
Everyone who backed them
Presidio STXGrowth equity1round
HoltronPrivate equity1round
Texcel InternationalVC firm1round
ABN AMRO Alfred Berg Industrifinansno record of our own yet1round
Eficor Venturesno record of our own yet1round
John Wattinno record of our own yet1round
Mina Gouranno record of our own yet1round
Natasha Bhatiano record of our own yet1round
Peter Harrisno record of our own yet1round
Ralf Wahlstenno record of our own yet1round
Terje Laugerudno record of our own yet1round
Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? Tell us.
Also claim to have backed them
This firm lists MySQL 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.
Quick answers about MySQL
How much has MySQL raised?
MySQL has raised $43M across 5 rounds since 2001.
When did MySQL last raise?
MySQL's most recent round was a Seed of $1.0M in Jan 2008.
What was MySQL's biggest round?
MySQL's largest round on record is $20M (Series B), in Jun 2003.
Who backed MySQL first?
MySQL's first round on record, in Nov 2001, was backed by Scope Capital Advisory, Holtron and Texcel International and 8 others.
What stage is MySQL at?
MySQL's latest named round is a Seed, in Jan 2008.
Where is MySQL based?
MySQL is based in the United States.
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