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Who invested in OpenDNS?
OpenDNS's investors include Sequoia Capital, Greylock, Sutter Hill Ventures, Mohr Davidow Ventures and Cisco, and 7 more on record.
2007200920112013
$2.5MSeries A?Round$4.5MVenture$9.3MSeries B$35MSeries C
United States · Series C startup
Who invested in OpenDNS
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$51Mraised across 5 rounds since 2005, from 5 sources
$2.5MSeries A$4.5MVenture$9.3MSeries B$35MSeries C
- Latest round
- Series C, $35MMay 2014
- Step-upi
- 3.8×
- Investors
- 12
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, $2.5M Nov 2005
- Biggest round
- $35M Series C · May 2014
- Usual gap between rounds
- 2.4 years the median of 4
The rounds
- May 2014Series C$35M8 new3 returning
Sequoia Capital
Greylock
Mohr Davidow Ventures
Sutter Hill Ventures- Cisco
Lowercase Capital
Northgate Capital
Evolution Equity Partners
Glynn Capital Management
Chris Sacca
Lumia Capital
From a historical funding record
- Feb 2013
- Sept 2010Venture$4.5M2 returning
Reported by techcrunch.comSEC filing: $4.5M sold, first sale Sept 2010
- Jul 2009
- Nov 2005
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 A2005Round2009Venture2010Series B2013Series C2014Sequoia CapitalGreylockSutter Hill VenturesMohr Davidow VenturesCiscoLowercase CapitalNorthgate CapitalEvolution Equity PartnersGlynn Capital ManagementChris Sacca
Sequoia CapitalGreylockSutter Hill VenturesMohr Davidow VenturesCiscoLowercase CapitalNorthgate CapitalEvolution Equity PartnersGlynn Capital ManagementChris SaccaThe exit
ExitBuyerPriceWhen
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Everyone who backed them
CiscoCorporate VC1round
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Also claim to have backed them
This firm lists OpenDNS 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 OpenDNS
How much has OpenDNS raised?
OpenDNS has raised $51M across 5 rounds since 2005. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.
When did OpenDNS last raise?
OpenDNS's most recent round was a Series C of $35M in May 2014.
What was OpenDNS's biggest round?
Its most recent round, $35M in May 2014, is also its largest on record.
Who backed OpenDNS first?
OpenDNS's first round on record, in Nov 2005, was backed by Minor Ventures.
What stage is OpenDNS at?
OpenDNS's latest named round is a Series C, in May 2014.
Where is OpenDNS based?
OpenDNS is based in the United States.
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