Who invested in Qumulo

6 rounds we have observed, with the 14 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

Valuation: $1.2B, Mar 2026

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$315Mraised across 6 rounds since 2012, from 6 sources

$2.3MSeed$25MSeries A$40MSeries B$30MSeries C$93MSeries D$125MSeries E

Latest round: Series E, $125MJul 2020
Step-upi: 1.3×
Investors: 14

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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.

20122014201620182020

$2.3MSeed$25MSeries A$40MSeries B$30MSeries C$93MSeries D$125MSeries E

First round: Seed, $2.3M
Biggest round: $125M
Usual gap between rounds: 2.1 years

The rounds

Jul 2020
Series E$125M3 new2 returning
Source recordedSEC filing: $112M sold, first sale Jul 2020
Jun 2018
Series D$93M4 new2 returning
- Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
- Madrona Venture Group
- HGST
- FENRIR
- BlackRock Private Equity Partners/ Goldman Sachs
- Highland
Reported by FinSMEsSEC filing: $93M sold, first sale Jun 2018
Apr 2017
Series C$30M2 new1 returning
Reported by FinSMEsSEC filing: $30M sold, first sale Mar 2017
Feb 2015
Series B$40M1 new3 returning
From a historical funding record
Nov 2012
Series A$25M2 new2 returning
Reported by bizjournals.comSEC filing: $24M sold, first sale Nov 2012
Mar 2012
Seed$2.3M2 new
- DCVC
- Valhalla Partners
Reported by geekwire.comSEC filing: $500K sold, first sale Mar 2012

Founders and team

From Qumulo's own website and the SEC filings it signed: 1 founder, 16 on the team.

Aaron PasseyCo-founder & Chief Architect

Michelle PalleschiExecutive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
Douglas GourlayChief Executive Officer
Doug GourlayCEO, Qumulo
Kiran BhageshpurChief Technology Officer
Matt FreyChief Financial Officer
Brandon WhitelawSVP, Head of Product
Chad KnowlesVP, North American Sales
Dack BuschVP, Worldwide Solutions Architecture & Systems Engineering
Dave CoughlanVP, Customer Success
Kelly SeeligVP, Marketing
Ted CarpenterVP, Engineering
Bob GleichaufIndependent Board Member
Kelly BattlesIndependent Board Member
Matthew B. FreyExecutive Officeri
Neal FachanExecutive Officer, Directori
William B. RichterExecutive Officer, Directori

On the board, as filediDan B. MillerWen B. Hsieh

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.

Seed2012Series A2012Series B2015Series C2017Series D2018Series E2020

Madrona Venture Group

DCVC

Valhalla Partners

Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers

Highland Capital Partners

Goldman Sachs

Kleiner Perkins

Northern Light Venture CapitalHGSTTop Tier

Everyone who backed them

Madrona Venture GroupVC firm5rounds

DCVCVC firm3rounds

Valhalla PartnersVC firm3rounds

Kleiner Perkins Caufield & ByersVC firm2rounds

Highland Capital PartnersVC firm2rounds

Goldman SachsPrivate equity1round

Kleiner PerkinsVC firm1round

Northern Light Venture CapitalVC firm1round

HGSTCorporate VC1round

Top TierGrowth equity1round

TycheGrowth equity1round

FENRIRGrowth equity1round

BlackRock Private Equity Partners/ Goldman Sachsno record of our own yet1round

Highlandno record of our own yet1round

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Also claim to have backed them

These 5 firms list Qumulo 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.

SGH CAPITALVC firmPer its own site

Amity VenturesVC firmPer its own site

Tyche PartnersVC firmPer its own site

CatapultVC firmPer its own site

Stowe CapitalAdvisorPer its own site

Quick answers about Qumulo

Who invested in Qumulo?

Qumulo's investors include Madrona Venture Group, DCVC, Valhalla Partners, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Highland Capital Partners, and 9 more on record.