Who invested in Sonatype

6 rounds we have observed, with the 9 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 summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$156Mraised across 6 rounds since 2008, from 6 sources

$4.3MSeries A$5.2MSeries A$12MSeries B$25MSeries C$30MRound$80MRound

Latest round: Round, $80MSept 2018
Led by: Goldman Sachs
Step-upi: 2.7×
Investors: 9 (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.

200820102012201420162018

$4.3MSeries A$5.2MSeries A$12MSeries B$25MSeries C$30MRound$80MRound

First round: Series A, $4.3M
Biggest round: $80M
Usual gap between rounds: 22 months

The rounds

Sept 2018
Round$80M1 new1 returning
- Goldman SachsLead
- TPG
Reported by TechCrunchSEC filing: $25M sold, first sale Aug 2018
Apr 2016
Round$30M3 new5 returning
- New Enterprise Associates
- Accel
- In-Q-Tel
- Morgenthaler Ventures
- Hummer Winblad Venture Partners
- Bay Partners
- Goldman Sachs
- Canvas Venture Fund
Source recordedSEC filing: $25M sold, first sale Jan 2016
Jul 2012
Series C$25M1 new4 returning
Reported by finsmes.comSEC filing: $25M sold, first sale Jul 2012
Sept 2010
Series B$12M1 new3 returning
Reported by finsmes.comSEC filing: $10M sold, first sale Jul 2010
Sept 2009
Series A$5.2M1 new2 returning
From a historical funding record
Jun 2008
Series A$4.3M2 new
- Morgenthaler Ventures
- Hummer Winblad Venture Partners
Reported by sec.gov

Founders and team

From Sonatype's own website and the SEC filings it signed: 14 on the team.

Bhagwat SwaroopChief Executive Officer
Brian FoxChief Technology Officer
Casey WatsonChief Revenue Officer
Craig VaughanChief Operating Officer
Dave MillerChief Financial Officer
David RudolphChief Customer Officer
Jason McClellandChief Marketing Officer
Mitchell JohnsonChief Product Development Officer
Sherri ManningChief Human Resources Officer
Adele GambacortaHead of Software Production Process
John GoodsonSenior VP of Products
Paul BoscoGeneral Counsel
David MillerExecutive Officeri
Wayne JacksonExecutive Officer, Directori

On the board, as filediAnn WinbladAshwin GuptaLetitia LongSameer GandhiStephen Hills

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 A2008Series A2009Series B2010Series C2012Round2016Round2018

Morgenthaler Ventures

Hummer Winblad Venture Partners

Bay Partners

Accel

Goldman SachsL

New Enterprise Associates

In-Q-Tel

TPGCanvas Venture Fund

Everyone who backed them

Morgenthaler VenturesVC firm5rounds

Hummer Winblad Venture PartnersVC firm5rounds

Bay PartnersVC firm4rounds

AccelVC firm3rounds

Goldman SachsPrivate equity2rounds, led 1

New Enterprise AssociatesVC firm2rounds

In-Q-TelAccelerator1round

TPGPrivate equity1round

Canvas Venture Fundno record of our own yet1round

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Also claim to have backed them

These 5 firms list Sonatype 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.

Founders Circle CapitalVC firmPer its own site

Blue Delta Capital PartnersPrivate equityPer its own site

Hummer Winblad Venture Partners (Aspenwood Ventures)VC firmGrowth, per its site

Key Man SearchVC firmPer its own site

One Net CapitalPrivate equityPer its own site

Quick answers about Sonatype

Who invested in Sonatype?

Sonatype's investors include Morgenthaler Ventures, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, Bay Partners, Accel and Goldman Sachs, and 4 more on record. Goldman Sachs led its latest round.