# Sonatype funding: rounds and investors > Sonatype has raised $156M across 6 rounds since 2008. Investors include Morgenthaler Ventures, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners and Bay Partners. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/sonatype (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Funded startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # 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. Cybersecurity Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$156M** raised across 6 rounds since 2008, from 6 sources **$4.3M** Series A **$5.2M** Series A **$12M** Series B **$25M** Series C **$30M** Round **$80M** Round - **Latest round:** Round, $80M Sept 2018 - **Led by:** Goldman Sachs - **Step-up i:** 2.7× - **Investors:** 9 (1 led) See who backed them ## The funding story Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total. 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 **$4.3M** Series A **$5.2M** Series A **$12M** Series B **$25M** Series C **$30M** Round **$80M** Round - **First round:** Series A, $4.3M - **Biggest round:** $80M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 22 months ## The rounds - **Sept 2018** Round **$80M** *1 new* *1 returning* [Goldman Sachs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goldman-sachs-investment-partners) Lead [TPG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tpg) Reported by TechCrunch SEC filing: $25M sold, first sale Aug 2018 - **Apr 2016** Round **$30M** *3 new* *5 returning* [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) [In-Q-Tel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iqt) [Morgenthaler Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/morgenthaler) [Hummer Winblad Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hummer-winblad-venture-partners) [Bay Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bay-partners) [Goldman Sachs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goldman-sachs-investment-partners) Canvas Venture Fund Source recorded SEC filing: $25M sold, first sale Jan 2016 - **Jul 2012** Series C **$25M** *1 new* *4 returning* [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) [Morgenthaler Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/morgenthaler) [Hummer Winblad Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hummer-winblad-venture-partners) [Bay Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bay-partners) Reported by finsmes.com SEC filing: $25M sold, first sale Jul 2012 - **Sept 2010** Series B **$12M** *1 new* *3 returning* [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) [Morgenthaler Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/morgenthaler) [Hummer Winblad Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hummer-winblad-venture-partners) [Bay Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bay-partners) Reported by finsmes.com SEC filing: $10M sold, first sale Jul 2010 - **Sept 2009** Series A **$5.2M** *1 new* *2 returning* [Morgenthaler Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/morgenthaler) [Hummer Winblad Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hummer-winblad-venture-partners) [Bay Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bay-partners) From a historical funding record - **Jun 2008** Series A **$4.3M** *2 new* [Morgenthaler Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/morgenthaler) [Hummer Winblad Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/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 Swaroop** Chief Executive Officer - **Brian Fox** Chief Technology Officer - **Casey Watson** Chief Revenue Officer - **Craig Vaughan** Chief Operating Officer - **Dave Miller** Chief Financial Officer - **David Rudolph** Chief Customer Officer - **Jason McClelland** Chief Marketing Officer - **Mitchell Johnson** Chief Product Development Officer - **Sherri Manning** Chief Human Resources Officer - **Adele Gambacorta** Head of Software Production Process - **John Goodson** Senior VP of Products - **Paul Bosco** General Counsel - **David Miller** Executive Officer i - **Wayne Jackson** Executive Officer, Director i On the board, as filed i *Ann Winblad* *Ashwin Gupta* *Letitia Long* *Sameer Gandhi* *Stephen 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 A** 2008 **Series A** 2009 **Series B** 2010 **Series C** 2012 **Round** 2016 **Round** 2018 [Morgenthaler Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/morgenthaler) [Hummer Winblad Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hummer-winblad-venture-partners) [Bay Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bay-partners) [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) [Goldman Sachs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goldman-sachs-investment-partners) L [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) [In-Q-Tel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iqt) [TPG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tpg) Canvas Venture Fund ## Everyone who backed them [Morgenthaler Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/morgenthaler) VC firm **5** rounds [Hummer Winblad Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hummer-winblad-venture-partners) VC firm **5** rounds [Bay Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bay-partners) VC firm **4** rounds [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) VC firm **3** rounds [Goldman Sachs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goldman-sachs-investment-partners) Private equity **2** rounds, led 1 [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) VC firm **2** rounds [In-Q-Tel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iqt) Accelerator **1** round [TPG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tpg) Private equity **1** round Canvas Venture Fund no record of our own yet **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=sonatype). ## 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 Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-circle-capital) VC firm Per its own site [Blue Delta Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blue-delta-capital-partners) Private equity Per its own site [Hummer Winblad Venture Partners (Aspenwood Ventures)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hummer-winblad-venture-partners-aspenwood-ventures) VC firm Growth, per its site [Key Man Search](https://millionrounds.com/fund/key-man-search) VC firm Per its own site [One Net Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/one-net-capital) Private equity Per 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. ### How much has Sonatype raised? Sonatype has raised $156M across 6 rounds since 2008. ### When did Sonatype last raise? Sonatype's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $80M in Sept 2018, led by Goldman Sachs. ### What was Sonatype's biggest round? Its most recent round, $80M in Sept 2018, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Sonatype first? Sonatype's first round on record, in Jun 2008, was backed by Morgenthaler Ventures and Hummer Winblad Venture Partners. ### What stage is Sonatype at? Sonatype's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Sept 2018. ### Where is Sonatype based? Sonatype is based in the United States. ### Who led Sonatype's rounds? Goldman Sachs led the Undisclosed round in 2018. ## Companies like Sonatype In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**FORT Robotics** $39M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/fort-robotics)[**Opsin** $21M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/opsin)[**Harmonic Security** $68M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/harmonic-security)[**Reach Security** $60M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/reach-security)[**Persona** $210M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/persona)[**Hilt** $4.7M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/hilt) ## Find investors like these Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free. Open the investor searchOr these rounds in the app