United States · Venture startup

Who invested in ThoughtSpot

6 rounds we have observed, with the 17 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: $4.2B, Mar 2026

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$484Mraised across 6 rounds since 2012, from 6 sources

$11MSeries A$30MSeries B$50MRound$145MSeries D$248MRound
Latest round
VentureFeb 2024
Biggest round
$248MRound · Aug 2019
Investors
17 (2 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.

2012201420162018202020222024
$11MSeries A$30MSeries B$50MRound$145MSeries D$248MRound?Venture
First round
Series A, $11M
Jun 2012
Biggest round
$248M
Round · Aug 2019
Usual gap between rounds
2 years
the median of 5
ThoughtSpotInformation technology & services1 / 22Their pitch deckThoughtSpot's pitch deck, 22 slidesEach slide read for what it argues, against the decks that raised at the same stage.

The rounds

  1. Feb 2024
  2. Aug 2019
  3. May 2018
  4. Jan 2016
    Round$50M7 new3 returning

    Source recorded

  5. Jun 2014
    Series B$30M1 new1 returning

    From a historical funding record

  6. Jun 2012

Founders and team

From ThoughtSpot's own website and the SEC filings it signed: 4 founders, 7 on the team.

Amit PrakashCo-founder
Ajeet SinghCo-founder andNamed on its 2021 Form D
Ravi MhatreFounder and Managing Director,Named on its 2021 Form D
Jamie MontgomeryFounder
  • Augmented DashboardsAnalyst Studio
  • Mohit DaswaniExecutive Officeri
  • Quentin ClarkManaging Director,
  • Sudheesh NairExecutive Officer, Directori
  • Sven StrohbandManaging Director,
  • James EphratiTeam
  • Ketan KarkhanisTeam

On the board, as filediArif Janmohamed

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.

Everyone who backed them

Khosla VenturesVC firm4rounds
General CatalystVC firm3rounds, led 1
Sapphire VenturesVC firm3rounds
Geodesic CapitalVC firm2rounds, led 1
Frank SlootmanAngel2rounds
HarbourVest PartnersFund of funds1round
Silver Lake PartnersPrivate equity1round
Future FundGrowth equity1round
Mark LeslieAngel1round
Lane BessAngel1round
Hewlett Packard PathfinderCorporate VC1round
Steve SommerAngel1round
Sudheesh NairAngel1round
Hewlett Packard Venturesno record of our own yet1round
Steve Sommerno record of our own yet1round
Sudheesh Nairno record of our own yet1round

Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? Tell us.

Also claim to have backed them

These 10 firms list ThoughtSpot 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.

REVCorporate VCPer its own site
Oceanic PartnersVC firmPer its own site
Bess VenturesFamily officePer its own site
HighGear VenturesPrivate creditPer its own site
Humla VenturesVC firmPer its own site
Step Ahead CapitalVC firmPer its own site
Sweetwater Private EquityPrivate equityPer its own site
TSGAngel networkPer its own site
Unity GrowthPrivate equityPer its own site
xCrypt CapitalInvestment firmPer its own site

Quick answers about ThoughtSpot

Who invested in ThoughtSpot?

ThoughtSpot's investors include Lightspeed Venture Partners, Khosla Ventures, General Catalyst, Sapphire Ventures and Geodesic Capital, and 12 more on record.

How much has ThoughtSpot raised?

ThoughtSpot has raised $484M across 6 rounds since 2012. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

When did ThoughtSpot last raise?

ThoughtSpot's most recent round was a Venture in Feb 2024.

What was ThoughtSpot's biggest round?

ThoughtSpot's largest round on record is $248M (Undisclosed round), in Aug 2019.

Who backed ThoughtSpot first?

ThoughtSpot's first round on record, in Jun 2012, was backed by Lightspeed Venture Partners, Frank Slootman and Lane Bess and 2 others.

What stage is ThoughtSpot at?

ThoughtSpot's latest named round is a Venture, in Feb 2024.

Where is ThoughtSpot based?

ThoughtSpot is based in the United States.

Who led ThoughtSpot's rounds?

General Catalyst led the funding round in 2016.

Companies like ThoughtSpot

In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months.

Find investors like these

Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free.