# Rackspace: portfolio, investments and team > Rackspace is a corporate vc based in United States. 7 investments on record, latest Feb 2017. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/rackspace (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Rackspace Last cheque observed Feb 2017. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet Corporate VC Seed Series B Series C Big Data Cloud Computing Cloud Infrastructure Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 7 on record Since the last cheque **3532** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$50M** Rounds led **0 of 7** Sole investor **2 rounds** Exits **2 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%** Pitch Rackspace ## Rackspace highlights - 01 7 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Seed and Series B: 80% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 2 rounds, median undisclosed - 04 2 exits from the portfolio ## What they do - **Type:** Corporate VC (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Sectors:** Big Data Cloud Computing Cloud Infrastructure - **Based in:** Singapore, United States - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **7 appearances** - **2017** 1 round - **Feb** **[Mailgun](https://millionrounds.com/company/mailgun)** US · FinSMEs **$50M** With 1 other - **2015** 2 rounds - **Jul** **[CrowdStrike](https://millionrounds.com/company/crowdstrike)** Series C · US **$100M** With 3 others - **May** **[ScaleFT](https://millionrounds.com/company/scaleft)** Seed · US **$800K** With 1 other - **2013** 1 round - **May** **[Cloudant](https://millionrounds.com/company/cloudant)** Series B · US · gigaom.com **$12M** With 6 others - **2012** 1 round - **May** **[TempoIQ](https://millionrounds.com/company/tempoiq)** Seed · US · catapultchicago.com **$750K** With 6 others - **2010** 1 round - **Apr** **[DataStax](https://millionrounds.com/company/datastax)** Seed · US · austinstartup.com **Undisclosed** Sole investor - **2007** 1 round - **Mar** **[Mosso](https://millionrounds.com/company/mosso)** US · thealarmclock.com **Undisclosed** Sole investor An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor. ## The team We hold **9** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them. ## Exits from the portfolio Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **2 in all** **[Cloudant](https://millionrounds.com/company/cloudant)** Bought by [IBM (International Business Machines)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ibm-international-business-machines) **Undisclosed** Feb 2014 **[Mosso](https://millionrounds.com/company/mosso)** Bought by [Rackspace](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rackspace) **Undisclosed** Jul 2008 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## Companies it bought Acquisitions by the firm itself **[ZeroVM](https://millionrounds.com/company/zerovm)** **Undisclosed** Oct 2013 **[Airbrake.io](https://millionrounds.com/company/airbrake-io)** **Undisclosed** Mar 2013 **Exceptional Software** **Undisclosed** Mar 2013 **ObjectRocket** **Undisclosed** Feb 2013 **[Mailgun](https://millionrounds.com/company/mailgun)** **Undisclosed** Aug 2012 **SharePoint911** **Undisclosed** Feb 2012 **Anso Labs** **Undisclosed** Feb 2011 **[Cloudkick](https://millionrounds.com/company/cloudkick)** **Undisclosed** Dec 2010 **Jungle Disk** **Undisclosed** Oct 2008 **Slicehost** **Undisclosed** Oct 2008 **[Mosso](https://millionrounds.com/company/mosso)** **Undisclosed** Jul 2008 ## The cheque Seed Series B Series C Median round joined **$50M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **-** Led 0 of 7 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** 2 rounds - **Last cheque:** Feb 2017 - **Exits:** 2 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Seed *3* - Series B *1* - Series C *1* Cheques by year Led Joined 2007 2017 **Pitching Rackspace?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Recently backed The latest companies Rackspace put money into. [**Mailgun** $50M · Feb 2017](https://millionrounds.com/company/mailgun) ## Quick answers about Rackspace ### What does Rackspace invest in? Rackspace invests most often at Seed and Series B (80% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Big Data, Cloud Computing and Cloud Infrastructure. ### How active is Rackspace? 7 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Feb 2017. ### What has Rackspace invested in recently? Its most recent investments on record: Mailgun (Undisclosed round, Feb 2017). ### How big are Rackspace's cheques? The median round it joins is $50M. ### Does Rackspace lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 7 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does Rackspace invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%). ### Is Rackspace investing now? 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