Tech Company Financing Transactions

DataStax Funding Round

On 9/4/2014, DataStax raised $106 million in funding from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, ClearBridge Investments and Comcast Ventures.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
DataStax
Announced On
9/4/2014
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$106,000,000
Round
Undisclosed
Investors

Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (Lead Investor) (Matthew Murphy)

ClearBridge Investments

Comcast Ventures

Cross Creek Capital

Wasatch Funds

Proceeds Purpose
With this new round of funding, DataStax expects to accelerate growth and deliver sustainable long-term value and success to customers and partners. The company will continue to drive enterprise adoption and innovation in Apache Cassandra, and will further invest in the developer community, which now spans over 80 countries. DataStax also plans to continue its momentum in Europe, Asia and Japan by rapidly growing engineering, sales and marketing teams in those regions.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Software
Mailing Address
3975 Freedom Cir. 400
Santa Clara, CA 95054
USA
Phone
(650) 389-6000
Website
www.datastax.com
Email Address
[email protected]
Overview
DataStax powers the big data applications that transform business and profoundly improve customer experiences through Apache Cassandra.
Profile
DataStax LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
DataStax Company Twitter Account
Company News
DataStax News
Facebook
DataStax on Facebook
YouTube
DataStax on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Chet Kapoor
  Chet Kapoor LinkedIn Profile  Chet Kapoor Twitter Account  Chet Kapoor News  Chet Kapoor on Facebook
Chief Financial Officer
Robert O'Donovan
  Robert O'Donovan LinkedIn Profile  Robert O'Donovan Twitter Account  Robert O'Donovan News  Robert O'Donovan on Facebook
Chief Technical Officer
Jonathan Ellis
  Jonathan Ellis LinkedIn Profile  Jonathan Ellis Twitter Account  Jonathan Ellis News  Jonathan Ellis on Facebook
VP - Engineering
Sven Delmas
  Sven Delmas LinkedIn Profile  Sven Delmas Twitter Account  Sven Delmas News  Sven Delmas on Facebook

 

 

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