Tech Company Financing Transactions

DataStax Funding Round

DataStax, based in Santa Clara, secured $25 million from Meritech Capital Partners, Crosslink Capital and Lightspeed Venture Partners.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
10/1/2012
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$25,000,000
Round
Series C
Investors

Meritech Capital Partners (Lead Investor) (Paul Madera)

Crosslink Capital (Eric Chin)

Lightspeed Venture Partners (John Vrionis)

Proceeds Purpose
DataStax will use the funds to further enhance its Big Data platform and increase the value for current customers while driving global customer acquisition.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Software
Mailing Address
3975 Freedom Cir. 400
Santa Clara, CA 95054
USA
Email Address
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
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Chief Technical Officer
Jonathan Ellis
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VP - Engineering
Sven Delmas
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