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ClickHouse Series A

ClickHouse, which works in database management system development in Redwood City, raised $50M in a Series A round announced on 20 Sep 2021, led by Index Ventures and Benchmark. 19 firms took part. It is ClickHouse's first venture round on record.

$50M

Amount raised

Not disclosed

Post-money valuation

19

Investors

2 leads

Valuation

What this round says about the price

ClickHouse did not disclose a valuation in this round. It is ClickHouse's first venture round on record, in the year it was founded (2021). It is 7.1% of the $700M ClickHouse has raised in the venture rounds on record. ClickHouse raised again 1 month later: a Series B round of $250M in Oct 2021, at $2.00B post-money.

ClickHouse's funding rounds

ClickHouse has 3 venture rounds on record and 1 other deal. This one is highlighted.

  1. Series A this round 20 Sep 2021, led by Index Ventures and Benchmark $50M
  2. Series B 28 Oct 2021, led by Coatue and Altimeter $250M$2.00B post-money
  3. Debt not a venture round 29 May 2025, led by Stifel and Goldman Sachs $100M
  4. Series D 16 Jan 2026, led by Dragoneer Investment Group $400M$15.00B post-money

Investors

Who put money in

Index Ventures and Benchmark led the round with 17 other firms.

Lead investors

  • Index Ventures backs 353 venture-backed companies new investor
  • Benchmark new investor

Also in the round

  • Yandex N.V. new investor
  • Coatue backs 229 venture-backed companies new investor
  • backs 15 venture-backed companies new investor
  • backs 47 venture-backed companies new investor
  • Authentic Ventures new investor
  • BoxGroup backs 175 venture-backed companies new investor
  • backs 52 venture-backed companies new investor
  • backs 20 venture-backed companies new investor
  • Company Capital new investor
  • CRV backs 177 venture-backed companies new investor
  • backs 68 venture-backed companies new investor
  • backs 99 venture-backed companies new investor
  • backs 28 venture-backed companies new investor
  • Sequoia Capital backs 589 venture-backed companies new investor
  • backs 60 venture-backed companies new investor
  • backs 19 venture-backed companies new investor
  • Yext new investor

Use of proceeds

What the money is for

According to the announcement, the money goes to product development, geographic expansion, sales and marketing, scaling operations and working capital.

  • Product development
  • Geographic expansion
  • Sales and marketing
  • Scaling operations
  • Working capital

Comparable rounds

How it compares

1,861 Series A rounds in Tech Companies within a year either side disclosed an amount; the median was $12M, and this round was 4.1 times the median. The closest in time, other companies' Series A rounds in Tech Companies:

Series A rounds in Tech Companies, Sep 2020 to Sep 2022: 1861 rounds with an amount, log scale.
Comparable rounds
CompanyAnnouncedAmountPost-moneyLed by
Tech Companies15 Sep 2021$69Mnot disclosedSilversmith Capital Partners
Tech Companies15 Sep 2021$55Mnot disclosedSilversmith Capital Partners
Tech Companies30 Sep 2021$50Mnot disclosedMolten Ventures
Tech Companies9 Sep 2021$45M$300MIndex Ventures
Cohere Tech Companies7 Sep 2021$40Mnot disclosedIndex Ventures
Tech Companies1 Sep 2021$38Mnot disclosedTarget Global
Tech Companies1 Sep 2021$36Mnot disclosedInsight Partners and Peak
Tech Companies21 Sep 2021$34Mnot disclosedTiger Global

Sources

Where this comes from

Reported by 1 source.

Questions

Frequently asked

How much did ClickHouse raise in its Series A round?

ClickHouse raised $50M in its Series A round, announced in Sep 2021.

Who led ClickHouse's Series A round?

Index Ventures and Benchmark led it, with Yandex N.V., Coatue, Hanabi, 2048 Ventures and Authentic Ventures and 12 more.

What was ClickHouse's valuation at the Series A round?

It was not disclosed.

How does it compare with other Series A rounds in Tech Companies?

1,861 Series A rounds in Tech Companies within a year either side disclosed an amount; the median was $12M, and this round was 4.1 times the median.

Did ClickHouse raise again after this round?

Yes: a Series B round in Oct 2021 of $250M at $2.00B post-money.