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ClickHouse Series B

ClickHouse, which works in database management system development in Redwood City, raised $250M in a Series B round announced on 28 Oct 2021, led by Coatue and Altimeter, at a $2.00B post-money valuation. 11 firms took part. It is ClickHouse's second venture round on record; the one before was a Series A in Sep 2021.

$250M

Amount raised

$2.00B

Post-money valuation

$1.75B pre-money

11

Investors

2 leads

13%

Stake sold

new money over the post-money

Valuation

What this round says about the price

This round priced ClickHouse at $2.00B after the new money. The $250M bought investors about 13% of the company. It came 1 month after ClickHouse's Series A. It is 36% of the $700M ClickHouse has raised in the venture rounds on record. ClickHouse raised again 51 months later: a Series D round of $400M in Jan 2026, at $15.00B post-money.

ClickHouse's funding rounds

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

  1. Series A 20 Sep 2021, led by Index Ventures and Benchmark $50M
  2. Series B this round 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

Coatue and Altimeter led the round with 9 other firms.

Lead investors

  • Coatue backs 229 venture-backed companies new investor
  • Altimeter backs 67 venture-backed companies new investor

Also in the round

  • Index Ventures backs 353 venture-backed companies new investor
  • Benchmark new investor
  • Lightspeed Venture Partners backs 454 venture-backed companies new investor
  • Redpoint Ventures backs 194 venture-backed companies new investor
  • backs 27 venture-backed companies new investor
  • Yandex new investor
  • FirstMark backs 128 venture-backed companies new investor
  • Lead Edge Capital new investor
  • Yandex N.V.

Use of proceeds

What the money is for

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

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

Comparable rounds

How it compares

1,040 Series B rounds in Tech Companies within a year either side disclosed an amount; the median was $31M, and this round was 8.2 times the median. The closest in time, other companies' Series B rounds in Tech Companies:

Series B rounds in Tech Companies, Oct 2020 to Oct 2022: 1040 rounds with an amount, log scale.
Comparable rounds
CompanyAnnouncedAmountPost-moneyLed by
Tech Companies27 Oct 2021$200Mnot disclosedBlackstone
Tech Companies4 Oct 2021$150M$3.00BAndreessen Horowitz
Tech Companies13 Oct 2021$150M$3.00BAndreessen Horowitz
Tech Companies12 Oct 2021$125Mnot disclosedAlkeon
Tech Companies13 Oct 2021$110M$910MLone Pine Capital
Tech Companies19 Oct 2021$108Mnot disclosedSoftBank Latin America Fund and Amazon.com Inc
Tech Companies28 Oct 2021$101Mnot disclosedPrelude Ventures and TPG
Tech Companies4 Oct 2021$87Mnot disclosedProsus Ventures and Tencent

Sources

Where this comes from

Reported by 1 source.

Questions

Frequently asked

How much did ClickHouse raise in its Series B round?

ClickHouse raised $250M in its Series B round, announced in Oct 2021.

Who led ClickHouse's Series B round?

Coatue and Altimeter led it, with Index Ventures, Benchmark, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Redpoint Ventures and Almaz Capital and 4 more.

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

$2.00B post-money ($1.75B pre-money).

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

1,040 Series B rounds in Tech Companies within a year either side disclosed an amount; the median was $31M, and this round was 8.2 times the median.

Did ClickHouse raise again after this round?

Yes: a Series D round in Jan 2026 of $400M at $15.00B post-money.