Starburst valuation, funding and investors

Starburst works in data lakehouse platform distribution, based in Boston, United States. Founded in 2017, it has about 530 employees.

Tech Companies Boston Series D

VALUATION · TODAY

$2.65B −6% after Series D

Range $282M – $4.87B · Grade D

TODAY

+12 MO

$2.00B

$4.00B

$6.00B

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

2027

Series A $22.0M

Series B $42.0M

Series C $100M

Series D $250M

ValuationBefore first round12-month outlook: where it points, how wide it fansHover the past: the outlook shows what was predicted then

HEADCOUNT · TODAY530 employees

+1%6m growth

+7%1y growth

−4%2y growth

250

500

750

Data from Mar 2022

TODAY

Predicted in 1 yr $2.49B −6% vs today

Predicted next raise $515M if a round comes

Winding-down probability 16%

Last round: Series D · $250M · Feb 2022
Valuation at last round: $3.35B
Headcount: 530 · flat
Grade: D
Founded: 2017

How VCMC values companies →

Starburst valuation today

VCMC values Starburst at $2.6B today, with a range of $282M to $4.9B and a grade of D. The valuation starts from its last funding round, a Series D round in Feb 2022.

Valuation by date (123 rows)

Each point is what the model would have shown on that date, using only what was known then; before its first round, a company is valued as a startup because it later raised.

Starburst: valuation by date, as the model would have shown it on each date
Date	Valuation	Range	Predicted in 1 yr	Phase	Headcount	Trend	Grade	Winding-down probability
1 Jan 2017	$6.49M	$2.36M – $17.8M	$8.90M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Feb 2017	$6.67M	$2.43M – $18.3M	$9.14M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Mar 2017	$6.83M	$2.49M – $18.8M	$9.36M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Apr 2017	$7.01M	$2.55M – $19.3M	$9.62M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 May 2017	$7.20M	$2.62M – $19.8M	$9.87M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Jun 2017	$7.39M	$2.69M – $20.3M	$10.1M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Jul 2017	$7.59M	$2.76M – $20.8M	$10.4M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Aug 2017	$7.79M	$2.84M – $21.4M	$10.7M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Sep 2017	$8.01M	$2.91M – $22.0M	$11.0M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Oct 2017	$8.22M	$2.99M – $22.6M	$11.3M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Nov 2017	$8.44M	$3.07M – $23.2M	$11.6M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Dec 2017	$8.66M	$3.15M – $23.8M	$11.9M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Jan 2018	$8.90M	$3.24M – $24.4M	$12.2M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Feb 2018	$9.14M	$3.33M – $25.1M	$12.5M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Mar 2018	$9.36M	$3.41M – $25.7M	$12.8M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Apr 2018	$9.62M	$3.50M – $26.4M	$13.2M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 May 2018	$9.87M	$3.59M – $27.1M	$13.5M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Jun 2018	$10.1M	$3.69M – $27.8M	$13.9M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Jul 2018	$10.4M	$3.79M – $28.6M	$14.3M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Aug 2018	$10.7M	$3.89M – $29.4M	$14.4M (+35%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Sep 2018	$11.0M	$4.00M – $30.2M	$14.5M (+32%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Oct 2018	$11.3M	$4.10M – $30.9M	$14.7M (+30%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Nov 2018	$11.6M	$4.21M – $31.8M	$14.8M (+28%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Dec 2018	$11.9M	$4.32M – $32.6M	$14.9M (+26%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Jan 2019	$12.2M	$4.44M – $33.5M	$15.1M (+24%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Feb 2019	$12.5M	$4.56M – $34.4M	$15.2M (+21%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Mar 2019	$12.8M	$4.67M – $35.3M	$15.3M (+19%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Apr 2019	$13.2M	$4.80M – $36.2M	$15.5M (+17%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 May 2019	$13.5M	$4.93M – $37.2M	$15.6M (+15%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Jun 2019	$13.9M	$5.06M – $38.2M	$15.8M (+13%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Jul 2019	$14.3M	$5.19M – $39.2M	$15.9M (+11%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Aug 2019	$14.4M	$5.25M – $39.6M	$16.0M (+11%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Sep 2019	$14.5M	$5.29M – $39.9M	$16.2M (+11%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Oct 2019	$14.7M	$5.34M – $40.3M	$16.3M (+11%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Nov 2019	$14.8M	$5.39M – $40.7M	$16.5M (+11%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
21 Nov 2019	$122M	$80.3M – $335M	$220M (+80%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Dec 2019	$124M	$80.3M – $335M	$220M (+77%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Jan 2020	$131M	$80.3M – $335M	$220M (+68%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Feb 2020	$137M	$80.3M – $335M	$220M (+60%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Mar 2020	$144M	$80.3M – $335M	$220M (+53%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Apr 2020	$151M	$80.3M – $335M	$220M (+45%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 May 2020	$159M	$80.3M – $335M	$220M (+38%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Jun 2020	$167M	$80.3M – $335M	$220M (+32%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
17 Jun 2020	$265M	$186M – $563M	$397M (+50%)	after a round	–	unknown	B	0%
1 Jul 2020	$269M	$186M – $563M	$397M (+48%)	after a round	–	unknown	B	0%
1 Aug 2020	$278M	$186M – $563M	$397M (+43%)	after a round	–	unknown	B	0%
1 Sep 2020	$288M	$186M – $563M	$397M (+38%)	after a round	–	unknown	B	0%
1 Oct 2020	$298M	$186M – $563M	$397M (+33%)	after a round	–	unknown	B	0%
1 Nov 2020	$308M	$186M – $563M	$397M (+29%)	after a round	–	unknown	B	0%
1 Dec 2020	$319M	$186M – $563M	$397M (+24%)	after a round	–	unknown	B	0%
1 Jan 2021	$330M	$186M – $563M	$397M (+20%)	after a round	–	unknown	B	0%
7 Jan 2021	$1.2B	$1.0B – $1.8B	$1.6B (+30%)	after a round	–	unknown	A	0%
1 Feb 2021	$1.2B	$1.0B – $1.8B	$1.6B (+28%)	after a round	–	unknown	A	0%
1 Mar 2021	$1.2B	$1.0B – $1.8B	$1.6B (+25%)	after a round	–	unknown	A	0%
1 Apr 2021	$1.3B	$1.0B – $1.8B	$1.6B (+22%)	after a round	–	unknown	A	0%
1 May 2021	$1.3B	$1.0B – $1.8B	$1.6B (+20%)	after a round	–	unknown	A	0%
1 Jun 2021	$1.3B	$1.0B – $1.8B	$1.6B (+17%)	after a round	–	unknown	A	0%
1 Jul 2021	$1.4B	$1.0B – $1.8B	$1.6B (+15%)	after a round	–	unknown	A	0%
1 Aug 2021	$1.4B	$1.0B – $1.8B	$1.6B (+12%)	after a round	–	unknown	A	0%
1 Sep 2021	$1.4B	$1.0B – $1.8B	$1.6B (+10%)	after a round	–	unknown	A	0%
1 Oct 2021	$1.5B	$1.0B – $1.8B	$1.6B (+7%)	after a round	–	unknown	A	0%
1 Nov 2021	$1.5B	$1.0B – $1.8B	$1.6B (+5%)	after a round	–	unknown	A	0%
1 Dec 2021	$1.5B	$1.0B – $1.8B	$1.6B (+3%)	after a round	–	unknown	A	0%
1 Jan 2022	$1.6B	$1.0B – $1.8B	$1.6B (0%)	after a round	–	unknown	A	0%
1 Feb 2022	$1.6B	$1.0B – $1.8B	$1.6B (0%)	after a round	–	unknown	A	0%
10 Feb 2022	$3.4B	$2.9B – $5.0B	$4.4B (+30%)	after a round	–	unknown	A	0%
1 Mar 2022	$3.4B	$2.9B – $5.0B	$4.4B (+28%)	after a round	380	unknown	A	0%
1 Apr 2022	$3.5B	$2.9B – $5.0B	$4.4B (+25%)	after a round	380	unknown	A	0%
1 May 2022	$3.6B	$2.9B – $5.0B	$4.4B (+23%)	after a round	380	unknown	A	0%
1 Jun 2022	$3.6B	$2.9B – $5.0B	$4.4B (+20%)	after a round	380	unknown	A	0%
1 Jul 2022	$3.7B	$2.9B – $5.0B	$4.4B (+17%)	after a round	380	unknown	A	0%
1 Aug 2022	$3.8B	$2.9B – $5.0B	$4.4B (+15%)	after a round	380	unknown	A	0%
1 Sep 2022	$3.9B	$2.9B – $5.0B	$4.4B (+12%)	after a round	380	unknown	A	0%
1 Oct 2022	$4.0B	$2.9B – $5.0B	$4.4B (+10%)	after a round	380	unknown	A	0%
1 Nov 2022	$4.1B	$2.9B – $5.0B	$4.4B (+7%)	after a round	380	unknown	A	0%
1 Dec 2022	$4.1B	$2.9B – $5.0B	$4.4B (+5%)	after a round	380	unknown	A	0%
1 Jan 2023	$4.2B	$2.9B – $5.0B	$4.4B (+3%)	after a round	380	unknown	A	0%
1 Feb 2023	$4.8B	$2.9B – $5.6B	$4.9B (+1%)	after a round	630	growing	B	0%
1 Mar 2023	$4.9B	$2.9B – $5.6B	$4.9B (0%)	after a round	630	growing	B	0%
1 Apr 2023	$4.9B	$3.0B – $5.6B	$4.9B (0%)	after a round	630	growing	B	0%
1 May 2023	$4.9B	$3.0B – $5.6B	$4.9B (0%)	after a round	630	growing	B	0%
1 Jun 2023	$4.9B	$3.1B – $5.6B	$4.9B (0%)	after a round	630	growing	A	0%
1 Jul 2023	$4.9B	$3.1B – $5.6B	$4.9B (0%)	after a round	630	growing	A	0%
1 Aug 2023	$4.9B	$3.2B – $5.6B	$4.9B (0%)	after a round	630	growing	A	0%
1 Sep 2023	$4.9B	$2.3B – $5.6B	$4.9B (0%)	after a round	630	unknown	B	0%
1 Oct 2023	$4.9B	$2.2B – $5.6B	$4.9B (0%)	after a round	630	unknown	B	0%
1 Nov 2023	$3.9B	$2.1B – $5.1B	$3.5B (-12%)	after a round	580	flat	B	41%
1 Dec 2023	$3.9B	$2.0B – $5.1B	$3.4B (-12%)	after a round	580	flat	B	41%
1 Jan 2024	$3.9B	$1.9B – $5.2B	$3.4B (-12%)	after a round	580	flat	B	41%
1 Feb 2024	$3.9B	$1.8B – $5.2B	$3.4B (-13%)	after a round	580	flat	B	41%
1 Mar 2024	$3.2B	$1.7B – $5.0B	$2.4B (-24%)	after a round	550	down	B	67%
1 Apr 2024	$3.1B	$1.6B – $5.0B	$2.3B (-26%)	after a round	550	down	B	71%
1 May 2024	$3.0B	$1.5B – $5.1B	$2.2B (-27%)	after a round	550	down	C	71%
1 Jun 2024	$3.0B	$1.4B – $5.1B	$2.2B (-27%)	after a round	550	down	C	71%
1 Jul 2024	$2.9B	$1.4B – $5.1B	$2.1B (-28%)	after a round	550	down	C	71%
1 Aug 2024	$3.0B	$1.3B – $5.2B	$2.2B (-27%)	after a round	550	flat	C	65%
1 Sep 2024	$3.1B	$1.2B – $5.2B	$2.3B (-26%)	after a round	550	flat	C	60%
1 Oct 2024	$3.1B	$1.2B – $5.3B	$2.3B (-25%)	after a round	550	flat	C	55%
1 Nov 2024	$3.2B	$1.1B – $5.3B	$2.4B (-24%)	after a round	550	flat	C	51%
1 Dec 2024	$3.2B	$1.1B – $5.4B	$2.5B (-24%)	after a round	550	flat	C	47%
1 Jan 2025	$3.3B	$1.0B – $5.4B	$2.5B (-23%)	after a round	550	flat	C	43%
1 Feb 2025	$3.4B	$964M – $5.4B	$2.6B (-23%)	after a round	550	flat	C	39%
1 Mar 2025	$3.3B	$920M – $5.4B	$2.6B (-21%)	after a round	550	flat	C	36%
1 Apr 2025	$3.3B	$875M – $5.4B	$2.7B (-20%)	after a round	550	flat	C	33%
1 May 2025	$3.4B	$833M – $5.4B	$2.7B (-19%)	after a round	550	flat	C	31%
1 Jun 2025	$3.4B	$791M – $5.3B	$2.8B (-19%)	after a round	550	flat	C	28%
1 Jul 2025	$3.4B	$753M – $5.3B	$2.8B (-18%)	after a round	550	flat	C	26%
1 Aug 2025	$2.7B	$703M – $5.2B	$2.1B (-23%)	after a round	506	flat	C	43%
1 Sep 2025	$2.5B	$665M – $5.2B	$1.9B (-25%)	after a round	497	down	D	48%
1 Oct 2025	$2.6B	$633M – $5.1B	$2.0B (-24%)	after a round	497	flat	D	44%
1 Nov 2025	$2.7B	$602M – $5.1B	$2.0B (-23%)	after a round	497	flat	D	41%
1 Dec 2025	$2.7B	$575M – $5.1B	$2.1B (-22%)	after a round	507	flat	D	38%
1 Jan 2026	$2.8B	$547M – $5.0B	$2.2B (-20%)	after a round	507	flat	D	35%
1 Feb 2026	$2.8B	$520M – $5.0B	$2.3B (-19%)	after a round	507	flat	D	32%
1 Mar 2026	$2.9B	$501M – $5.1B	$2.5B (-14%)	after a round	527	flat	D	29%
1 Apr 2026	$2.9B	$476M – $5.0B	$2.5B (-13%)	after a round	527	flat	D	27%
1 May 2026	$3.0B	$453M – $5.0B	$2.6B (-12%)	after a round	527	flat	D	25%
1 Jun 2026	$3.0B	$432M – $5.0B	$2.7B (-10%)	after a round	538	flat	D	23%
1 Jul 2026	$3.1B	$414M – $5.0B	$2.9B (-9%)	after a round	552	flat	D	21%
1 Aug 2026	$3.2B	$393M – $5.0B	$2.9B (-8%)	after a round	552	flat	D	19%
1 Sep 2026	$3.2B	$374M – $5.0B	$3.0B (-7%)	after a round	552	flat	D	18%
1 Oct 2026	$3.2B	$353M – $4.9B	$3.0B (-7%)	after a round	530	flat	D	16%
24 Oct 2026	$2.6B	$282M – $4.9B	$2.5B (-6%)	after a round	530	flat	D	16%

Key facts about Starburst

Founded: 2017
Headquarters: Boston, United States
Employees: about 530 +7% in a year
Total raised: $414M
Funding rounds: 4
Last round: Series D Feb 2022

Starburst was founded in 2017 by Dain Sundstrom, David Phillips, Eric Yang, Justin Borgman, Kamil Bajda-Pawlikowski, Martin Traverso, Matt Fuller and Wojciech Biela.

Starburst funding history

Starburst has 4 funding rounds on record, from Nov 2019 to Feb 2022, $414M in total. The latest disclosed valuation is $3.35B post-money (Series D, Feb 2022).

Series D 9 Feb 2022
Led by Alkeon; with Altimeter, B Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Coatue, Index Ventures, Salesforce Ventures.
Sources: starburst.io, prnewswire.com, techtarget.com and 2 more
$250M
$3.35B post-money
Series C 6 Jan 2021
Led by Andreessen Horowitz; with Salesforce Ventures, Coatue, Index Ventures.
Sources: starburst.io, starburst.io, pulse2.com and 3 more
$100M
$1.20B post-money
Series B 16 Jun 2020
Led by Coatue; with Index Ventures.
Sources: crn.com, starburst.io, starburst.io and 1 more
$42M
Series A 20 Nov 2019
Led by Index Ventures; with 468 Capital, Accel, Alkeon, AME Cloud Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Angel Invest, Basis Set, Dig Ventures, Dragoneer Investment Group, DVx Ventures, Hanabi, HCVC, Mango Capital, Storm Ventures.
Sources: finsmes.com, pulse2.com, techcrunch.com and 1 more
$22M

Starburst investors

19 investors have backed Starburst; Index Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz and Coatue and 1 more led at least one round.

What Starburst does

Starburst works in tech companies, with 15 recorded offerings and customers in financial services, healthcare, retail and manufacturing.

Starburst Data, Inc. is an American technology company engaged in data lakehouse platforms and AI and data analytics solutions. The company provides managed and self-managed data lakehouse platforms, as well as a range of connectors and integrations for Apache Iceberg and Delta Lake, serving industries such as financial services, healthcare, retail, manufacturing, and gaming. Starburst also offers training programs and community resources to support its clients.

Description from Veridion's company data.

Products and services

Data Lakehouse Platform Distribution
Managed Data Lakehouse Solutions
Self-Managed Data Lakehouse Solutions
AI-Driven Analytics Enablement
Data Ingestion and Sharing Solutions
Cloud Data Integration Services
On-Premises Data Integration Services
Hybrid Data Integration Services
Data Governance and Compliance Solutions
Data Analytics Training Services
Data Analytics Research and Development
Data Analytics Platform Security Solutions
Data Analytics Platform Scalability Solutions
Data Analytics Platform Support Services
Data Analytics Platform Integration Services

Markets

Financial Services
Healthcare
Retail
Manufacturing
Gaming

Technology

AI-Driven Analytics
Data Lakehouse Architectures
Cloud-Native Data Storage and Processing

Business model

Business-to-Business
Software-as-a-Service
Enterprise

Industry codes (NAICS)

513210 Software Publishers 70% match
541512 Computer Systems Design Services 30% match

Questions about Starburst

What is Starburst worth?

Valuation $2.6B (range $282M to $4.9B), as of 24 Oct 2026. The last disclosed valuation was $3.35B (Series D, Feb 2022).

Has Starburst raised money?

Starburst has 4 funding rounds on record, from Nov 2019 to Feb 2022, $414M in total. The latest disclosed valuation is $3.35B post-money (Series D, Feb 2022).

Who has invested in Starburst?

Index Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Coatue, Alkeon, Salesforce Ventures and 468 Capital, and 13 more. Lead investors include Index Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Coatue and Alkeon.

How many people work at Starburst?

About 530, up 7% over the last year. Headcount rose from 380 in Feb 2022 to 630 in Jan 2023, then fell to 530 in Sep 2026.

What does Starburst do?

Starburst works in tech companies, with 15 recorded offerings and customers in financial services, healthcare, retail and manufacturing. Its main offerings are data lakehouse platform distribution, managed data lakehouse solutions and self-managed data lakehouse solutions.

When was Starburst founded, and where is it based?

Starburst was founded in 2017 and is based in Boston, United States. It has about 530 employees, up 7% over the last year.

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