Starburst key facts
as of Oct 2026- Developer of an open lakehouse data platform designed to unify data access, governance, and analytics for applications and artificial intelligence workloads.
- Starburst is valued at approximately $321.0M (~$1/share on the secondary market) as of Oct 2026, down 90% since its later-stage round, Feb 2022, per PrivateMarketView’s mark.
- It has raised $431.1M across 2 recorded rounds; the latest was Later Stage VC (Series D) ($250.0M) in Feb 2022.
- Notable investors include Andreessen Horowitz, Salesforce Ventures, Thoma Bravo, Index Ventures, Coatue Management — 16 tracked in total.
- Starburst has filed 1 Form D with the SEC, most recently Mar 2022 ($250.0M sold).
- Status: Privately Held (backing).
Down 90% since its later-stage round, Feb 2022 ($3.4B post-money).
- ·The complete investor list: 16 names
- ·Watch Starburst: the Monday email on marks, rounds and moves
Secondary market
monthly marks · 46 months · Jan 2023 – Oct 2026Membership and data by Private Market View
Starburst funding rounds
2 roundsWho backs Starburst
16+Starburst valuation
Starburst is valued at approximately $321 million as of Oct 2026. The figure is set by secondary market price. The secondary market quotes about $1 per share. The reference point is its later-stage round in Feb 2022, at a $3.4 billion post-money valuation; the current figure is down 90% since.
Starburst ranks 96th by valuation and 82nd by capital raised among the private companies PrivateMarketView tracks.
How much has Starburst raised?
Starburst has raised $431 million across 2 recorded rounds since 2022. The largest was a $250 million Series D in Feb 2022.
Starburst has filed 1 Form D with the SEC, most recently in Mar 2022 ($250 million sold).
Starburst secondary market activity
A monthly secondary-market price series for Starburst runs from Jan 2023 to Oct 2026 (46 months).
Starburst investors
16 investors are on record for Starburst, including Andreessen Horowitz, Salesforce Ventures, Thoma Bravo and Index Ventures. By type, the record holds 9 venture capital firms, 3 private equity firms and 1 growth equity firm. The Series D in Feb 2022 drew 13 investors.
Comparable companies
Comparable database software names by valuation on PrivateMarketView: Redis ($2 billion), Fundamental ($1.5 billion) and 9fin ($1.3 billion).
About Starburst
Developer of an open lakehouse data platform designed to unify data access, governance, and analytics for applications and artificial intelligence workloads. The company's platform offers federated query capabilities, multi-cloud and on-premises deployment options, built-in governance controls, data catalog integration, and support for open table formats, enabling data teams and enterprises to run SQL queries, manage distributed datasets, and deploy AI applications without relocating data.
- Industry
- Database Software
- Sector
- Information Technology
- HQ
- Boston, MA, United States
- Founded
- 2017
- Employees
- 527
- Website
- starburst.io/
- Ownership
- Privately Held (backing)
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