Starburst

Database Software · Boston, MA · Founded 2017 · Privately Held (backing)

Developer of an open lakehouse data platform designed to unify data access, governance, and analytics for applications and artificial intelligence workloads. Starburst is based in Boston, MA and was founded in 2017. It is valued at about $321 million as of Oct 2026, set by secondary market price, down 90% since its later-stage round in Feb 2022. It has raised $431 million across 2 recorded rounds; the latest was a $250 million Series D in Feb 2022.

PMV mark · valuation
$321.0M
Oct 2026
Secondary market · $/share
$1
Total raised
$431.1M
Last round
Later Stage VC (Series D)
Feb 2022

Who backs Starburst?

16 investors
InvestorType
Andreessen HorowitzVenture capital
Salesforce VenturesVenture capital
Thoma BravoPE / buyout
Index VenturesVenture capital
Coatue ManagementPE / buyout
B Capital GroupVenture capital
Altimeter Capital ManagementVenture capital
Alkeon Capital ManagementVenture capital
Founders Circle CapitalVenture capital
Goanna CapitalPE / buyout
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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.

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