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DigitalOcean

DigitalOcean IPO

$1.15B
Series C Valuation, May 2020
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DigitalOcean IPO date and status

2012
Founded
Mar 2021
IPO Completed

Company details

DigitalOcean was founded in June 2011 by Ben Uretsky, Moisey Uretsky, Alec Hartman, Mitch Wainer, and Jeff Carr. In a blog from February 2018, then-CEO Ben Uretsky referred to an IPO as “a long-term goal we have frequently discussed internally.” These comments should not be interpreted to mean that the company is formally pursuing or foregoing an IPO.

DigitalOcean is a cloud infrastructure provider for developers. In a press release from September 2019, the company stated it has $250 million in revenue run rate, representing more than 500,000 customers. The company has raised nearly $175 million in Venture Capital funding from investors including Black River Ventures, Torch Capital, Access Technology Ventures, Andreessen Hotowitz, IA Ventures, and Tuesday Capital. Per company press releases, DigitalOcean last raised $50 million in May 2020 at a post-money valuation of nearly $1.15 billion.

Founded
2012
Headquarters
New York, NY, United States
Forge Price 1
Price not available
Market Activity 2
Limited
Last Matched Price
Post-Money Valuation 3
$1.15B
Total Funding
$174.08MM
Last Funding Round
Series C

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Is DigitalOcean a publicly traded company?

DigitalOcean became a public company following its IPO on 03/24/2021 and is now traded on the NYSE under the ticker DOCN.

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Will DigitalOcean go IPO?

DigitalOcean became a public company following its IPO on 03/24/2021 and is now traded on the NYSE under the ticker DOCN.

What is DigitalOcean’s IPO price?

The IPO price of DigitalOcean is not currently available.

When was DigitalOcean founded?

DigitalOcean was founded in 2012.

What is DigitalOcean funding to date?

DigitalOcean has raised $174.08MM to date.

DigitalOcean major investors

Access Industries
Andreessen Horowitz
Crunchfund
Fortress Investment Group
IA Ventures
Techstars
Trinity Capital Investment

DigitalOcean pre-IPO valuation and funding rounds

Funding history chart
Funding round and deals details
Funding Date Round Amount Raised Price per Share Post-Money Valuation 3 Key Investors
05/14/2020 Series C $50MM $10.59 $1.15B Access Industries, Andreessen Horowitz
Price per Share
$ xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
4,721,905
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
6.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
Access Industries, Andreessen Horowitz
06/30/2015 Series B $83MM $8.11 $691.39MM Access Industries, Andreessen Horowitz
Price per Share
$ xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
10,237,032
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
6.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
Access Industries, Andreessen Horowitz
03/06/2014 Series A1 $37.82MM $2.07 $150.8MM Andreessen Horowitz, Atel Ventures, Crunchfund, IA Ventures, Techstars & Individual Investors
Price per Share
$ xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
18,304,108
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
6.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
Andreessen Horowitz, Atel Ventures, Crunchfund, IA Ventures, Techstars & Individual Investors
08/07/2013 Series Seed $3.26MM $0.26 $14.1MM Crunchfund, IA Ventures, Techstars & Individual Investors
Price per Share
$ xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
12,517,832
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
6.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
Crunchfund, IA Ventures, Techstars & Individual Investors

DigitalOcean IPO news and media highlights

DigitalOcean aligns with MongoDB for managed database service

DigitalOcean Managed MongoDB service makes it simpler for organizations to consume a database-as-a-service offering.

Independent cloud provider DigitalOcean drops in Wall Street debut

DigitalOcean delivered 25% growth in 2020, but the company has not built up a large cache of revenue for services it will provide to customers in the future.

DigitalOcean emphasizes simplicity in IPO filing as it prepares to battle cloud giants like Amazon

Cloud provider DigitalOcean faces deep-pocketed competitors like Amazon, Microsoft and Google, but it has a sweet spot: Simplicity for smaller businesses.

DigitalOcean Files For Initial Public Offering | FinSMEs

DigitalOcean, a NYC based provider of a cloud for developers, startups and SMBs, has publicly filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission relating to a proposed initial public offering of its common stock
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Subsector: Cloud / Networking Infrastructure
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