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.

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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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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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DigitalOcean was founded in 2012.

What is DigitalOcean funding to date?

DigitalOcean has raised $174.08MM to date.

Who are DigitalOcean’s major investors?

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

DigitalOcean Funding Rounds and Valuation

Funding History Chart
Funding Round Details
Funding Date Share Class Amount Raised Price per Share Post-Money Valuation Key Investors
05/14/2020 Series C $50MM $xx.xx $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
N/A
Key Investors
Access Industries, Andreessen Horowitz
06/30/2015 Series B $83MM $xx.xx $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
N/A
Key Investors
Access Industries, Andreessen Horowitz
03/06/2014 Series A1 $37.82MM $xx.xx $150.8MM Andreessen Horowitz, IA Ventures, ATEL Ventures, Crunchfund, TechStars and 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
N/A
Key Investors
Andreessen Horowitz, IA Ventures, ATEL Ventures, Crunchfund, TechStars and individual investors
08/07/2013 Series Seed $3.26MM $xx.xx $14.1MM IA Ventures, CrunchFund, TechStars and 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
N/A
Key Investors
IA Ventures, CrunchFund, TechStars and individual investors
Updated on: Nov 10, 2024

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