D2iQ was founded by Tobi Knaup.

Who are D2iQ's investors?

D2iQ's investors include 3Spoke Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, DCVC (Data Collective), Rembrandt Venture Partners, Triangle Peak Partners, Tuesday Capital, Foundation Capital, Khosla Ventures.

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D2iQ develops Kubernetes automation and management software for enterprise container and multicloud deployments. Following its acquisition by Nutanix, the company's Kubernetes platform (DKP) evolved into the Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP), which integrates container orchestration with hybrid multicloud infrastructure management.

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Founders & leadership

Tobi Knaup FounderKnaup was a tech lead at Airbnb from 2010 to 2013 before co-founding Mesosphere (later D2iQ), where he served as CTO and then CEO through 2023. Following Nutanix's acquisition of the company, he led its cloud native business as general manager and later advised the company, and he invests in cloud and AI startups.

Benjamin HindmanFounder

Florian LeibertFounder

Tobias KnaupFounder

Investors · 8

3Spoke Capitallisted by 3Spoke CapitalIrvine

Andreessen Horowitzlisted by Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M

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DCVC (Data Collective)listed by DCVC (Data Collective)Palo Alto · $5M – $25M

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Rembrandt Venture Partnerslisted by Rembrandt Venture PartnersLaramie

Triangle Peak Partnerslisted by Triangle Peak PartnersPalo Alto

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Tuesday Capitallisted by Tuesday CapitalSan Francisco

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Foundation CapitalreportedPalo Alto · $250K – $15M

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Khosla VenturesreportedMenlo Park · $100K – $20M

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Frequently asked questions

What does D2iQ do?: D2iQ develops Kubernetes automation and management software for enterprise container and multicloud deployments. Following its acquisition by Nutanix, the company's Kubernetes platform (DKP) evolved into the Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP), which integrates container orchestration with hybrid multicloud infrastructure management.
Who founded D2iQ?: D2iQ was founded by Tobi Knaup.
Who are D2iQ's investors?: D2iQ's investors include 3Spoke Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, DCVC (Data Collective), Rembrandt Venture Partners, Triangle Peak Partners, Tuesday Capital, Foundation Capital, Khosla Ventures.