Datadog
NASDAQ: DDOGNew York, US · Founded 2010 · Nevada corporation · 29 known investors
Datadog is a cloud-based monitoring and security platform that provides observability, analytics, and protection for infrastructure, applications, and data across enterprises. The platform serves development, security, and operations teams managing cloud-native and hybrid environments.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Founders & leadership
Datadog was founded in 2010 by Olivier Pomel and Alexis Le-Quoc.
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Michael JaconiExecutive
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Anthony MerlinoNamed on SEC filing
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CHRISTOPHER MOOREBoard director
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Investors · 29
Amplify PartnersMenlo Park · $500K – $5M
aVentureSan Francisco
Bantam GroupWestwood
Comcast VenturesNew York · $2M – $15M
Contour Venture PartnersNew York · $500K – $2M
CRV (Charles River Ventures)San Francisco · $250K – $5M
EQT VenturesLuxembourg · $2M – $50M
Field VenturesNew York
Icon VenturesPalo Alto · $6M – $12M
ICONIQSan Francisco
Index VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M
IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)San Francisco · $15M – $75M
Kluz VenturesRockville
LifeX VenturesSan Franciscovia Inaki Berenguer · inferred
LSP (Life Sciences Partners)Amsterdam · $10.8M – $64.8M
MastrySan Francisco
Meritech Capital PartnersPalo Alto · $5M – $40M
Norwest Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $10M – $30M
Notation CapitalNew York · $400K – $750K
OpenView Venture PartnersBoston · $5M – $20M
RRE VenturesNew York · $5M – $15M
RTP GlobalNew York · $1M – $15M
SAV (Scale Asia Ventures)Palo Alto
Unusual VenturesMenlo Park · $1M – $15M
Wind VentureParis
Wonder VenturesLos Angeles · $100K – $1.5M
Amplify Partners CVreportedMenlo Park
Genacast VenturesreportedMiami · $50K – $5Mvia Gil Beyda · inferred
ICONIQ CapitalreportedSan Francisco · $5M – $100M
Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$206M disclosed across 7 rounds · 2014–2019
▶$30MraisedJul 2019 · 8 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$30MraisedJul 2019 · 8 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Gregory ColemanDirector
- Jeb MillerDirector
- Michael JaconiExecutive Officer, Director
- Christopher MooreDirector
- Jeffrey CroweDirector
- Offering amount
- $30M
- Amount sold
- $30M
- First sale
- Mar 2019
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$20.7MraisedJul 2019 · 6 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$20.7MraisedJul 2019 · 6 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Michael JaconiExecutive Officer, Director
- Jeb MillerDirector
- Gregory ColemanDirector
- Christopher MooreDirector
- Jeffrey CroweDirector
- Offering amount
- $20.7M
- Amount sold
- $20.7M
- First sale
- Dec 2018
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$94.5MraisedJan 2016 · 16 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$94.5MraisedJan 2016 · 16 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Brian CyrExecutive Officer
- Andrew BechererExecutive Officer
- Chad SavoyExecutive Officer
- Olivier PomelExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
- Alexis Le-QuocExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
- Shardul ShahDirector
- Michael CallahanDirector
- Amit AgarwalExecutive Officer
- Kirill SheynkmanDirector
- Dev IttycheriaDirector
- Offering amount
- $94.5M
- Amount sold
- $94.5M
- Proceeds to insiders
- $12.7M
- First sale
- Dec 2015
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$379KraisedFeb 2015 · 21 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$379KraisedFeb 2015 · 21 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Alexis Le-QuocExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
- Olivier PomelExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
- Amit AgarwalExecutive Officer
- Murat BicerDirector
- Dev IttycheriaDirector
- Shardul ShahDirector
- Michael CallahanDirector
- Offering amount
- $379K
- Amount sold
- $379K
- First sale
- Feb 2015
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2010
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$31.1MraisedFeb 2015 · 14 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$31.1MraisedFeb 2015 · 14 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Murat BicerDirector
- Olivier PomelExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
- Alexis Le-QuocExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
- Dev IttycheriaDirector
- Amit AgarwalExecutive Officer
- Michael CallahanDirector
- Shardul ShahDirector
- Offering amount
- $31.1M
- Amount sold
- $31.1M
- Proceeds to insiders
- $10.9M
- First sale
- Jan 2015
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2010
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$14.3MraisedJan 2015 · 24 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$14.3MraisedJan 2015 · 24 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Michael JaconiExecutive Officer, Director
- CHRISTOPHER MOOREDirector
- Offering amount
- $14.3M
- Amount sold
- $14.3M
- Minimum investment
- $25K
- First sale
- Dec 2014
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2013
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$15MraisedFeb 2014 · 17 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$15MraisedFeb 2014 · 17 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Anthony MerlinoExecutive Officer
- Murat BicerDirector
- Dev IttycheriaDirector
- Michael CallahanDirector
- Shardul ShahDirector
- Alexis Le-QuocExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
- Amit AgarwalExecutive Officer
- Olivier PomelExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
- Offering amount
- $15M
- Amount sold
- $15M
- Proceeds to insiders
- $200K
- First sale
- Jan 2014
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2010
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Founder mafia
The Datadog mafia →27 people who came through Datadog went on to found or lead other companies.
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Acquisitions · 6
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Digraph
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Logmatic
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Propolis
Propolis provides automated quality assurance testing using multiple autonomous browser agents that simulate user behavior on websites and applications.
Sqreen
Sqreen provides runtime application security monitoring for enterprises, analyzing code execution in real time to protect applications, APIs, and microservices from attacks while maintaining performance.
In the news
Back to school: monitoring with Datadoggithub.com · Sep 2016
Investors Feed Datadog a Hefty $94.5M Roundtechcrunch.com · Jan 2016
Datadog raises $31M for cloud monitoringtechcrunch.com · Jan 2015Frequently asked questions
- What does Datadog do?
- Datadog is a cloud-based monitoring and security platform that provides observability, analytics, and protection for infrastructure, applications, and data across enterprises. The platform serves development, security, and operations teams managing cloud-native and hybrid environments.
- Who founded Datadog?
- Datadog was founded by Olivier Pomel, Alexis Le-Quoc in 2010.
- Who are Datadog's investors?
- Datadog's investors include Amplify Partners, aVenture, Bantam Group, Comcast Ventures, Contour Venture Partners, CRV (Charles River Ventures), EQT Ventures, Field Ventures and 21 more.
- How much funding has Datadog raised?
- Datadog has disclosed $206M raised across 7 rounds.
- Where is Datadog headquartered?
- Datadog is headquartered in New York, US.