Mesosphere
San Francisco, US · Founded 2013 · Delaware corporation · 7 known investors
Founders & leadership
Mesosphere was founded in 2013 by Tobias Knaup and Florian Leibert.
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Tobias KnaupCo-founder
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Florian LeibertCo-founder
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William FreibergExecutive
Board
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Investors · 7
Andreessen Horowitzreported · 3 sourcesMenlo Park · $500K – $50Mvia Peter Levine · board
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Fuel Capitalreported · 2 sourcesCovina · $500K – $1M
Khosla Venturesreported · 2 sourcesMenlo Park · $5K – $50M
Koch Disruptive TechnologiesreportedSan Francisco
SV AngelreportedSan Francisco
T. Rowe PricereportedBaltimore
Triangle Peak PartnersreportedPalo Alto
Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$198.6M disclosed across 2 rounds · 2016–2018
▶$125MraisedJul 2018 · 18 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$125MraisedJul 2018 · 18 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- BRUCE ARMSTRONGDirector
- WILLIAM FREIBERGExecutive Officer
- FLORIAN LEIBERTExecutive Officer, Director
- JASON ILLIANDirector
- PETER LEVINEDirector
- JOHN KAELLEExecutive Officer
- ANN LIVERMOREDirector
- TOBIAS KNAUPExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $125M
- Amount sold
- $125M
- First sale
- May 2018
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$73.6MraisedMar 2016 · 8 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$73.6MraisedMar 2016 · 8 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Tobias KnaupExecutive Officer, Director
- Peter LevineDirector
- Florian LeibertExecutive Officer, Director
- William FreibergExecutive Officer
- Bruce ArmstrongDirector
- Offering amount
- $85.8M
- Amount sold
- $73.6M
- First sale
- Mar 2016
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2013
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Founder mafia
The Mesosphere mafia →11 people who came through Mesosphere went on to found or lead other companies.
Anatoly YakovenkoSoftware EngineerFounded Solana +2Derek ChiangSoftware Engineering InternFounded Offchain labs +1Steven MihSVP WW Field OperationsFounded Across +1Timothy ChenLead Distributed Systems EngineerFounded HyperpilotAbhay AgarwalGrowth Team LeadFounded PolyAshot AyvazyanSenior Site Reliability EngineerFounded CloudchiprAndrew HoskinsSoftware Engineer InternFounded UpfrontSebastien PahlEngineering ManagerFounded DockerJessie FrazelleSoftware EngineerFounded Oxide ComputerTimothy ChenLead Distributed Systems EngineerFounded HyperpilotTimothy ChenLead Distributed Systems EngineerFounded Hyperpilot
In the news
Mesosphere raises $73.5M led by HPE, with Microsoft as strategic investortechcrunch.com · Mar 2016Mesosphere raises $73.5Mtechcrunch.com · Mar 2016Frequently asked questions
- Who founded Mesosphere?
- Mesosphere was founded by Tobias Knaup, Florian Leibert in 2013.
- Who are Mesosphere's investors?
- Mesosphere's investors include Andreessen Horowitz, Fuel Capital, Khosla Ventures, Koch Disruptive Technologies, SV Angel, T. Rowe Price, Triangle Peak Partners.
- How much funding has Mesosphere raised?
- Mesosphere has disclosed $198.6M raised across 2 rounds.
- Where is Mesosphere headquartered?
- Mesosphere is headquartered in San Francisco, US.