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Founders & leadership

CE
Charles E. Peters, Jr.Executive
PJPaul J. Cormier
Paul J. CormierExecutivePaul Cormier led product strategy at Red Hat for approximately two decades, overseeing the development of Red Hat Enterprise Linux and its subscription model, while also directing major acquisitions including JBoss, Qumranet, Ansible, and CoreOS, and early investments in Kubernetes-based technologies.
DKDeLisa K. Alexander
DeLisa K. AlexanderExecutive
JM
James M. WhitehurstExecutive
AOArun Oberoi
Arun OberoiExecutive
MR
Michael R. CunninghamExecutive
BMBrian M. Stevens
Brian M. StevensExecutiveBrian M. Stevens is an executive officer at Red Hat.

Board

WS
William S. KaiserBoard director
SA
Sohaib AbbasiBoard director
NK
Narendra K. GuptaBoard director
MA
Marye Anne FoxBoard director
DH
Donald H. LivingstoneBoard director

Reported raises · per SEC filings

Form D private placements

$29M disclosed across 1 round · 2014

▶$29MraisedJun 2014 · 3 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Charles E. Peters, Jr.Executive Officer
  • Sohaib AbbasiDirector
  • Paul J. CormierExecutive Officer
  • Narendra K. GuptaDirector
  • Marye Anne FoxDirector
  • DeLisa K. AlexanderExecutive Officer
  • William S. KaiserDirector
  • James M. WhitehurstExecutive Officer, Director
  • Arun OberoiExecutive Officer
  • Michael R. CunninghamExecutive Officer
  • Brian M. StevensExecutive Officer
  • Donald H. LivingstoneDirector
  • H. Hugh SheltonDirector
  • W. Steve AlbrechtDirector
  • Jeffrey J. ClarkeDirector
Offering amount
$29M
Amount sold
$29M
First sale
Jun 2014
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗

Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.

Acquisitions · 3

Early investors' stakes continue via these deals
CoreOS

CoreOS developed container-focused infrastructure software, including the lightweight Container Linux operating system, the etcd distributed key-value store, and the Tectonic Kubernetes platform. Acquired by Red Hat in 2018, with its technology folded into OpenShift.

Makara

Red Hat develops open source hybrid cloud software solutions including Linux, AI platforms, virtualization, and automation tools for enterprise organizations. The company serves large enterprises and Fortune 500 companies with infrastructure and application development platforms that operate across datacenters, cloud environments, and edge computing.

Sistina Software

Sistina Software developed clustered storage and file-system technology for Linux, including the Global File System, logical volume management, and a device mapper.

Frequently asked questions

How much funding has Red Hat raised?
Red Hat has disclosed $29M raised across 1 round.
Where is Red Hat headquartered?
Red Hat is headquartered in Raleigh, US.