PlanetScale

PlanetScale is a MySQL-compatible serverless database that brings you scale, performance, and reliability — without sacrificing developer experience.

Data and analytics Developer tools and cloud

Latest funding

$50M Series B+ · November 16, 2021

Led by Kleiner Perkins · Source: startupintros.com

Total raised: $105M across 4 sourced rounds

All 4 rounds ↓

Website: planetscale.com.

X: @PlanetScale · 44,865 followers.

GitHub: planetscale.

LinkedIn: planetscale.

Categories: Data and analytics Developer tools and cloud.

Sectors: Database, Developer Platform, Information Technology, SaaS, Software.

Stage: Series B+.

Based in: Mountain View, United States.

Founded: 2018.

Total raised: $105M in 4 sourced rounds.

Last round: Nov 16, 2021 · 1,825 days ago.

Headcount: 51–100 employees.

On Recent Funding since: Sep 30, 2026.

Signals

X account@PlanetScale · created Feb 4, 2018 (8 years old) · 44,865 followers

Website registeredOct 6, 2011 (15 years old)

About PlanetScale

With PlanetScale, you get the power of horizontal sharding, non-blocking schema changes, and many more powerful database features without the pain of implementing them.

TIMELINE · MONEY RAISED

PlanetScale | 300 days from X account to first raise on record

@PlanetScale·Raised $105M in 4 sourced rounds·1 signal before the first raise

Money raised, round by round (amounts linked to their source). Pins are dated signals; hover the icons for dates.

Funding rounds

Date	Round	Amount	Lead	Source
Nov 16, 2021	Series B+	$50M	KKleiner Perkins	startupintros.com
Jun 23, 2021	Series B+	$30M	IInsight Partners	techcrunch.com
May 1, 2019	Series A	$22M	AAndreessen Horowitz	startupintros.com
Dec 1, 2018	Seed	$3M	SSignalFire	startupintros.com

Timeline

February 4, 2018
X account created
October 6, 2011
Website created

Founders and team

JV
Jitendra Vaidya Founder

LinkedIn
SS
Sugu Sougoumarane Founder

@ssougou · LinkedIn
SL
Sam Lambert CEO

@samlambert · source: x.com
NV
Nick Van Wiggeren CTO

@NickVanWig · source: x.com
RB
Rick Branson Director of Software Engineering
FW
Faun Winter Software Engineer
ML
Matt Layher Software Engineer
PR
Patrick Reynolds Software Engineer
TN
Tal Niv General Counsel & Head of HR

Investors

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Sources and API

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