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PlanetScale

PlanetScale

Private
San Francisco, CaliforniaAI, Data & Cloud Infrastructurehttps://planetscale.com/

Last Round

Series C

Nov 16, 2021

Total Funding Raised

$105M

Momentum

Top 5%

of companies Caplight tracks

Company Overview

PlanetScale is a database software company that provides a serverless, cloud-native database platform built on Vitess to enable horizontal sharding and reliable database management for developers.

Sector

AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure

Verticals

Database Management, Cloud Infrastructure, DevOps & Containers, Platform-as-a-Service

Business Model

B2B

Customer Profile

Usage-Based SaaS, Subscription SaaS

AI Layer

Infrastructure

Keywords

database-as-a-serviceDBaaSmanaged MySQLmanaged PostgreSQLdatabase branchingschema migrationdatabase infrastructuredeveloper toolsusage-based billingvector databaseModel Context ProtocolMCPai-augmented databaseserverless databasedatabase devops

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PlanetScale Funding Rounds

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RoundDateAmount RaisedValuationInvestorsSources
Series CNov 16, 2021
Series BJun 23, 2021
Series AMay 23, 2019
SeedDec 19, 2018

Key People

Founding team and executive leadership

Sam Lambert

CEO & President

Executive Team

Nicholas Van Wiggeren

Chief Technology Officer

Executive Team

Kevan Zadeh

Chief Operating Officer

Executive Team

PlanetScale Investors

Notable investors and investment history

PlanetScale investors
InvestorRounds
Andreessen HorowitzSeries B, Series C, Series A
Preston-Werner VenturesSeries C
HaystackSeed
Dig VenturesSeed
Start Smart LabsSeed
BoxGroupSeed
Neotribe VenturesSeed

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  • Apr 1, 2026

    Recognized as one of the fastest growing companies in America.

  • Apr 1, 2026

    Company has achieved profitability.

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersSan Francisco, California
Employee Range97
Year Founded2018
Last FundingNov 16, 2021

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