MapR Technologies, Inc. is receiving an equity financing of $50 million, with funds going towards the company’s continued growth and innovative technology.
“Demand for the MapR Converged Data Platform continues to grow as it enables customers to lower IT costs by unifying data into a single platform and simultaneously drive innovative applications to generate new revenue streams,” said Matt Mills, president, MapR Technologies. “MapR addresses the transition of on premise to cloud computing by unifying all data within a single converged data architecture.”
The $50 million equity financing was led by Future Fund, with participation from all existing investors, including Google Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Mayfield Fund, New Enterprise Associates, Qualcomm Ventures, and Redpoint Ventures.
With this financing, MapR has raised a total of $194 million in equity to date.
With multiple software license transactions of more than $5 million from new and existing customers, MapR continues to demonstrate the strong demand for enterprise-grade and real-time features of a converged data platform.
Additionally, MapR reported a customer retention rate of 99 percent and a dollar-based net expansion rate of 143 percent. New and expanded customers in Q2 include American Express, Audi, Ericsson, JLL, Mizuho Bank, NTT, Philips, Qualcomm, and Rubicon Project.
“Our ongoing momentum is fueled by a world-class team that is driving innovation and growth across every facet of our organization,” said John Schroeder, founder and CEO, MapR Technologies. “This new funding strengthens our balance sheet as we look ahead to an initial public offering.”
For more information about this announcement, visit www.mapr.com.