D2iq is a technology company.
D2iq has raised $253.0M across 5 funding rounds.
Key people at D2iq.
D2iq was founded in 2013 by Tobias Knaup (Co-Founder & CTO).
D2iq has raised $253.0M in total across 5 funding rounds.
D2iq was founded in 2013 by Tobias Knaup (Co-Founder & CTO).
D2iq has raised $253.0M in total across 5 funding rounds.
D2iq's investors include Andreessen Horowitz, Ignition Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Meritech Capital Partners, Peter Bell, Angelic Ventures, Bond, CapitalG, Innovation Endeavors, Principia Growth Equity, Trajectory Ventures, Triangle Peak Partners.
D2iQ is a San Francisco-based software development company (formerly Mesosphere) that provides the D2iQ Kubernetes Platform (DKP), a leading independent enterprise Kubernetes management platform for running workloads at scale across hybrid, on-premise, edge, air-gapped, and multi-cloud environments.[1][2][3] It serves enterprises, public sector organizations, and mission-critical deployments by simplifying Kubernetes adoption, automating complex tasks, eliminating skills gaps through training and support, ensuring military-grade security, and reducing operational costs and time-to-market from months to days—with reported benefits like 99.999% uptime, daily releases, and centralized multi-cluster management.[2][3][4] Backed by investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Khosla Ventures, Koch Disruptive Technologies, Microsoft, and T. Rowe Price, D2iQ focuses on Day 2 success for cloud-native applications, addressing challenges like manageability, stability, security, upgrades, and governance.[1][3][5]
D2iQ traces its roots to Mesosphere, founded in 2013 as a cloud-native pioneer tackling complex, mission-critical deployments with over a decade of experience in the space.[1][5] The company evolved rapidly: in 2014, Andreessen Horowitz and Fuel Capital invested significantly, opening a second office in Germany; 2015 saw the launch of the Distributed Cloud Operating System (DC/OS); 2016 brought major Hewlett Packard Enterprise investment and the open-sourcing of Apache Mesos 1.0 and DC/OS.[5] Momentum built in 2018 with T. Rowe Price and Koch Disruptive Technologies investments, the Mesosphere Kubernetes Engine (MKE) launch, and recognition as the 55th fastest-growing company on Deloitte's Technology Fast 500.[5] In 2019, Mesosphere rebranded to D2iQ, introducing KUDO and Konvoy; this was followed by Kommander in 2020 and D2iQ Kaptain plus Kubernetes Platform 2.0 in 2021—marking its pivot to a comprehensive Kubernetes-focused platform.[5]
D2iQ stands out in the enterprise Kubernetes market through these key strengths:
D2iQ rides the explosive growth of Kubernetes as the de facto standard for cloud-native orchestration, enabling enterprises to scale mission-critical workloads amid hybrid/multi-cloud proliferation and edge computing demands.[1][2][3] Timing is ideal: as organizations shift from Kubernetes pilots to production at scale, D2iQ addresses pervasive pain points like operational complexity, security in regulated sectors (e.g., federal/public), and skills shortages—fueled by market forces such as rising cloud costs, air-gapped requirements, and open-source maturity.[2][3][4] It influences the ecosystem as a top contributor and certifier, bridging open-source innovation with enterprise readiness, empowering developer velocity, and fostering adoption in high-stakes areas like national security while reducing vendor dependencies.[3][4][5]
D2iQ is primed to expand its DKP leadership by deepening integrations with emerging open-source tech, targeting federal/edge growth, and capitalizing on AI/ML workloads demanding resilient Kubernetes fleets. Trends like sovereign clouds, zero-trust security, and GitOps automation will amplify its differentiators, potentially driving further investor interest and partnerships. As Kubernetes maturity accelerates, D2iQ's focus on scalable Day 2 success positions it to shape enterprise cloud-native standards, evolving from Mesosphere's DC/OS roots into an indispensable guide for production-grade deployments at global scale—reducing time-to-market from months to days for the next wave of innovators.[3][5]
Key people at D2iq.
D2iq has raised $253.0M across 5 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $130.0M Series D in May 2018.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2018 | $130.0M Series D | Andreessen Horowitz, Ignition Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Meritech Capital Partners, Peter Bell | |
| Mar 1, 2016 | $74.0M Series C | Andreessen Horowitz, Angelic Ventures, Bond, CapitalG, Ignition Partners, Innovation Endeavors, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Meritech Capital Partners, Principia Growth Equity, Trajectory Ventures, Triangle Peak Partners, Tribeca Venture Partners, Vendep Capital, Peter Bell | |
| Dec 1, 2014 | $36.0M Series B | Andreessen Horowitz, Ignition Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Meritech Capital Partners, Peter Bell | |
| Jun 1, 2014 | $11.0M Series A | Andreessen Horowitz, Ignition Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Meritech Capital Partners, Peter Bell | |
| May 1, 2013 | $2.0M Seed | Andreessen Horowitz, Ignition Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Meritech Capital Partners, Peter Bell |
