# Docker

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/docker

- Industry: Software
- Headquarters: Palo Alto, US
- Website: www.docker.com/
- Total disclosed funding: $287M
- Latest round: Series C (Mar 28, 2022)
- Investors on record: 27

## About

Based in California, US, and founded in 2008, Docker, Inc., f.k.a. DotCloud, operates as a developer of an open-source platform solution intended to deploy and scale its software applications. The company has completed a single deal, with the most recent transaction occurring on September 5, 2025, Docker, Inc., a portfolio company of CBC Capital, Ignition Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Sequoia Capital, Greylock Partners, Insight Partners, Y Combinator, Benchmark, AME Cloud Ventures, ACE & Company, Trinity Ventures, Kima Ventures, Atlassian Ventures, Vertex Ventures, Citi Ventures, Four Rivers Group, Bain Capital, Tribe Capital, The Family, Base Partners, FJ Labs, Salesforce Ventures, SharesPost, Cross Creek, Greenspring Associates, Coatue Management, Northern Trust, and Goldman Sachs Asset Management, acquired MCP Defender Inc. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.  Docker, Inc. provides a platform for individual developers, open-source projects, education, and small businesses to develop applications. The company’s product line includes Docker Personal, Docker Pro, Docker Team, and Docker Business. Docker Personal is the accessible platform for individual developers, small businesses, educators, students non-commercial open-source projects, and non-profits looking individuals to build, share and run applications. Docker Pro is for professional developers to build applications directly onto the Docker platform, providing commercial use license for Docker Desktop, scoped access tokens for Ci/CD pipelines, increased rate limits for image pulls, and other tools. Docker Team is for small and mid-sized development teams to collaboratively develop applications. In addition, Docker Business offers add-on capabilities, such as image access controls, single sign-on, limitless scale, unified control plane enabling a secure software supply chain, IP allows listing, and premium support agreements to the developers. Docker, Inc. generates revenue through subscriptions to its product packages which include Docker Pro (USD 5 per user, per month), Docker Team (USD 7 per user, per month), and Docker Business (USD 21 per user, per month). The December 2023 acquisition will enable Docker to integrate its platform into AtomicJars' container-based testing automation. The September 2025 acquisition will help Docker, Inc.' strengthen its position in the rapidly evolving field of agentic AI security.

## Funding rounds

- Series C, Mar 28, 2022, $75M — Benchmark, Bain Capital, Insight Partners, Four Rivers Group, Citi Ventures, Vertex Ventures, Tribe Capital, Atlassian Ventures
- Series E, Oct 15, 2018, $30M — Benchmark, Greenspring Associates, Cross Creek, SharesPost, Salesforce Ventures, FJ Labs, Base Partners, The Family
- Series D, Nov 6, 2015, $18M — Benchmark, Ignition Partners, Trinity Ventures, Greylock Partners, AME Cloud Ventures
- Series D, Apr 14, 2015, $95M — Benchmark, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Hong Shan, Ignition Partners, Insight Partners, Trinity Ventures, Greylock Partners, CBC Capital, Coatue Management, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Northern Trust, AME Cloud Ventures
- Series C, Sep 16, 2014, $40M — Benchmark, Hong Shan, Insight Partners, Trinity Ventures, Greylock Partners
- Series B, Jan 8, 2014, $15M — Benchmark, Insight Partners, Trinity Ventures, Greylock Partners
- Series A, Mar 15, 2011, $13M — Benchmark, Trinity Ventures
- Seed, Mar 1, 2011, $0.8M — Benchmark, Trinity Ventures, Y Combinator
- Angel, Feb 28, 2011, $0.8M — Trinity Ventures, ACE & Company, AME Cloud Ventures

## Investors

- Trinity Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/trinity-ventures) — Angel, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D
- ACE & Company (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/ace-company) — Angel
- AME Cloud Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/ame-cloud-ventures) — Angel, Series D
- Benchmark (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/benchmark) — Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E
- Y Combinator (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/y-combinator) — Seed
- Insight Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/insight-partners) — Series B, Series C, Series D
- Greylock Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/greylock-partners) — Series B, Series C, Series D
- Hong Shan — Series C, Series D
- Lightspeed Venture Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/lightspeed-venture-partners) — Series D
- Ignition Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/ignition-partners) — Series D
- CBC Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/cbc-capital) — Series D
- Coatue Management (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/coatue-management) — Series D
- Goldman Sachs Asset Management (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/goldman-sachs-asset-management) — Series D
- Northern Trust — Series D
- Greenspring Associates (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/greenspring-associates) — Series E
- Cross Creek (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/cross-creek) — Series E
- SharesPost — Series E
- Salesforce Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/salesforce-ventures) — Series E
- FJ Labs (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/fj-labs) — Series E
- Base Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/base-partners) — Series E
- The Family (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/the-family) — Series E
- Bain Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/bain-capital) — Series C
- Four Rivers Group (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/four-rivers-group) — Series C
- Citi Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/citi-ventures) — Series C
- Vertex Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/vertex-ventures) — Series C
- Tribe Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/tribe-capital) — Series C
- Atlassian Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/atlassian-ventures) — Series C