# Zededa

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

- Industry: Software
- Headquarters: San Jose, US
- Website: www.zededa.com
- Total disclosed funding: $129M
- Latest round: Series C (Feb 7, 2024)
- Investors on record: 20

## About

Based in California, US, and founded in 2016, Zededa, Inc. is an edge computing orchestration and virtualization platform. Said Ouissal (CEO), Erik Nordmark (Chief Architect), Roman Shaposhnik (open source), and Vijay Tapaskar (product) are the co-founders of the company. In February 2024, Zededa, Inc. raised USD 72 million in series C funding led by Smith Point Capital, with participation from Hillman Company, LDV Management, Endeavor Catalyst, Forward Investments, Lux Capital, Almaz Capital, Juniper Ventures, Coast Range Capital, Emerson Ventures, Chevron Technology Ventures, 5G Open Innovation Lab, Rockwell Automation, Inc., and Porsche Ventures.

The company offers a cloud-based orchestration solution that provides insight, control, and security for the distributed edge, allowing users to deploy and manage any application on any hardware at scale, as well as connect to any cloud or on-premises system. Users can deploy and manage any edge compute node with the Zededa solution, allowing them to rapidly unlock the value of the Internet of Things data and make real-time decisions.

The company generates revenue by pricing (subscription-based enterprise license and a pay-as-you-grow model) its product packages, which include Zededa cloud standard and Zededa cloud premium.

The company plans to use the funding from its Series C to accelerate the development of its management and operation.

## Funding rounds

- Series C, Feb 7, 2024, $72M — Hillman Company, Chevron Technology Ventures, Lux Capital, Almaz Capital, Rockwell Automation, Inc., Juniper Ventures, Endeavor Catalyst, LDV Management, Porsche Ventures, Emerson Ventures, Coast Range Capital, 5G Open Innovation Lab, Smith Point Capital, Forward Investments
- Series A, Jul 21, 2022, $26M — EDF Ventures, Chevron Technology Ventures, Lux Capital, Almaz Capital, Rockwell Automation, Inc., Juniper Ventures, Samsung NEXT Ventures, Energize Capital, Porsche Ventures, Coast Range Capital
- Series A, Feb 8, 2021, $13M — EDF Ventures, Lux Capital, Almaz Capital, Rockwell Automation, Inc., Juniper Ventures, Harris Barton Asset Management, Energize Capital
- Series A, Feb 8, 2019, $16M — Lux Capital, Almaz Capital, Energize Capital, Wild West Capital, Barton Capital
- Seed, Feb 26, 2018, $3.1M — Almaz Capital, Wild West Capital, Barton Capital

## Investors

- Almaz Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/almaz-capital) — Seed, Series A, Series C
- Wild West Capital — Seed, Series A
- Barton Capital — Seed, Series A
- Lux Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/lux-capital) — Series A, Series C
- Energize Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/energize-capital) — Series A
- EDF Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/edf-ventures) — Series A
- Rockwell Automation, Inc. — Series A, Series C
- Juniper Ventures — Series A, Series C
- Harris Barton Asset Management (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/harris-barton-asset-management) — Series A
- Chevron Technology Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/chevron-technology-ventures) — Series A, Series C
- Samsung NEXT Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/samsung-next-ventures) — Series A
- Porsche Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/porsche-ventures) — Series A, Series C
- Coast Range Capital — Series A, Series C
- Hillman Company — Series C
- Endeavor Catalyst (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/endeavor-catalyst) — Series C
- LDV Management (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/ldv-management) — Series C
- Emerson Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/emerson-ventures) — Series C
- 5G Open Innovation Lab (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/5g-open-innovation-lab) — Series C
- Smith Point Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/smith-point-capital) — Series C
- Forward Investments (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/forward-investments) — Series C