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Apollo funding, valuation and investors
GraphQL platform (Apollo GraphOS) for unified API development at enterprise scale.
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Funding, valuation & investors
Answer-first snapshotLatest funding
Series D
$130M · 2021
Latest known valuation
Not publicly disclosed
Total disclosed equity funding
$130M
Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.
Current status
private
growth · San Francisco, California
Investors in latest funding
Other: Andreessen Horowitz
Overview
Apollo Graph Inc. builds Apollo GraphOS, a platform for designing, securing, and operating GraphQL APIs across microservices. The company originated from Meteor, an early JavaScript framework, and pivoted to become the leading commercial GraphQL toolchain for enterprise API federation.
Why Apollo is interesting
Meteor.js spinout that became the de facto GraphQL infrastructure layer — powering API graphs at a large share of Fortune 500 engineering orgs.
Product & use cases
Apollo Graph Inc.
- Enterprise platform deployment for core workflows
Key facts
- Series D (2021): $130M led by Insight Partners with a16z (Business Wire)
- Series A (2012): a16z led Meteor origin round (a16z announcement)
- Product: Apollo GraphOS for federated GraphQL APIs; widely adopted in enterprise engineering (Apollo site)
- Co-investors not in VCT directory: Insight Partners (see /fund/insight-partners)
Funding history (newest first)
Series D
2021 $130MSource: Series D (2021): $130M led by Insight Partners with a16z (Business Wire)
Series A
2012Source: Series A (2012): a16z led Meteor origin round (a16z announcement)
Investors in our directory
Funds linked from Apollo's profile — open a fund page for stage focus and related deal articles.
Competitive landscape
Edge: Meteor.js spinout that became the de facto GraphQL infrastructure layer — powering API graphs at a large share of Fortune 500 engineering orgs.
Apollo competes in enterprise-saas, developer-tools. Incumbents have distribution; startup edge depends on product depth and buyer references. See competitors for specific tradeoffs — no invented market share claims.
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Salesforce incumbent
Enterprise platform incumbent.
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Microsoft incumbent
Platform bundling competitor.
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Datadog adjacent
Observability platform.
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GitHub incumbent
Developer platform incumbent.
Notable stories
- Series D (2021): $130M led by Insight Partners with a16z (Business Wire)
- Series A (2012): a16z led Meteor origin round (a16z announcement)
Industries
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