# Cazena

> Instant managed cloud data lake SaaS from the Netezza founding team.

## Why it is interesting

Cazena automated data-lake provisioning for analytics teams — a16z seed/Series A before Cloudera bought it for ~$58M in 2021.

## Profile

- **Stage:** acquired
- **Status:** acquired
- **Industries:** data-infrastructure, enterprise-software
- **Coverage:** full
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-24

## Key facts

- Acquired by Cloudera (Jun 2021): ~$57.8M; instant cloud data lake (Cloudera press)
- Series B (Jul 2015): $20M led by Formation 8; a16z, North Bridge participated (TechCrunch)
- Series A (Oct 2014): $8M led by a16z (TechCrunch)
- Source: https://www.cloudera.com/about/news-and-blogs/press-releases/2021-06-01-cloudera-agrees-to-acquire-saas-companies-datacoral-and-cazena.html

## Investors in our directory

- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz

## Related articles

- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/2026-a16z-hot-portfolio-companies

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