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Imply
Commercial Apache Druid company — real-time analytics database for operational and product analytics.
Stage
growth
Status
private
Coverage
full
Why Imply is interesting
a16z led Series A on original Druid team; powers analytics-in-motion for Netflix, Salesforce, Reddit.
Key facts
- Series C (2021): $70M led by Bessemer at $700M; Tiger Global, Khosla, a16z participated — Businesswire
- Series D (2022): $100M at $1.1B unicorn; a16z and Khosla re-upped — Businesswire
- Customers include Netflix, Salesforce, and Reddit for real-time analytics
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Industries
Infrastructure & Cloud Enterprise SaaS
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FAQs about Imply
Funding context and why this company shows up in venture coverage.
Imply commercializes Apache Druid — a real-time analytics database for high-volume operational and product analytics workloads.
Andreessen Horowitz (see /fund/andreessen-horowitz), Bessemer Venture Partners (/fund/bessemer-venture-partners), Khosla Ventures (/fund/khosla-ventures), and Tiger Global (/fund/tiger-global-management) backed the company.
Imply reached unicorn status with a $100M Series D in 2022 at a reported $1.1B valuation.
Real-time analytics at scale requires sub-second queries on streaming data; Druid powers this for major internet companies.
Imply remains private as of July 2026.
Last updated: 2026-07-24