# Starburst

> Starburst sells an enterprise Trino (formerly Presto) SQL engine for querying decentralized data without moving it into a warehouse.

## Why it is interesting

Data mesh / lakehouse analytics is a core enterprise AI prerequisite; Starburst's Trino lineage (Facebook Presto creators) and $414M+ raised make it a bellwether for federated query infrastructure.

## Profile

- **Stage:** other
- **Status:** private
- **Industries:** enterprise-saas
- **Coverage:** full
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-24

## Key facts

- Series C (Jan 2021): $100M led by a16z; Coatue, Index Ventures, Salesforce Ventures — Starburst press
- Series D (Feb 2022): $250M led by Alkeon; a16z, Coatue, Index, Altimeter, B Capital participated at $3.35B valuation — Starburst press

## Investors in our directory

- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/index-ventures
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/coatue
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/b-capital-group
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/altimeter-capital

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Source: https://venturecapitaltracker.com/startup/starburst