Analytics Platforms305 Main St, Redwood City, CaliforniaFounded 2010
Sumo Logic was acquired by Francisco Partners in 2023.
Sumo Logic sells a cloud-native log analytics platform that security and cloud operations teams use for SIEM, SOAR, log management and monitoring. Christian Beedgen and Kumar Saurabh founded it in 2010.
Sumo Logic's annual revenue was $300.7M in January 2023, its last figure before Francisco Partners bought it (SEC filing). That is up 24% from $242.1M a year earlier.
| As of | Revenue | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | $103.6M | SEC filing |
| Jan 2020 | $155.1M | SEC filing |
| Jan 2021 | $202.6M | SEC filing |
| Jan 2022 | $242.1M | SEC filing |
| Jan 2023 | $300.7M | SEC filing |
Francisco Partners owns Sumo Logic. It bought the company in May 2023 for $1.7B (Company Website).
Sumo Logic has raised $340M across six rounds since 2012. The latest was a $110M Series G in May 2019, led by Battery Ventures.
| Date | Round | Raised | Valuation | Led by | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2019 | Series G | $110M | $1B | Battery Ventures | Company Website |
| Jun 2017 | Series F | $75M | – | – | |
| Jun 2015 | Series E | $80M | – | – | |
| May 2014 | Series D | $30M | – | – | |
| Nov 2012 | Series C | $30M | – | Accel Partners | Company Website |
| Jan 2012 | Series B | $15M | – | Sutter Hill Ventures | Company Website |
| Total raised | $340M |
Nathan Latka has interviewed Sumo Logic once, speaking with Ramin Sayar. Each figure links to the second it was said.
Watch: How Sumo Logic Reached 1,300 Paying Customers and 30,000 Users With Over $160M Raised (Interview with President and CEO Ramin Sayar)Ramin Sayar, President and CEO
Christian Beedgen and Kumar Saurabh founded Sumo Logic in 2010. Chris Malone was CEO. Sumo Logic had 800 employees (December 2020), up from 756 a year earlier.
Formerly at Sumo LogicJoe Kim
Team mix (Dec 2020): 242 engineers, 236 in sales, 23 in marketing
| As of | Employees | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 2020 | 800 | – |
| Jul 2020 | 731 | – |
| Jun 2020 | 856 | – |
| Dec 2019 | 756 | – |
| Dec 2018 | 525 | – |
| 2017 | 250 | Ramin Sayar on cameraWatch at 25:38 |
Before Francisco Partners bought it, Sumo Logic's annual revenue was $300.7M in January 2023, according to an SEC filing.
Francisco Partners owns Sumo Logic. It bought the company for $1.7B in May 2023, according to the company's website.
Sumo Logic raised $340M across six funding rounds before Francisco Partners bought it. The last was a $110M Series G in May 2019, led by Battery Ventures.
Sumo Logic had 800 employees in December 2020.
Christian Beedgen and Kumar Saurabh founded Sumo Logic in 2010.
4 said on camera · 8 from public sources. Founder figures link to the second they were said; public figures name their source; estimates are marked EST. and say whose they are. Not financial advice.
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