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How DataStax Surpassed $100M ARR with Over 75% Gross Margins and Net Expansion Well Beyond 110% (Interview with CEO Billy Bosworth)

Billy Bosworth (CEO of DataStax) spoke to Nathan Latka on January 16, 2018.

DataStax figures from the interview

Revenue (2018)
Over $100M ARR
Gross Margin (2018)
Over 75%
Net Dollar Retention (2018)
Well beyond 110%
Team Size (2018)
Over 450
Total Funding
$190M
“Our revenues exceed 100,000,000 in ARR. We have over 75% gross margin, so we're very much a software company. We have a a very, very clear and close line of sight to cash flow positive, so our cash is kinda in our control.”
“We have in the company north of 450 people. About half of those roughly are in, product and engineering, and then about half of those are in the sales and marketing organization.”
“Our total customer count, believe is around 500, but I'll have to give you that more specifically. But I think it's the 500.”

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Company

DataStax

Santa Clara, United States · Founded 2010

Revenue
$246.9M
Funding
$342.6M
Team size
692
Customers
500

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