Redpanda announced it has closed $100 million in Series D funding led by GV, with participation from Lightspeed Venture Partners. With this latest funding round, Redpanda is now valued at $1 billion, with a total of $265 million raised.
This round of funding will advance the company’s growth and expand the capabilities of its real-time data platform for the agentic enterprise, which was also announced today.
The rapid growth of agentic applications across the enterprise will strain traditional data platforms, requiring massive scale to secure, connect, and govern data. And private data has to stay protected, connectivity must be seamless, and multi-agent systems must be auditable and observable without sacrificing performance. Redpanda is the only purpose-built data platform for this future: connecting, securing, and auditing all agent actions to enable AI adoption without compromise.
Redpanda’s previous acquisition of Benthos (now Redpanda Connect) and the early support for Apache Iceberg strategically positioned the company to become an essential infrastructure layer to enable the next generation of agentic AI applications. And Redpanda offers the framework that gives an LLM access to real-time data and makes all internal systems AI-ready via its Model Context Protocol (MCP) integration, to ensure the best quality outputs and business decisions.
Redpanda offers a complete data streaming platform with over 300 connectors, including AI and GPU services, and delivers ultra low-latency performance in Iceberg-native format. And the new agentic AI service is built for enterprise requirements to enable multi-agent applications that require complete traceability, replays, and explainability on private data.
Redpanda’s bring-your-own-cloud (BYOC) deployment model guarantees data sovereignty, with sensitive data and credentials staying within the user’s own cloud.
Redpanda is used by global organizations including Activision Blizzard, Cisco, Moody’s, Texas Instruments, Vodafone, and 2 of the top 5 banks in the U.S.
KEY QUOTES:
“Enterprise applications will be built in a fundamentally different way as we shift to autonomous agents and continuous computation. The agentic enterprise will be multi-agent, highly orchestrated, and powered by private datasets with complete auditability and governance. Our focus from day one has been to empower the developer, giving them the tools to build frontier applications and enable the future. We are excited to introduce our new agentic runtime platform that is simple to use, scalable, and fully private for enterprise requirements. This latest round of funding gives us the opportunity to double down on our existing data streaming foundation while building the future state-of-the-art data platform for autonomous agentic applications. We are honored to have the continued backing of GV and Lightspeed as we power the future.”
– Alex Gallego, founder and CEO of Redpanda
“Redpanda is transforming enterprise data streaming with a faster, more scalable platform built for high-volume, low-latency workloads. Used in critical industries, from autonomous vehicles to financial markets, Redpanda is now poised to lead the AI-driven enterprise as real-time data demands surge. Alex Gallego is an exceptional founder who is uniquely positioned to capitalize on these shifts, and we’ve proudly backed him in every round since Redpanda’s Series A. With AI as the next big opportunity, Redpanda is set to expand its total addressable market, solidifying its position as the platform of choice for today’s developers and enterprises.”
– GV Managing Partner and Board Member Dave Munichiello
“Redpanda’s performance, simplicity, and cost-effectiveness instantly set the platform apart from legacy players in the data streaming market. And now, by supporting AI workloads, Redpanda is proving why its technology plays a critical component in powering the future of enterprise data. Streaming data is fundamentally shifting the way applications are built and the technology that consumers interact with daily – and Redpanda is at the forefront of this transformation.”
– Arif Janmohamed, partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
