Docker, Inc.

Docker, Inc.

Industry	IT
Predecessor	dotCloud, Inc
Headquarters	San Francisco, USA
Key people	Solomon Hykes, Ben Golub
Website	www.docker.com/company

Docker, Inc is the company behind development of Docker software, an open-source project that automates the deployment of Linux applications inside software containers. Docker, Inc has over 120 employees^[1] and is based in San Francisco, CA.

History

• October 29, 2013 - dotCloud, Inc is renamed to Docker, Inc.^[2][3]
• August 14, 2014 - Docker sells the dotCloud platform and brand to cloudControl^[4]
• September 19, 2013 - Docker and Red Hat announce alliance^[5]
• October 15, 2014 - Docker and Microsoft partner to help drive adoption of distributed applications^[6]
• November 13, 2014 - AWS announces EC2 container service^[7]
• November 6, 2015 - Docker passes 1.2 billion container downloads^[8]
• March 1, 2016 - Docker announces Docker Cloud^[9]

Docker, Inc Funding

Docker, Inc has received several rounds of funding over the course of its operation. Docker, Inc is rumored to be valued at over $1 billion dollars after a $95 million dollar fundraising round in April 2015.^[10]

Funding Rounds

• January 21, 2014 - $15 million Series B - Led by Greylock Partners^[11]
• September 16, 2014 - $40 million Series C - Led by Sequoia Capital^[12]
• April 14, 2015 - $95 million Series D - Led by Insight Venture Partners^[13]
• November 2015 - $18 million Series D^[14]

Acquisitions

• July 23, 2014 - Docker acquires Orchard^[15]
• October 7, 2014 - Docker acquires Koality^[16]
• February 26, 2015 - Docker acquires SocketPlane^[17]
• March 12, 2015 - Docker acquires Kitematic^[18]
• October 21, 2015 - Docker acquires Tutum^[19]
• January 21, 2016 - Docker acquires Unikernel Systems^[20]
• March 3, 2016 - Docker acquires Conductant^[21]

References

1. "Docker Said to Join $1 Billion Valuation Club With New Funding". Bloomberg. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
2. "dotCloud, Inc. is Becoming Docker, Inc. - Docker Blog". 29 October 2013.
3. http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20131029005746/en/dotCloud-Docker
4. Miller, Ron. "Docker Sells dotCloud to cloudControl To Focus On Core Container Business".
5. "Red Hat and dotCloud Collaborate on Docker to Bring Next Generation Linux Container Enhancements to OpenShift Platform-as-a-Service".
6. "Docker and Microsoft partner to bring container applications across platforms - News Center".
7. "Amazon EC2 Container Service (ECS) – Container Management for the AWS Cloud - AWS Blog".
8. "Docker Hub Reaches Over 1.2 Billion Pulls - Docker Blog". 6 November 2015.
9. "Announcing Docker Cloud - Docker Blog". 1 March 2016.
10. "Docker, now valued at $1B, paid someone $799 for its logo on 99designs". VentureBeat. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
11. "Docker Closes $15 M Series B Funding". Docker. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
12. "Docker Secures $40M in Series C Funding to Drive the Future of Distributed Applications". Business Wire.
13. "Docker, a cloud 'container' company, raises $95 million". Fortune. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
14. "Docker adds $18M to latest funding, brings round up to $113M". Retrieved 9 October 2016.
15. "Docker buys Orchard, a 2-man startup with a cloud service for running Docker-friendly apps".
16. Miller, Ron. "Docker Acquires Koality In Engineering Talent Grab".
17. Vanian, Jonathan (4 March 2015). "Docker buys SocketPlane as it builds out its container-networking strategy".
18. "Docker Acquires Kitematic; the Fastest, Easiest Way to Run Docker on Mac - Business Wire".
19. "Docker Acquires Tutum To Help IT Teams Deploy and Manage Production Apps - Docker Blog". 21 October 2015.
20. "Docker Acquires Unikernel Systems to Extend the Breadth of the Docker Platform".
21. "The Dawn of the Orchestration-for-All Era: Docker welcomes the creators of the Aurora project - Docker Blog". 3 March 2016.