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Starburst Data

Enterprise SoftwareUSA
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Peak $3.35 BillionToday
~-90%
from peak
  1. 🦄
    Became a unicorn
    Jan 2021
  2. 📈
    Peak valuation
    $3.35 Billion ’22
  3. 💔
    Became a Unitard
    Apr 2024
  4. 💸
    Last valuation
    ~$335M
Current status
Private; secondary market implies ~$344M (Jun 2026)

How it happened

Starburst is a data analytics company that provides a fast, scalable analytics engine built on the open-source Trino project. Starburst was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. Last valued near $3.35B (Series D, 2022); on the secondary market its implied valuation slipped below the $1B unicorn line in Apr 2024, and now sits around $344M — roughly 90% below that peak.

Source: Forge Global marketplace (Jun 2026)