# Dan Wright

> Dan Wright is the Co-Founder and CEO of Armada, a San Francisco-based edge computing company building ruggedized, modular AI data centers deployable anywhere in the world - from oil rigs to military forward operating bases. Before Armada, he led DataRobot as CEO during its hypergrowth phase (peak valuation $6.3B) and was COO and General Counsel at AppDynamics through its landmark $3.7B acquisition by Cisco. A lawyer-turned-operator, Wright co-founded Armada in December 2022 alongside Jon Runyan, raised a $230M Series B at a $2B valuation in May 2026, and has deployed edge AI infrastructure across 43 countries for customers including the U.S. Navy and Aker BP.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Armada
- **Organizations:** Armada, DataRobot, AppDynamics, Goodwin Procter LLP
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.S. International Business, Pepperdine University, Juris Doctor (J.D.), Boston College Law School
- **Known for:** Guided AppDynamics through $3.7B acquisition by Cisco as COO and General Counsel, Scaled AppDynamics ARR 100x during tenure, making it the largest APM vendor, Led DataRobot as CEO to a peak valuation of $6.3B

## Career timeline

- **~2011-2013** — Technology and venture capital lawyer at Goodwin Procter LLP
- **2013-2019** — Joined AppDynamics; rose to COO and General Counsel; helped scale ARR 100x and guided company through $3.7B acquisition by Cisco
- **2020** — Joined DataRobot as President and COO
- **2021** — Elevated to CEO of DataRobot; company hit peak valuation of $6.3B during AI hypergrowth
- **2022** — Departed DataRobot; co-founded Armada in December 2022 alongside Jon Runyan
- **2023** — Armada emerged from stealth with $55M in funding backed by Founders Fund and 137 Ventures
- **2024** — Armada raised additional $40M led by M12 (Microsoft's venture arm); deployed across 43 countries
- **2026-05** — Armada raised $230M Series B at $2B valuation; announced Galleon Forge One factory in Arizona with Johnson Controls

## Achievements

- Guided AppDynamics through $3.7B acquisition by Cisco as COO and General Counsel
- Scaled AppDynamics ARR 100x during tenure, making it the largest APM vendor
- Led DataRobot as CEO to a peak valuation of $6.3B
- Co-founded Armada and raised $456M+ in total funding
- Achieved $2B valuation for Armada in under 3.5 years from founding
- Deployed Armada infrastructure across 43 countries
- 540% customer bookings growth from FY25 to FY26; 2000% YoY spike in Q1 FY27
- Secured partnerships with Microsoft, NVIDIA, Palantir, Dell Technologies, SpaceX Starlink
- Launched Galleon Forge One - a 400,000 sq ft modular data center factory in Arizona, creating 500+ jobs
- Angel investor and board advisor at companies including Abnormal Security, Avi Networks, and Embrace

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Armada raised $230M Series B at $2B pre-money valuation, co-led by Overmatch, BlackRock, and 8090 Industries. New investors include Johnson Controls, NightDragon, Mitsui, and Singtel Innov8.
- **2026-05** — Announced Galleon Forge One - a 400,000 sq ft modular data center manufacturing facility in Arizona, built in partnership with Johnson Controls; expected to create 500+ jobs with production beginning summer 2026.
- **2026-05** — Armada Q1 FY27 bookings grew 2,000% year-over-year; FY25-to-FY26 growth was 540%.
- **2026-05** — Dan Wright appeared on CNBC discussing how winning the AI race requires deploying infrastructure fast.

## Links

- Website: https://armada.ai
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/wrightdh
- Twitter/X: http://twitter.com/danwrightSF
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEQmhi1OFEQ

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Last updated: 2026-05-27