DigitalOcean Holdings (NYSE: DOCN) files shelf to offer common stock

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc. filed a shelf registration on Form S-3 to register shares of its common stock for potential offerings from time to time after the effective date of the registration statement. The prospectus allows the company and certain selling stockholders to offer and sell common stock in one or more offerings, with specific terms to be provided in prospectus supplements. The document states the company’s common stock traded at $86.02 per share on March 23, 2026 and discloses that as of December 31, 2025 there were 91,947,614 shares of common stock issued and outstanding.

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Capital Markets Attorney

Form S-3 registers common stock for future primary and resale offerings.

The filing is an automatic shelf registration under Rule 405 that permits offers of common stock "from time to time"; specific offering sizes, prices and distribution methods will be set in prospectus supplements. The prospectus explicitly contemplates both issuer-led sales and resales by selling stockholders and lists customary plan of distribution mechanisms.

Key qualifiers in the prospectus include the timing phrase "from time to time after the effective date" and the requirement that specific terms appear in prospectus supplements. Subsequent prospectus supplements and Rule 424 filings will control exact amounts, proceeds treatment, and distribution details.

Equity Capital Markets Strategist

S-3 shelf creates optionality for future equity issuance or resale.

The registration permits the company and permitted selling holders to offer common stock in multiple transactions and through varied methods (underwriters, agents, direct sales). The prospectus notes the company will not receive proceeds when securities are sold by selling stockholders unless stated otherwise in a supplement.

Practical items to watch in future filings include the prospectus supplements for aggregate offering sizes, identification of selling stockholders, and any use-of-proceeds statements that specify if offerings will be primary (issuer proceeds) or solely resales.

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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 24, 2026

Registration No. 333-       ​

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM S-3

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933​

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DIGITALOCEAN HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)​

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​	Delaware	​	​	45-5207470	​
​	(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)​	​	​	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)	​

105 Edgeview Drive, Suite 425
Broomfield, CO 80021
Telephone: (646) 827-4366

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)​

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Padmanabhan Srinivasan
Chief Executive Officer
105 Edgeview Drive, Suite 425
Broomfield, CO 80021
Telephone: (646) 827-4366

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)​

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Michael Mies, Esq.
Gregg A. Noel, Esq.
Brian D. Paulson, Esq.
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
525 University Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Telephone: (650) 470-4522

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Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after the effective date of this registration statement.

If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box. ☐

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box. ☒

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐

If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box. ☒

If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

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​	Non-accelerated filer ☐ ​	​	​	Smaller reporting company ☐ ​ Emerging growth company ☐ ​	​

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐

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Prospectus

DIGITALOCEAN HOLDINGS, INC.

Common Stock

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We may offer, issue and sell shares of our common stock, par value $0.000025 per share (“common stock,” and such shares of common stock, the “securities”) from time to time in one or more offerings.

Certain selling stockholders to be identified in supplements to this prospectus may offer and sell the securities from time to time.

We will provide the specific prices of the securities in one or more supplements to this prospectus at the time of offering. You should read this prospectus and the accompanying prospectus supplement carefully before you make your investment decision.

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This prospectus may not be used to sell securities unless accompanied by a prospectus supplement.

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Investing in our securities involves a number of risks. See “Risk Factors” on page 6 before you make your investment decision.

We or a selling stockholder may offer securities through underwriting syndicates managed or co-managed by one or more underwriters or dealers, through agents or directly to purchasers. If required, the prospectus supplement for each offering of securities will describe the plan of distribution for that offering. For general information about the distribution of securities offered, please see “Plan of Distribution” in this prospectus.

Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the trading symbol “DOCN.” On March 23, 2026, the last reported sale price of our common stock as reported on NYSE was $86.02 per share. Each prospectus supplement will indicate whether the securities offered thereby will be listed on any securities exchange.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of the securities or determined if this prospectus or any accompanying prospectus supplement is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

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The date of this prospectus is March 24, 2026.

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS	​	​	​	​	1	​	​
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION	​	​	​	​	1	​	​
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS	​	​	​	​	3	​	​
THE COMPANY	​	​	​	​	4	​	​
RISK FACTORS	​	​	​	​	6	​	​
USE OF PROCEEDS	​	​	​	​	7	​	​
DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK	​	​	​	​	8	​	​
SELLING STOCKHOLDERS	​	​	​	​	11	​	​
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION	​	​	​	​	12	​	​
LEGAL MATTERS	​	​	​	​	13	​	​
EXPERTS	​	​	​	​	14	​	​

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

This prospectus is part of an “automatic shelf” registration statement that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) as a “well-known seasoned issuer” as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), using a “shelf” registration process. Under this process, we or a selling stockholder may offer and sell the securities from time to time. Each time we or a selling stockholder sells securities, we or a selling stockholder will provide a supplement to this prospectus that contains specific information about the terms of that offering, including the specific amounts and prices of the securities offered. The prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. You should carefully read both this prospectus, any accompanying prospectus supplement and any free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of us, together with the additional information described under the heading “Where You Can Find More Information.”

Neither we nor any selling stockholder has authorized anyone to provide you with any information other than that contained in or incorporated by reference into this prospectus, any accompanying prospectus supplement and any free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of us or any selling stockholder. Neither we nor any selling stockholder takes responsibility for, and can provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any other information that others may give you. Neither we nor any selling stockholder is making offers to sell the securities in any jurisdiction in which an offer or solicitation is not authorized or in which the person making such offer or solicitation is not qualified to do so or to anyone to whom it is unlawful to make an offer or solicitation.

You should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus, any prospectus supplement or any document incorporated by reference is accurate only as of the date of the applicable documents, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or any sale of securities. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since that date.

When used in this prospectus, the terms “DigitalOcean,” the “Company,” “we,” “our” and “us” refer to DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries, unless otherwise specified or the context otherwise requires.

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). The SEC maintains a website that contains reports, proxy statements and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC. These materials may be obtained electronically by accessing the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. We make available, free of charge on our website, our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, proxy statements and amendments to these reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file these documents with, or furnish them to, the SEC. These documents are posted on our website at www.digitalocean.com. The information contained on, or that can be accessed through, our website is not incorporated by reference into this prospectus or any accompanying prospectus supplement, and you should not consider any information contained on, or that can be accessed through, our website as part of this prospectus or any accompanying prospectus supplement.

The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” information into this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to another document filed separately with the SEC. The information incorporated by reference is deemed to be part of this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement, except for any information superseded by information contained directly in this prospectus, any accompanying prospectus supplement, any subsequently filed document deemed incorporated by reference or any free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of us. This prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement incorporate by reference the documents set forth below that we have previously filed with the SEC (other than information deemed furnished and not filed in accordance with SEC rules, including Items 2.02 and 7.01 of Form 8-K).

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our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, filed with the SEC on February 24, 2026;

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the information specifically incorporated by reference into our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 from our definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the SEC on April 25, 2025;

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our Current Reports on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on March 28, 2025 and November 26, 2025 (with respect to Item 5.02 only); and

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the description of our common stock, included as Exhibit 4.4 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, filed with the SEC on February 25, 2022, and any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.

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All documents filed by us pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this prospectus and before the termination of the offering also shall be deemed to be incorporated herein by reference. We are not, however, incorporating by reference any documents or portions thereof that are not deemed “filed” with the SEC, including any information furnished pursuant to Items 2.02 or 7.01 of Form 8-K.

Upon written or oral request, we will provide to each person, including any beneficial owner, to whom a prospectus is delivered, a copy of any or all of the information that has been incorporated by reference in the prospectus but not delivered with the prospectus. Exhibits to the filings will not be sent, however, unless those exhibits have specifically been incorporated by reference into such documents. To obtain a copy of these filings at no cost, you may write or telephone us at the following address:

DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc.
105 Edgeview Drive, Suite 425
Broomfield, Colorado 80021
Attention: Legal Department
Telephone: (646) 827-4366

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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement and any documents incorporated by reference contain statements that are “forward-looking” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

Forward-looking statements can often be identified by the use of forward-looking language such as “may,” “should,” “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “estimates,” “intends,” “projects,” “goals,” “objectives,” or other similar expressions. Our actual results, performance or achievements could be materially different from the results expressed in, or implied by, forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to the risks described in this prospectus, any accompanying prospectus supplement and any documents incorporated by reference, including the “Risk Factors” sections of this prospectus, any accompanying prospectus supplement and our reports and other documents filed with the SEC. When considering forward-looking statements, you should keep in mind the risks, uncertainties and other cautionary statements made in this prospectus, any accompanying prospectus supplement and the documents incorporated by reference.

There can be no assurance that other factors not currently anticipated by us will not materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements made by us or on our behalf. Please take into account that forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this prospectus or, in the case of any accompanying prospectus supplement or documents incorporated by reference, the date of any such document. Except as required by applicable law, we do not undertake any obligation to publicly correct or update any forward-looking statement.

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THE COMPANY

This summary highlights selected information and does not contain all of the information that is important to you. This summary is qualified in its entirety by the more detailed information included in or incorporated by reference into this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement. Before making your investment decision with respect to our securities, you should carefully read this entire prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement and the documents referred to in “Where You Can Find More Information.”

About DigitalOcean

DigitalOcean is an agentic inference cloud platform that helps AI and Digital Native Enterprises build, run, and scale intelligent applications with speed, simplicity, and predictable economics. The platform combines production-ready GPU infrastructure, a full-stack cloud, model-first inference workflows, and an agentic experience layer to reduce operational complexity and accelerate time to production. Our customers include growing technology companies across numerous industry verticals ranging from online gaming to fintech to cybersecurity, among many others, and leverage our platform for a wide variety of use cases, such as building and hosting websites, developing new web and mobile applications, integrating AI into their businesses, and building AI products and applications, among many others. We believe that being simple, scalable and approachable, while offering a comprehensive range of integrated cloud and AI products, are our key differentiators, driving a broad range of customers around the world whose needs are not being fully met by larger cloud providers to build and grow their businesses on our platform.

We offer a comprehensive set of cloud platform capabilities which span across Infrastructure-as-a-Service (“IaaS”), including Droplet virtual machines, storage and networking offerings; Platform-as-a-Service (“PaaS”) and Software-as-a-Service (“SaaS”), including Managed Hosting, Managed Database, Managed Kubernetes and Marketplace offerings. We also offer a comprehensive artificial intelligence and machine learning (“AI/ML”) platform — DigitalOcean Gradient® AI Agentic Cloud which includes Gradient AI Infrastructure with offerings such as GPU Droplets and Bare Metal GPUs; the Gradient AI Platform which offers various building block services including Large Language Models (“LLMs”); and Gradient AI Agents. We continue to invest in our platform to further penetrate the growing markets in which we operate.

We generate revenue primarily from the usage of our agentic inference cloud platform by our customers. We recognize revenue largely based on the customer utilization of our offerings. While our pricing is primarily consumption-based and the majority of our customers use our platform on a month-to-month basis, a growing number of customers are using our platform for larger workloads and some of these customers are opting to enter into committed contracts, committing to a minimum spend on our platform.

We serve a large number of customers that range in size from growing or scaled businesses that generate millions of dollars in revenue and serve millions of their own customers to individual developers testing or learning new technology for their own development. Thousands of new users come to DigitalOcean every month with some users intending only to utilize our platform for a discrete task, and other users are part of new or existing businesses that intend to operate their production and test workloads on our platform to support their business. Given the wide range of users and their associated spend, we classify customers based on their spend in a given month, which we have found to be a good proxy that distinguishes between casual users and substantial enterprise customers.

Corporate Information

We were incorporated in Delaware in 2012 under the name Digital Ocean, Inc. In 2016, as part of a restructuring, Digital Ocean, Inc. was converted into DigitalOcean, LLC, and DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc. was formed as the ultimate parent holding company. Our primary operations are performed globally through our wholly owned operating subsidiaries. Our principal executive office is located at 105 Edgeview Drive, Suite 425, Broomfield, Colorado 80021, and our telephone number is (646) 827-4366. We maintain a website address at www.digitalocean.com. The information on our website is not incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any accompanying prospectus supplement, and you should not consider it a part of this prospectus or any accompanying prospectus supplement.

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“DigitalOcean®”, “Droplet®”, “Gradient®” and our other pending and/or registered trade names, trademarks and service marks are the property of DigitalOcean. Other trade names, trademarks and service marks used in this offering memorandum are the property of their respective owners. Solely for convenience, the trademarks and trade names in this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement may be referred to without the ® and ™ symbols, but such references should not be construed as any indicator that their respective owners will not assert their rights thereto.

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RISK FACTORS

Investing in our common stock involves risk. See the risk factors described in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K (together with any material changes thereto contained in subsequent filings with the SEC that are incorporated by reference in this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement) and those contained in our other filings with the SEC that are incorporated by reference in this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement. Before making an investment decision, you should carefully consider these risks as well as other information we include or incorporate by reference in this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement. These risks could materially affect our business, financial condition or results of operations and cause the value of our common stock to decline. You could lose all or part of your investment.

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USE OF PROCEEDS

Except as otherwise set forth in any accompanying prospectus supplement, we expect to use the net proceeds from the sale of securities for general corporate purposes, including the financing of our operations, the possible repayment of indebtedness, and possible business acquisitions.

Unless set forth in an accompanying prospectus supplement, we will not receive any proceeds in the event that securities are sold by a selling stockholder.

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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

General

The following summary description of our capital stock is based on the provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”), our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and our Amended and Restated Bylaws. This description does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the DGCL, as it may be amended from time to time, and to the terms of our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and our Amended and Restated Bylaws, as each may be amended from time to time, which are incorporated by reference as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. See “Where You Can Find More Information.” As used in this “Description of Capital Stock,” the terms “DigitalOcean,” the “Company”, “we,” “our” and “us” refer to DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and do not, unless otherwise specified, include our subsidiaries.

Our authorized capital stock consists of 750,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.000025 per share, and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.000025 per share. The outstanding shares of common stock are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. The number of authorized shares of any class may be increased or decreased by an amendment to our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation proposed by our board of directors and approved by a majority of voting shares voted on the issue at a meeting at which a quorum exists.

As of December 31, 2025, there were 91,947,614 shares of our common stock issued and outstanding. No shares of preferred stock were issued or outstanding as of December 31, 2025.

Common Stock

Voting Rights

The common stock is entitled to one vote per share on any matter that is submitted to a vote of our stockholders, including the election of directors. Our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation does not provide for cumulative voting for the election of directors. Accordingly, the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of common stock entitled to vote in any election of directors can elect all of the directors standing for election, if they so choose, other than any directors that holders of any preferred stock we may issue may be entitled to elect.

Dividend Rights

Subject to preferences that may be applicable to any then outstanding preferred stock, holders of common stock are entitled to receive ratably those dividends, if any, as may be declared by the board of directors out of legally available funds.

Rights Upon Liquidation

In the event of our liquidation, dissolution, or winding up, the holders of common stock will be entitled to share ratably in the assets legally available for distribution to stockholders after the payment of or provision for all of our debts and other liabilities, subject to the prior rights of any preferred stock then outstanding.

Subdivisions and combinations

If we subdivide or combine in any manner outstanding shares of common stock, the outstanding shares of the other classes will be subdivided or combined in the same manner.

Other rights

Holders of common stock have no preemptive or conversion rights or other subscription rights and there are no redemption or sinking funds provisions applicable to the common stock. All outstanding

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shares of common stock are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid, and nonassessable. The rights, preferences and privileges of holders of common stock are subject to and may be adversely affected by the rights of the holders of shares of any series of preferred stock that we may designate and issue in the future.

Registration Rights

Certain holders of our common stock are entitled to rights with respect to registration of such shares under the Securities Act of 1933, or the Securities Act, pursuant to the terms of an investors’ rights agreement.

The registration of shares of our common stock by the exercise of registration rights described below would enable the holders to sell these shares without restriction under the Securities Act. We will pay the registration expenses, other than underwriting discounts and commissions and legal fees in excess of $30,000 for each registration, of the shares registered by the demand, piggyback and Form S-3 registrations. The registration rights will terminate upon the earlier to occur of (1) the five-year anniversary of the effective date of our registration statement, (2) a liquidation transaction, as such term is defined in our then-current certificate of incorporation and (3) with respect to any particular stockholder, such earlier time after the effective date of the registration statement at which such stockholder (i) can sell all of its shares held by it in compliance with Rule 144(b)(1)(i) of the Securities Act or (ii) holds less than 1% of our outstanding common stock and all registrable securities held by such stockholder (together with any affiliate of such stockholder with whom such stockholder must aggregate its sales under Rule 144 of the Securities Act) can be sold in any three-month period without registration in compliance with Rule 144 of the Securities Act.

Anti-Takeover Provisions

Because our stockholders do not have cumulative voting rights, stockholders holding a majority of the voting power of our shares of common stock will be able to elect all of our directors. Our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws provide for stockholder actions at a duly called meeting of stockholders. A special meeting of stockholders may be called by a majority of our board of directors, the chair of our board of directors or our chief executive officer. Our Amended and Restated Bylaws establish an advance notice procedure for stockholder proposals to be brought before an annual meeting of our stockholders, including proposed nominations of persons for election to our board of directors. In addition, our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws eliminate the right of stockholders to act by written consent without a meeting.

Our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides for three classes of our board of directors with staggered three-year terms.

The foregoing provisions make it more difficult for another party to obtain control of us by replacing our board of directors. Since our board of directors has the power to retain and discharge our officers, these provisions could also make it more difficult for existing stockholders or another party to effect a change in management. In addition, the authorization of undesignated preferred stock makes it possible for our board of directors to issue preferred stock with voting or other rights or preferences that could impede the success of any attempt to change our control.

These provisions are intended to preserve our existing control structure, facilitate our continued innovation and the risk-taking that it requires, permit us to continue to prioritize our long-term goals rather than short-term results, enhance the likelihood of continued stability in the composition of our board of directors and its policies and to discourage certain types of transactions that may involve an actual or threatened acquisition of us. These provisions are also designed to reduce our vulnerability to an unsolicited acquisition proposal and to discourage certain tactics that may be used in proxy fights. However, such provisions could have the effect of discouraging others from making tender offers for our shares and may have the effect of deterring hostile takeovers or delaying changes in our control or management. As a consequence, these provisions may also inhibit fluctuations in the market price of our stock that could result from actual or rumored takeover attempts.

Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law

We are subject to Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, which prohibits a Delaware corporation from engaging in any business combination with any interested stockholder for a period of three years after the date that such stockholder became an interested stockholder, subject to certain exceptions.

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Choice of Forum

Our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware be the exclusive forum for actions or proceedings brought under Delaware statutory or common law: (1) any derivative action or proceeding brought on our behalf; (2) any action asserting a breach of fiduciary duty; (3) any action asserting a claim against us arising under the Delaware General Corporation Law; (4) any action regarding our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or our Amended and Restated Bylaws; (5) any action as to which the Delaware General Corporation Law confers jurisdiction to the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware; or (6) any action asserting a claim against us that is governed by the internal affairs doctrine. This provision would not apply to claims brought to enforce a duty or liability created by the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any other claim for which the federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction. Our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation will further provide that the federal district courts of the United States of America will be the exclusive forum for resolving any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act.

Listing

Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “DOCN.”

Transfer Agent and Registrar

The transfer agent and registrar for our common stock is Equiniti Trust Company, LLC. The transfer agent’s address is 6201 15th Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11219 and the telephone number is (800) 937-5449.

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SELLING STOCKHOLDERS

Selling stockholders are persons or entities that, directly or indirectly, have acquired or will from time to time acquire from us, our common stock in various private transactions. Such selling stockholders may be parties to a registration rights agreement with us, or we otherwise may have agreed or will agree to register their shares of common stock for resale. The initial purchasers of our common stock, as well as their transferees, pledgees, donees or successors, all of whom we refer to as “selling stockholders,” may from time to time offer and sell shares of common stock pursuant to this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement.

The applicable prospectus supplement will set forth the name of each selling stockholder and the number of shares of common stock beneficially owned by such selling stockholder that are covered by such prospectus supplement. The applicable prospectus supplement also will disclose whether any of the selling stockholders have held any position or office with, have been employed by or otherwise have had a material relationship with us during the three years prior to the date of the prospectus supplement.

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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

We or the selling stockholders may sell the securities being offered hereby in one or more of the following ways from time to time:

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to underwriters for resale to purchasers;

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directly to purchasers;

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through agents or dealers to purchasers; or

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through a combination of any of these methods.

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In addition, we or the selling stockholders may enter into derivative or hedging transactions with third parties, or sell securities not covered by this prospectus to third parties in privately negotiated transactions. In connection with such a transaction, the third parties may sell securities covered by and pursuant to this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement. If so, the third party may use securities borrowed from us or the selling stockholders or others to settle such sales and may use securities received from us to close out any related short positions. We or the selling stockholders may also loan or pledge securities covered by this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement to third parties, who may sell the loaned securities or, in an event of default in the case of a pledge, sell the pledged securities pursuant to this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement.

We or the selling stockholders will identify the specific plan of distribution, including any underwriters, dealers, agents or direct purchasers and their compensation in a prospectus supplement.

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LEGAL MATTERS

Unless otherwise indicated in any accompanying prospectus supplement, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP will provide opinions regarding the authorization and validity of the securities. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP may also provide opinions regarding certain other matters. Any underwriters will be advised about legal matters by their own counsel, which will be named in an accompanying prospectus supplement.

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EXPERTS

The financial statements and management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting (which is included in Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting) incorporated in this prospectus by reference to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 have been so incorporated in reliance on the report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.

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PART II INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item 14.   Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.

The expenses relating to the registration of the securities will be borne by the registrant.

​	Securities and Exchange Commission Registration Fee	​	​	​	$	*	​	​
​	Accounting Fees and Expenses	​	​	​	$	**	​	​
​	Legal Fees and Expenses	​	​	​	$	**	​	​
​	Printing Fees	​	​	​	$	**	​	​
​	Transfer Agents and Trustees’ Fees and Expenses	​	​	​	$	**	​	​
​	Rating Agency Fees	​	​	​	$	**	​	​
​	Stock Exchange Listing Fees	​	​	​	$	**	​	​
​	Miscellaneous	​	​	​	$	**	​	​
​	Total	​	​	​	$	**	​	​

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*

Unknown because the filing fee is being deferred pursuant to Rules 456(b) and 457(r) under the Securities Act.

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Fees and expenses will depend on the number and nature of the offerings, and cannot be estimated at this time. An estimate of the aggregate expenses in connection with the issuance and distribution of securities being offered will be included in any applicable prospectus supplement.

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Item 15.   Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

The registrant is a Delaware corporation. Reference is made to Section 102(b)(7) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”), which enables a corporation in its certificate of incorporation to eliminate or limit the personal liability of a director or officer for monetary damages to stockholders for violations of the director’s or officer’s fiduciary duty, except:

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for any breach of a director’s or officer’s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders;

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for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law;

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pursuant to Section 174 of the DGCL (providing for liability of directors for unlawful payment of dividends or unlawful stock purchases or redemptions);

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for any transaction from which a director or officer derived an improper personal benefit; or

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for any action of an officer by or in the right of the corporation.

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The registrant’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation limits the personal liability of a director or an officer to the registrant and its stockholders for monetary damages for a breach of fiduciary duty as a director or an officer, as the case may be, to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL.

Reference is also made to Section 145 of the DGCL, which provides that a corporation may indemnify any persons, including directors and officers, who are, or are threatened to be made, parties to any threatened, pending or completed legal action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of such corporation), by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of such corporation or is or was serving at the request of such corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or enterprise. The indemnity may include expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, provided such director, officer, employee or agent acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that the person’s conduct was unlawful. A Delaware corporation may indemnify directors and officers in an action by or in the right of the corporation under the same conditions,

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except that no indemnification is permitted without judicial approval if the director or officer is adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless a court believes that in light of all the circumstances indemnification should apply. Where a director or officer is successful on the merits or otherwise in the defense of any action referred to above, the corporation must indemnify him or her against the expenses that such director or officer actually and reasonably incurred. The indemnification permitted under the DGCL is not exclusive, and a corporation is empowered to purchase and maintain insurance against liabilities whether or not indemnification would be permitted by statute.

The registrant’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws provide for indemnification of its directors and officers to the fullest extent currently permitted by the DGCL. The registrant also has indemnification agreements with its directors and officers. In addition, the registrant maintains liability insurance for its directors and officers.

In connection with an offering of the securities registered hereunder, the registrant may enter into an underwriting agreement which may provide that the underwriters are obligated, under certain circumstances, to indemnify directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.

Item 16.   List of Exhibits.

​	Exhibit No.	​	​	Description of Exhibits	​
​	1.1*	​	​	Form of Underwriting Agreement.	​
​	3.1	​	​	Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 filed February 24, 2026).	​
​	3.2	​	​	Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2023 filed November 2, 2023).	​
​	4.1	​	​	Specimen of Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on February 25, 2021).	​
​	4.2	​	​	Amended and Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement, dated May 8, 2020, by and among the Registrant and certain of its stockholders (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on February 25, 2021).	​
​	5.1	​	​	Opinion of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP.	​
​	23.1	​	​	Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.	​
​	23.2	​	​	Consent of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).	​
​	24.1	​	​	Powers of Attorney (included on signature pages hereto).	​
​	107	​	​	Filing Fee Table	​

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To be filed by amendment to the Registration Statement or incorporated by reference from documents filed or to be filed with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

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Item 17.   Undertakings.

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

(1)

To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

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To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;

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To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities

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offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement;

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To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;

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provided, however, that paragraphs (i), (ii) and (iii) of this section do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in this registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of this registration statement;

(2)

That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

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(3)

To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

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(4)

That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser:

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(i)

Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in this registration statement; and

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(ii)

Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii) or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in this registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of this registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into this registration statement or prospectus that is part of this registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in this registration statement or prospectus that was part of this registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date.

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(5)

That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, the undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:

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(i)

Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;

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(ii)

Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;

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(iii)

The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and

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(iv)

Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.

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The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement on Form S-3 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Broomfield, State of Colorado on March 24, 2026.

DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc.

By:

/s/ Padmanabhan Srinivasan

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Name: Padmanabhan Srinivasan
Title:  Chief Executive Officer

In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates stated. Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Padmanabhan Srinivasan and W. Matthew Steinfort and each of them severally, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, each acting along with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments (including post-effective amendments) and exhibits to the Registration Statement on Form S-3, and to any registration statement filed under SEC Rule 462, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the SEC, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement on Form S-3 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on March 24, 2026.

​	Signature	​	​	Title	​
​	/s/ Padmanabhan Srinivasan ​ Padmanabhan Srinivasan	​	​	Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)	​
​	/s/ W. Matthew Steinfort ​ W. Matthew Steinfort	​	​	Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)	​
​	/s/ Cherie Barrett ​ Cherie Barrett	​	​	Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)	​
​	/s/ Warren Adelman ​ Warren Adelman	​	​	Director	​
​	/s/ Pratima Arora ​ Pratima Arora	​	​	Director	​
​	/s/ Warren Jenson ​ Warren Jenson	​	​	Director	​
​	/s/ Pueo Keffer ​ Pueo Keffer	​	​	Director	​
​	/s/ Hilary Schneider ​ Hilary Schneider	​	​	Director	​

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FAQ

What did DigitalOcean (DOCN) register on Form S-3?

DigitalOcean registered shares of its common stock on an automatic shelf registration. The prospectus permits offers and sales "from time to time after the effective date" and states specific terms will appear in prospectus supplements.

Will DigitalOcean receive proceeds from every sale under this S-3?

Not necessarily. The prospectus states that the company will receive proceeds only when securities are sold by the company; securities sold by selling stockholders will not yield proceeds to the company unless a supplement states otherwise.

Does the S-3 filing name how many shares are being registered?

No. The prospectus explains that specific amounts and prices will be provided in prospectus supplements; the registration itself does not state an aggregate number of shares being offered.

Who may sell shares under this prospectus?

Both DigitalOcean and certain selling stockholders may sell shares pursuant to this shelf prospectus. Any selling stockholders and the number of shares they cover will be identified in future prospectus supplements.

What distribution methods are permitted under the prospectus?

The prospectus lists multiple distribution methods: sales to or through underwriters, direct sales, agents or dealers, block trades, privately negotiated transactions, loans or pledges of securities, and derivative or hedging transactions.