Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Benchmark Capital Management Co. VI, L.L.C.
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Hortonworks, Inc. [HDP] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
2965 WOODSIDE ROAD		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/17/2014
(Street)

WOODSIDE, CA 94062		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 12/17/2014   P   100,000 A $ 16 100,000 I By Benchmark Capital Partners VI, L.P. (1)
Common Stock 12/17/2014   C   196,397 A $ 0 (2) 296,397 I By Benchmark Capital Partners VI, L.P. (1)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Series D Convertible Preferred Stock (2) 12/17/2014   C     392,794   (2)   (2) Common Stock 196,397 $ 0 0 I By Benchmark Capital Partners VI, L.P. (1)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Benchmark Capital Management Co. VI, L.L.C.
2965 WOODSIDE ROAD
WOODSIDE, CA 94062		     X    
BENCHMARK CAPITAL PARTNERS VI LP
2965 WOODSIDE ROAD
WOODSIDE, CA 94062		     X    
BENCHMARK FOUNDERS FUND VI LP
2965 WOODSIDE ROAD
WOODSIDE, CA 94062		     X    
Benchmark Founders Fund VI-B, L.P.
2965 WOODSIDE ROAD
WOODSIDE, CA 94062		     X    

Signatures

 Benchmark Capital Management Co. VI, L.L.C., /s/ Steven M. Spurlock, Managing Member   12/18/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
 Benchmark Capital Partners VI, L.P., by Benchmark Capital Management Co. VI, L.L.C., its general partner, /s/ Steven M. Spurlock, Managing Member   12/18/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
 Benchmark Founders' Fund VI, L.P., by Benchmark Capital Management Co. VI, L.L.C., its general partner, /s/ Steven M. Spurlock, Managing Member   12/18/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
 Benchmark Founders' Fund VI-B, L.P., by Benchmark Capital Management Co. VI, L.L.C., its general partner, /s/ Steven M. Spurlock, Managing Member   12/18/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Shares held of record by Benchmark Capital Partners VI, L.P. ("BCP VI"), as nominee for BCP VI, Benchmark Founders' Fund VI, L.P. ("BFF VI"), Benchmark Founders' Fund VI-B, L.P. ("BFF VI-B") and related persons. Benchmark Capital Management Co. VI, L.L.C. ("BCMC VI"), the general partner of each of BCP VI, BFF VI and BFF VI-B, may be deemed to have sole voting and investment power over such shares. Alexandre Balkanski, Matthew R.Cohler, Bruce W. Dunlevie, Peter H. Fenton, J. William Gurley, Kevin R. Harvey, Robert Kagle, Mitchell H. Lasky and Steven M. Spurlock are the managing members of BCMC VI, which serves as general partner to BCP VI, BFF VI, L.P. and BFF VI-B, L.P., and may be deemed to share voting and investment power over the shares beneficially held by such entities. Each such person and entity disclaims the existence of a "group" and disclaims beneficial ownership of any securities (except to the extent of such person's or entity's pecuniary interest in such securities).
(2) Each share of Series D Convertible Preferred Stock automatically converted into Common Stock on a 1-for-2 basis (one share of Common Stock for every two shares of Preferred Stock) immediately prior to the closing of the Issuer's initial public offering of Common Stock and has no expiration date or conversion price.
 
Remarks:
This report is one of four reports, each on a separate Form 4, but relating to the same transaction being filed by entities affiliated with Benchmark Capital and their applicable member.

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