Dataiku

Dataiku is an artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning company which was founded in 2013. In December 2019, Dataiku announced that CapitalG - the late-stage growth venture capital fund financed by Alphabet Inc. - joined Dataiku as an investor and that it had achieved unicorn status. As of 2021, Dataiku is valued at $4.6 billion.[1] Dataiku currently employs more than 1000 people worldwide between offices in New York, Paris, London, Munich, Sydney, Singapore, and Dubai.

Dataiku
TypePrivate
IndustryComputer software
FoundedFebruary 14, 2013 (2013-02-14) in Paris, France
FounderFlorian Douetteau, Clément Stenac, Marc Batty, Thomas Cabrol
Headquarters
New York City
,
United States
ProductsDataiku Data Science Studio
Revenue $100 Million (2020)
Number of employees
1000+ (2022)
Websitewww.dataiku.com

History

Dataiku was founded in 2013 by Florian Douetteau, Clément Stenac, Thomas Cabrol and Marc Batty.[2] In 2015, Dataiku established itself in the United States.

In December 2018, Dataiku announced a $101 million Series C funding round[3] led by ICONIQ Capital. In September 2019, the company was included in the Forbes Cloud 100, a ranking of the top 100 private cloud companies in the world.

In December 2019, one day after releasing Dataiku 6, Dataiku announced that CapitalG - the late-stage growth venture capital fund financed by Alphabet Inc. - joined the company as an investor and that Dataiku had achieved unicorn status, valued at $1.4 billion.[4]

In August 2020, Dataiku announced an additional $100 million Series D funding round,[5] led by Stripes and Tiger Global Management. The company did not disclose its new valuation, but said that it was “still a unicorn”.

In August 2021, Dataiku announced another $400 million raise Series E by Tiger Global Management, bringing its total valuation to $4.6 billion.[1]

Products

The Dataiku software: Data Science Studio (DSS) was announced in 2014, it supports predictive modelling to build business applications.[6] Later versions of DSS also include other features.[7]

Dataiku offers a free edition and enterprise versions with additional features, such as multi-user collaboration or real-time scoring.

Funding

In January 2015, Dataiku raised $3.6 million from Serena Capital and Alven Capital, two French technology venture capital funds.[6] This was followed by $14 million raised with FirstMark Capital, a New York City-based venture capital firm in October 2016.[8]

In September 2017 the company raised a $28 million Series B investment from Battery Ventures, as well as historic investors.[9]

In December 2018 Dataiku raised $101 million for its data science platform. Among investors were Iconiq Capital, Alven Capital, Battery Ventures, Dawn Capital and FirstMark Capital.[10]

In December 2019, CapitalG purchased some of the shares previously owned by Serena Capital in a secondary round that valued Dataiku at $1.4 billion.[11]

In August 2020, Dataiku raised $100 million in a Series D funding round led by Stripes with major investment by Tiger Global Management and participation from existing investors Battery Ventures, CapitalG, Dawn Capital, FirstMark Capital, and ICONIQ[12]

References
  1. "Dataiku gets $400M at a $4.6B valuation, led by Tiger Global".
  2. "The Dataiku Story". Dataiku. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  3. Dataiku. "Dataiku Series C: New Year, New Chapter". pages.dataiku.com. Retrieved 2020-09-07.
  4. Douetteau, Florian. "Dataiku Partners With CapitalG and Becomes a Unicorn". blog.dataiku.com. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  5. "Data Science Startup Dataiku Raises $100 Million To Keep Growing Its AI Enablement Software". Forbes.
  6. Ron Miller (19 January 2015). "French Startup Dataiku Grabs $3.6M To Continue Developing Big Data Software". TechCrunch.
  7. "Dataiku Launches DSS 3 for Advanced Data Metrics Monitoring". CIO Review. 19 May 2016.
  8. Romain Dillet (25 October 2016). "Dataiku grabs $14 million for its collaborative data science platform". TechCrunch.
  9. Miller, Ron. "Dataiku to enhance data tools with $28 million investment led by Battery Ventures". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
  10. "Dataiku raises $101 million for its collaborative data science platform". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  11. "Dataiku is now worth $1.4 billion following secondary round". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2019-12-04.
  12. Dataiku. "Dataiku Raises $100 Million To Extend Leadership In Enterprise AI Market". pages.dataiku.com. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
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