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The Big Data sector includes 42 unicorn startups that are changing how businesses use information. Germany's Celonis leads the group with a $13B valuation for its business process system.

Other major companies include the travel app Hopper, valued at $5B, and database system ClickHouse, which reached a $6B valuation since its 2021 founding.

Below is the full list of 42 Big Data unicorn startups at this time.

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Celonis builds a process intelligence platform that helps companies find and fix inefficiencies they can't see. Their execution management system uses process mining to analyze business data, revealing opportunities to improve performance and streamline operations.

Valuation$13B (Joined June 2018)
HeadquartersMunich, Bayern, Germany
Year Founded2011
FoundersAlexander Rinke, Bastian Nominacher, Martin Klenk
Funding Amount$2.4B
Company SizeMajor Organization (1,001-5,000)
Last Funding StatusSeries D
Top InvestorsTCV, Accel, Franklin Templeton, Deutsche Bank, Bank of America

ClickHouse builds an open-source database system for real-time analytical reporting. Their high-performance columnar database is recognized for its speed, allowing developers to run complex analytical queries on huge datasets.

Valuation$6B (Joined October 2021)
HeadquartersPalo Alto, California, United States
Year Founded2021
FoundersAaron Katz, Alexey Milovidov, Yury Izrailevsky
Funding Amount$750M
Company SizeLarge Team (251-1,000)
Last Funding StatusSeries C
Top InvestorsInsight Partners, Bond, Bessemer Venture Partners, Peak XV Partners, Khosla Ventures

6sense builds an account engagement platform that uses AI to help B2B organizations achieve predictable revenue growth. They are known for their ability to uncover anonymous buying signals, allowing sales and marketing teams to prioritize accounts that are actively in-market.

Valuation$5.2B (Joined March 2021)
HeadquartersSan Francisco, California, United States
Year Founded2013
FoundersAmanda Kahlow, Premal Shah, Viral Bajaria
Funding Amount$526M
Company SizeMajor Organization (1,001-5,000)
Last Funding StatusSeries E
Top InvestorsFranklin Templeton, Blue Owl, Insight Partners, B Capital, Sapphire Ventures

Hopper offers a travel booking app that analyzes billions of data points to predict future flight and hotel prices. Their platform advises travelers on the best time to buy, helping them save money on their trips.

Valuation$5B (Joined March 2021)
HeadquartersMontréal, Quebec, Canada
Year Founded2007
FoundersFrederic Lalonde, Joost Ouwerkerk
Funding Amount$729.7M
Company SizeLarge Team (251-1,000)
Last Funding StatusVenture Round
Top InvestorsLa Caisse, Brookfield Asset Management, Citi, Goldman Sachs, Inovia Capital

DataDirect Networks creates intelligent infrastructure for AI and high-performance computing, specializing in data storage at scale. They provide the underlying systems that allow enterprises and research institutions to accelerate analytics and manage massive information flows.

Valuation$5B
HeadquartersChatsworth, California, United States
Year Founded1998
FoundersAlex Bouzari, Paul Bloch
Funding Amount$309.9M
Company SizeLarge Team (251-1,000)
Last Funding StatusPrivate Equity
Top InvestorsClearLight Partners, Digital Coast Ventures, Blackstone Group

ThoughtSpot builds an AI-powered analytics platform that allows enterprise teams to explore their business data using a simple search interface. Their technology enables anyone in an organization to ask questions in natural language and get automated insights directly from their cloud data sources.

Valuation$4.2B (Joined May 2018)
HeadquartersMountain View, California, United States
Year Founded2012
FoundersAbhishek Rai, Ajeet Singh, Amit Prakash, Priyendra Deshwal, Sanjay Agrawal, Shashank Gupta, Vijay Ganesan
Funding Amount$663.7M
Company SizeLarge Team (251-1,000)
Last Funding StatusSeries F
Top InvestorsGeneral Catalyst, Ballistic Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Sapphire Ventures

Dataiku created a central platform that helps companies build and deploy their own AI and analytics applications. This approach allows both technical and business teams to collaborate on data projects, from raw data preparation to deploying machine learning models.

Valuation$4B (Joined December 2019)
HeadquartersNew York, New York, United States
Year Founded2013
FoundersClément Stenac, Florian Douetteau, Marc Batty, Thomas Cabrol
Funding Amount$846.8M
Company SizeMajor Organization (1,001-5,000)
Last Funding StatusSeries F
Top InvestorsFirstMark, Lightrock, Insight Partners, Wellington Management, Battery Ventures

Rokt develops e-commerce technology that personalizes the moment of transaction with relevant offers and messages. Their platform helps businesses unlock new revenue streams and make each customer interaction more valuable.

Valuation$4B (Joined December 2021)
HeadquartersNew York, New York, United States
Year Founded2012
FoundersBen Voltz, Bruce Buchanan, Justin Viles
Funding Amount$822M
Company SizeLarge Team (251-1,000)
Last Funding StatusSeries E
Top InvestorsPavilion Capital, Tiger Global Management, Square Peg Capital, Wellington Management, Five V Capital

Cribl builds a data engine for IT and security teams, giving them choice and control over their observability data. Their unified platform helps organizations collect, process, and route data from any source to any destination.

Valuation$4B (Joined August 2021)
HeadquartersSan Francisco, California, United States
Year Founded2018
FoundersClint Sharp, Dritan Bitincka, Ledion Bitincka
Funding Amount$721.2M
Company SizeLarge Team (251-1,000)
Last Funding StatusSeries E
Top InvestorsCrowdStrike, IVP, Tiger Global Management, Sequoia Capital, CRV

Tekion created the first cloud-native platform for the automotive retail industry. The AI-powered system connects every part of a dealership's operations, from sales and financing to service and parts management.

Valuation$4B (Joined October 2020)
HeadquartersPleasanton, California, United States
Year Founded2016
FoundersGuru Sankararaman, Jay Vijayan
Funding Amount$635.1M
Company SizeMajor Organization (1,001-5,000)
Last Funding StatusPrivate Equity
Top InvestorsIndex Ventures, Monta Vista Capital, Advent International, BMW i Ventures, Airbus Ventures

The Remaining 32 Big Data Unicorns

The 10 most valuable companies only tell part of the story. While many of these startups are based in the United States, founders from Canada to China are building important companies too.

Each one is solving different problems and growing at its own speed. Here’s a look at the other unicorn startups shaping the big data field.

Unicorn StartupCountryYear FoundedAmount RaisedValuation
Liftoff logo LiftoffUnited States2012$6.8M$4B
Starburst logo StarburstUnited States2017$414M$3.35B
Traveloka logo TravelokaIndonesia2012$1.5B$3B
Redis logo RedisUnited States2011$356.8M$2B
Anaconda logo AnacondaUnited States2012$233M$2B
Trulioo logo TruliooCanada2011$474.8M$2B
Exabeam logo ExabeamUnited States2013$391M$2B
VTS logo VTSUnited States2012$453.7M$2B
Afiniti logo AfinitiBermuda2006$200M$2B
Devo logo DevoUnited States2011$481M$2B
Dremio logo DremioUnited States2015$410M$2B
Fractal logo FractalUnited States2000$862.7M$2B
Dt Dream logo Dt DreamChina2015$266.6M$2B
Mu Sigma logo Mu SigmaIndia2004$211.9M$2B
Lusha logo LushaUnited States2016$245M$2B
Firebolt logo FireboltIsrael2019$264M$1.4B
BigID logo BigIDUnited States2016$306.1M$1.25B
Qumulo logo QumuloUnited States2012$347.3M$1.2B
Aibee logo AibeeChina2017$273.5M$1.2B
Sisense logo SisenseUnited States2004$274.7M$1.1B
TalkingData logo TalkingDataChina2011$141.6M$1.1B
Xanadu logo XanaduCanada2016$268.3M$1B
Redpanda Data logo Redpanda DataUnited States2019$265.5M$1B
Amperity logo AmperityUnited States2016$187M$1B
MinIO logo MinIOUnited States2014$126.3M$1B
Evidation Health logo Evidation HealthUnited States2012$259M$1B
Morning Consult logo Morning ConsultUnited States2014$91M$1B
Imply logo ImplyUnited States2015$215.3M$1B
Sift logo SiftUnited States2011$156.5M$1B
Semios logo SemiosCanada2010$215.4M$1B
Immuta logo ImmutaUnited States2015$258.2M$1B
LinkDoc Technology logo LinkDoc TechnologyChina2014CN¥1.7B$1B

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