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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| Valuation | $13B (Joined June 2018) |
| Headquarters | Munich, Bayern, Germany |
| Year Founded | 2011 |
| Founders | Alexander Rinke, Bastian Nominacher, Martin Klenk |
| Funding Amount | $2.4B |
| Company Size | Major Organization (1,001-5,000) |
| Last Funding Status | Series D |
| Top Investors | TCV, 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) |
| Headquarters | Palo Alto, California, United States |
| Year Founded | 2021 |
| Founders | Aaron Katz, Alexey Milovidov, Yury Izrailevsky |
| Funding Amount | $750M |
| Company Size | Large Team (251-1,000) |
| Last Funding Status | Series C |
| Top Investors | Insight 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) |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, United States |
| Year Founded | 2013 |
| Founders | Amanda Kahlow, Premal Shah, Viral Bajaria |
| Funding Amount | $526M |
| Company Size | Major Organization (1,001-5,000) |
| Last Funding Status | Series E |
| Top Investors | Franklin 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) |
| Headquarters | Montréal, Quebec, Canada |
| Year Founded | 2007 |
| Founders | Frederic Lalonde, Joost Ouwerkerk |
| Funding Amount | $729.7M |
| Company Size | Large Team (251-1,000) |
| Last Funding Status | Venture Round |
| Top Investors | La 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 |
| Headquarters | Chatsworth, California, United States |
| Year Founded | 1998 |
| Founders | Alex Bouzari, Paul Bloch |
| Funding Amount | $309.9M |
| Company Size | Large Team (251-1,000) |
| Last Funding Status | Private Equity |
| Top Investors | ClearLight 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) |
| Headquarters | Mountain View, California, United States |
| Year Founded | 2012 |
| Founders | Abhishek Rai, Ajeet Singh, Amit Prakash, Priyendra Deshwal, Sanjay Agrawal, Shashank Gupta, Vijay Ganesan |
| Funding Amount | $663.7M |
| Company Size | Large Team (251-1,000) |
| Last Funding Status | Series F |
| Top Investors | General 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) |
| Headquarters | New York, New York, United States |
| Year Founded | 2013 |
| Founders | Clément Stenac, Florian Douetteau, Marc Batty, Thomas Cabrol |
| Funding Amount | $846.8M |
| Company Size | Major Organization (1,001-5,000) |
| Last Funding Status | Series F |
| Top Investors | FirstMark, 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) |
| Headquarters | New York, New York, United States |
| Year Founded | 2012 |
| Founders | Ben Voltz, Bruce Buchanan, Justin Viles |
| Funding Amount | $822M |
| Company Size | Large Team (251-1,000) |
| Last Funding Status | Series E |
| Top Investors | Pavilion 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) |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, United States |
| Year Founded | 2018 |
| Founders | Clint Sharp, Dritan Bitincka, Ledion Bitincka |
| Funding Amount | $721.2M |
| Company Size | Large Team (251-1,000) |
| Last Funding Status | Series E |
| Top Investors | CrowdStrike, 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) |
| Headquarters | Pleasanton, California, United States |
| Year Founded | 2016 |
| Founders | Guru Sankararaman, Jay Vijayan |
| Funding Amount | $635.1M |
| Company Size | Major Organization (1,001-5,000) |
| Last Funding Status | Private Equity |
| Top Investors | Index 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.