Alation
Redwood City, US · Founded 2012 · 570 employees on LinkedIn · 15 known investors
Alation builds a data catalog platform with machine learning and generative AI capabilities that helps enterprises find, understand, and trust their data. The platform serves large organizations and Fortune 1000 companies that depend on data for critical business decisions and AI applications.
Founders & leadership
Alation was founded in 2012 by Satyen Sangani, Dr. Venky Ganti, Dr. Feng Niu, and Aaron Kalb.
Investors · 15
DCVC (Data Collective)Palo Alto · $5M – $25M
Foundation CapitalSan Francisco · $250K – $15M
Harmony PartnersNew York
Icon VenturesPalo Alto · $6M – $12M
IsaiParis · $108K – $54M
ISAI Gestion
NTT DOCOMO VenturesTokyo
Riverwood CapitalMenlo Park · $25M – $250M
Sapphire VenturesMenlo Park · $5M – $20M
True VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $3M
Union Grove Venture PartnersChapel Hill
Bloomberg BetareportedSan Francisco · $25K – $1M
Databricks VenturesreportedSan Francisco
Dell Technologies CapitalreportedPalo Alto · $500K – $50M
TenOneTen VenturesreportedLos Angeles · $500K – $5M
Founder mafia
4 people who came through Alation went on to found or lead other companies.
Competitors · 10
by search overlap
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Atlan1745 shared keywordsAtlan builds a "context layer" and metadata management platform, including a data catalog, data governance tools, and a Context Lakehouse, that supplies enterprise data context to AI agents and data teams. It serves large enterprises looking to make AI systems operate with knowledge of their data environment.
Secoda925 shared keywordsSecoda is an AI-powered data management platform that consolidates data catalog, lineage, governance, monitoring, and observability functions for enterprises. It enables data teams and business stakeholders to access and act on insights from their organization's data infrastructure.
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Informatica792 shared keywordsInformatica offers the Intelligent Data Management Cloud, a metadata-driven platform for enterprise data management across multi-cloud and hybrid environments. The platform provides metadata-aware connections, security and compliance features, and supports AI copilots and agents.
Ovaledge778 shared keywordsOvalEdge is a unified data governance platform that combines catalog, lineage, glossary, data quality, access, and policy controls, using AI agents to discover, classify, and curate metadata into trusted, AI-ready data. It serves enterprise data and AI teams looking to make data searchable, understandable, and compliant across their systems.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Alation do?
- Alation builds a data catalog platform with machine learning and generative AI capabilities that helps enterprises find, understand, and trust their data. The platform serves large organizations and Fortune 1000 companies that depend on data for critical business decisions and AI applications.
- Who founded Alation?
- Alation was founded by Satyen Sangani, Dr. Venky Ganti, Dr. Feng Niu, Aaron Kalb in 2012.
- Who are Alation's investors?
- Alation's investors include DCVC (Data Collective), Foundation Capital, Harmony Partners, Icon Ventures, Isai, ISAI Gestion, NTT DOCOMO Ventures, Riverwood Capital and 7 more.
- Where is Alation headquartered?
- Alation is headquartered in Redwood City, US.