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AlphaBBL
Techstars '20Union City, US · 3 employees on LinkedIn · 1 known investors
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AlphaBBL provides tank-level oil storage measurement data derived from satellite imagery and proprietary algorithms for investors, traders, and storage companies to make informed trading and operational decisions.
Also known as Alphabbl · AlphaBBL LLC
Investors · 1
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Company profile
researched Sep 2026AlphaBBL is an energy data company that measures onshore crude oil storage at the level of individual tanks and sells the resulting inventory data to traders, investors and storage operators. Its flagship output covers Cushing oil inventory, with tank-level and ownership-level detail intended to support both trading decisions and physical supply chain operations.
The company states it combines multiple advanced visual technologies with proprietary data-mining algorithms to produce storage measurements, arguing that competing satellite imagery datasets can show over 20% variance in tank storage levels. It reports a 98% correlation with EIA data, more than 250 weeks of historical data for backtesting and validation, monitoring and reporting four times per week, and delivery of data three days ahead of EIA reports. Data is provided via email, API and CSV.
External profiles classify AlphaBBL under analytics, data and oil and gas, with AI and DataOps technology tags and industry codes in crude petroleum extraction.
Founding story
According to the company, AlphaBBL was started by three former IEA barrel counters whose combined experience in data mining and analysis exceeds 30 years, pairing that background with knowledge of oil storage measurement nuances. Third-party listings give a founding year of 2020.
Business model
AlphaBBL sells energy market data derived from its own measurement of onshore oil storage tanks. Data is delivered to customers by email, API and CSV, with a free trial offered through the company website. Third-party classification describes its revenue as recurring/SaaS and transactional with enterprise customers.
Data subscription and delivery services to trading and storage customers, characterized externally as recurring SaaS and transactional revenue from enterprise customers.
Traction
The company says it is used by leading physical and financial trading firms and publishes reports four times per week with over 250 weeks of historical data. External listings show 7 employees as of February 2024 and a pre-seed stage.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history
Market position
AlphaBBL competes in the oil storage and energy analytics data segment; comparable companies cited include AlphaX Decision Sciences, Oseberg, m1neral and DataCloud. It is an early-stage, pre-seed private company.
AlphaBBL positions its edge on measurement accuracy and speed: proprietary algorithms fused across multiple visual technologies for tank-level readings, a stated 98% correlation to EIA figures against competing satellite datasets that it says can vary by more than 20%, delivery three days ahead of EIA reports, and a domain-expert founding team of three former IEA barrel counters with more than 30 years of combined data mining and analysis experience.
Technology
AlphaBBL combines multiple advanced visual technologies, including satellite-based imagery approaches, with proprietary data-mining algorithms to measure storage at the individual tank level. Outputs are distributed via email, API and CSV.
Go-to-market
The company markets directly to physical and financial trading firms, offering contact and demo requests and a free trial sign-up on its website, and states it is trusted by leading physical and financial trading companies.
Financial investors and traders, physical commodity trading companies, and oil storage companies seeking tank-level and ownership-level inventory data.
Geography
Listings associate the company with New York, NY (including Soho, Union Square and Manhattan), Houston, TX, and Union City, NJ. Its geographic market exposure is classified as global.
History
The company was founded in 2020 and took part in the Techstars: Allied Space accelerator the same year. It is classified as a pre-seed stage, privately held, venture-backed company with roughly 1-10 employees, listed at 7 employees as of February 2024. Location listings vary across sources, including New York, NY; Houston, TX; and Union City, NJ.
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Key figures
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Timeline · 1
launches, deals, and filingsAlphaBBL is listed as a 2020 participant in the Techstars: Allied Space accelerator program.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does AlphaBBL do?
- Energy data company measuring onshore oil storage at tank level and selling the inventory data to traders and storage operators.
- Who are AlphaBBL's investors?
- AlphaBBL's investors include Techstars.
- Where is AlphaBBL headquartered?
- AlphaBBL is headquartered in Union City, US.