dbt Labs
Founded 2016 Β· 11 known investors
dbt Labs provides a data transformation platform used by teams to organize, catalog, and manage data in their warehouses. The company serves data practitioners and organizations across industries seeking to build reliable data pipelines from development to production.
Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSaaS
Founders & leadership
dbt Labs was founded in 2016 by Tristan Handy, Drew Banin, and Connor McArthur.
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Connor McArthurCo-FounderFounder, dbt Labs at Amplify Partners
Investors Β· 11
Allison Pickens VenturesWayne Β· $250K β $1M
Amplify PartnersMenlo Park Β· $500K β $5M
Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park Β· $500K β $50M
Coatue ManagementNew York Β· $1M β $20M
Firebolt Ventures Management Company, LlcPalo Alto
ICONIQSan Francisco
Salesforce VenturesSan Francisco Β· $5M β $50M
Sequoia CapitalMenlo Park Β· $4.4M β $214M
Altimeter CapitalreportedMenlo Park Β· $1M β $25M
Databricks VenturesreportedSan Francisco
GICreportedSingapore
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements- Undisclosed amountSeries DOct 2025
Altimeter Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia
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Source: company announcements and press reports β follow each round's link for the claim.
Competitors Β· 8
by search overlap
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Truera2111 shared keywordsSnowflake is a fully managed cloud data platform that integrates data ingestion, processing, analysis, and AI application development across multiple cloud providers. It serves enterprise customers with unified security, governance, and infrastructure for building data and AI workloads.
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Hevodata902 shared keywordsHevo is a no-code data pipeline platform that combines extraction, loading, and dbt-based modeling with operational visibility across data sources. It lets teams sync databases and SaaS applications into data warehouses in near real-time, with automated schema handling, monitoring, and API/CI-CD-based pipeline management.
Secoda887 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.
Dbvis875 shared keywordsDbVisualizer is a universal database client and SQL tool that connects to a wide range of relational and non-relational databases, offering an advanced SQL editor, data visualization, inline editing, exporting, Git version control, and an integrated AI assistant. It targets developers, analysts, and database professionals who work across multiple database platforms.
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Acquisitions Β· 1
Early investors' stakes continue via these dealsTransform
dbt (part of Fivetran) provides a SQL-based data transformation platform that lets data teams build modular, tested, version-controlled data pipelines with interactive lineage, automated refactoring, and orchestration. Powered by its Fusion engine, it targets data teams building analytics and AI products across cloud data platforms.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does dbt Labs do?
- dbt Labs provides a data transformation platform used by teams to organize, catalog, and manage data in their warehouses. The company serves data practitioners and organizations across industries seeking to build reliable data pipelines from development to production.
- Who founded dbt Labs?
- dbt Labs was founded by Tristan Handy, Drew Banin, Connor McArthur in 2016.
- Who are dbt Labs's investors?
- dbt Labs's investors include Allison Pickens Ventures, Amplify Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Coatue Management, Firebolt Ventures Management Company, Llc, ICONIQ, Salesforce Ventures, Sequoia Capital and 3 more.