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Informatica

Unicorn exit · $8Bacquired by Salesforce

Redwood City, US · 5 known investors

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Acquired by Salesforce May 2025 · $8B (~$8 billion in equity value, $25 per share in cash) · source ↗

Informatica offers the Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC), a cloud-native platform for discovering, connecting, integrating, and governing data across hybrid and multi-cloud environments, with AI-driven automation. It serves enterprises across use cases such as analytics, cloud modernization, regulatory compliance, and supply chain management.

Founders & leadership

GDGaurav Dhillon
Gaurav Dhillonco-founder, CEO1992–2004Founder & Chairman of SnapLogic; co-founder of Informatica

Investors · 5

22 people who came through Informatica went on to found or lead other companies.

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Acquisitions · 3

Early investors' stakes continue via these deals
29West Inc

29West was a Warrenville, Illinois-based fintech company that developed ultra-low-latency messaging software, including its Ultra Messaging and Latency Busters Messaging products, for real-time market data and trading applications used by banks and exchanges.

Applimation

Applimation, formed from the 2002 merger of Crystallize Inc. and Tickmark Solutions, made enterprise software (branded "Informia") for archiving and managing application data across systems like Oracle, SAP, and PeopleSoft.

StrikeIron

Data-as-a-service platform; acquired by Informatica in 2014.

Frequently asked questions

What does Informatica do?
Informatica offers the Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC), a cloud-native platform for discovering, connecting, integrating, and governing data across hybrid and multi-cloud environments, with AI-driven automation. It serves enterprises across use cases such as analytics, cloud modernization, regulatory compliance, and supply chain management.
Who founded Informatica?
Informatica was founded by Gaurav Dhillon.
Who are Informatica's investors?
Informatica's investors include Brightspark Ventures, Foundry, Lightspeed Venture Partners, CPP Investments, Permira.
Who acquired Informatica?
Informatica was acquired by Salesforce.
Where is Informatica headquartered?
Informatica is headquartered in Redwood City, US.