Alations Raises $9M in Series A Funding

What does Alation do?

Alation, is a platform which makes data more accessible to the individuals across an organization. This data platform was founded in 2012 when PhD engineers from Google, an Apple designer and an Oracle executive teamed up to help connect people with the data they need.

Big companies have their data stuck in many places, making it hard to come up with insights which can bring meaningful results. Alation makes all tat corporate data more accessible.

How much Alation was funded?

Alation, the database technology startup  has raised $9 million in Series A funding on March 4^th, 2015 by the investors  General Catalyst Partners, Bloomberg Beta, Data Collective and Costanoa Venture Capital.

What is next for Alation?     

Satyen Sangani, the cofounder and chief executive said that the startup is still in stealth mode for the time being. He believes that its tools can end up going beyond the reach of information management software from SAS and IBM.

In an interview Sangani said that currently in an average enterprise, data is hard to find, use and understand. This clearly indicates that is finds an opportunity to squeeze Alation into the enterprise data stack. Clearly some investors get his point.

The new funding of $9 M will allow Alation to spend more on sales and marketing, which would bring a larger customer base for the startup.

More about Alation

Alation started in 2012 and is based in Redwood, California. It was founded by Feng Niu, Venky Ganti, Aaron Kalb and Satyen Sangani. Currently 27 people work for Alation and it estimates the number will fall between 40 and 60 by the end of the year.

Alation team consists of communicators and creators from different backgrounds from Stanford and Cal, big companies and one man startups, from USA and abroad. All of them are working together with a common vision of informed decision making.