Alation
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Alation provides an enterprise collaborative data platform that enables people to find, use, and govern data. It combines the power of machine learning with human insight to automatically capture information about what the data describes, where the data comes from, who’s using it, and how it’s used.
| Type | Private | |
| Founded | 2012 | |
| HQ | Redwood City, CA, US | Map |
| Website | alation.com | |
| Employee Ratings | More | |
| Overall Culture | A- | More |
Latest Updates
| Employees (est.) (Jan 2021) | 299 | (+5%) |
| Cybersecurity rating | B | More |
Key People/Management at Alation
Satyen Sangani
CEO and Co-Founder
Aaron Kalb
Co-Founder, Chief Data & Analytics Officer
Eric Chan
Chief Financial Officer
Raj Gossain
SVP of Product
Bob Block
Chief Customer Success Officer
Dave Kellogg
Chief Marketing Officer
Alation Office Locations
Alation has offices in Redwood City, Chennai and London
Redwood City, CA, US (HQ)
3 Lagoon Dr #300
Chennai, IN
Module No.6, Sixth Floor , Block A - Phase II, IIT Madras Research Park, Kanagam Road , Taramani, Kanagam, Tharamani
London, GB
145 City Rd, Hoxton
Alation Financials and Metrics
Summary Metrics
Founding Date | 2012 |
Alation total Funding | $82 m |
Alation latest funding size | $50 m |
Time since last funding | 2 years ago |
Alation investors | Sapphire Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Data Collective, Harmony Partners, Icon Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, Bloomberg Beta, Costanoa Ventures, General Catalyst Partners, Data Collective DCVC |
Alation's latest funding round in January 2019 was reported to be $50 m. In total, Alation has raised $82 m
Alation Operating Metrics
Alation's Customers was reported to be 70 in Y, 2017.
| Y, 2017 | |
|---|---|
Customers | 70 |
Alation Cybersecurity Score
Alation Online and Social Media Presence
2.86k Twitter followers
Alation has 2.86k Twitter Followers. The number of followers has increased 0.4% month over month and increased 1.2% quarter over quarter
Alation's Trends
Twitter Engagement Stats for @Alation
3.8k
Tweets
1.4k
Following
2.9k
Followers
71
Tweets last 30 days
1
Avg. likes per Tweet
63.4%
Tweets with engagement
Alation Company Culture
Overall Culture
A-
86/100
CEO Rating
A+
88/100
Compensation
A
87/100
Alation News and Updates
December 14, 2019
Alation grows revenue and enterprise users through analytics-driven data cataloging
When the internet was taking off in the 1990s, finding a web page was an exercise in time and patience. Then search engines, such as Yahoo and Google, came along, and rapidly accessing information became infinitely easier after that. Companies such as Alation Inc. are seeking to revolutionize catal…
January 17, 2019
Alation raises $50 million to index enterprise data
Data catalog provider Alation has raised $50 million in a series C round led by Sapphire Ventures, with a host of previous investors participating.
July 12, 2018
Can your data be trusted? Alation rolls out TrustCheck for visual verification
As businesses increasingly rely on data to make critical decisions, the accuracy of that information becomes vitally important. Yet, the process for verification has been haphazard at best. Alation Inc., a company specializing is collaborative data cataloging, has introduced TrustCheck, a new tool …
July 12, 2018
Alation adds ‘governance guardrails’ to its data catalog
Alation Inc., an analytics startup founded in 2012 by Google LLC and Apple Inc. veterans, wants to reduce the risk of unreliable information getting into enterprise analytics projects. Alation’s plan for achieving this involves a new set of features called TrustCheck that it rolled out today to its…
June 21, 2018
Secularizing ‘priesthood of analytics’ for plain-clothes business people
Data analytics projects are deflating at a rate of 85 percent, according to some analysts. The culprit is not likely a lack of software tools — since the market is brimming with them — but rather cultural hiccups. One is a low degree of transparency and trust in data analytics across entire organiz…
October 10, 2017
Behavior I/O: How AI and human brains mix for big data insight
Big data software makers are throwing every possible technology at the business insight and monetization problem with little success. Perhaps taking a step back from machine intelligence to human intelligence would yield better results. “The science experiment phase of the big data world is over; pe…
Alation Blogs
January 07, 2021
How to Become a CDO: Thoughts from the Chief Data Office of a $2.5B Global Provider of Biopharmaceutical Services
The post How to Become a CDO: Thoughts from the Chief Data Office of a $2.5B Global Provider of Biopharmaceutical Services appeared first on Alation.
December 22, 2020
Making the Business Case for a Data Catalog
The post Making the Business Case for a Data Catalog appeared first on Alation.
December 21, 2020
How to Evaluate Data Catalog Software
The post How to Evaluate Data Catalog Software appeared first on Alation.
December 17, 2020
The Tribal Knowledge Problem
The post The Tribal Knowledge Problem appeared first on Alation.
December 16, 2020
Data Governance: Starting Quickly with a Data Catalog
The post Data Governance: Starting Quickly with a Data Catalog appeared first on Alation.
December 14, 2020
Why Every Snowflake User Needs Alation’s Data Catalog
The post Why Every Snowflake User Needs Alation’s Data Catalog appeared first on Alation.
Alation Frequently Asked Questions
When was Alation founded?
Alation was founded in 2012.
Who are Alation key executives?
Alation's key executives are Satyen Sangani, Aaron Kalb and Eric Chan.
How many employees does Alation have?
Alation has 299 employees.
Who are Alation competitors?
Competitors of Alation include Dataiku, Informatica and Collibra.
Where is Alation headquarters?
Alation headquarters is located at 3 Lagoon Dr #300, Redwood City.
Where are Alation offices?
Alation has offices in Redwood City, Chennai and London.
How many offices does Alation have?
Alation has 3 offices.
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