Collibra

Collibra, a Belgium-based data integration and observability company, specializes in helping companies manage their data assets, offering solutions for data and analytics governance, cloud data migration, and compliance management. Collibra's differentiator lies in its comprehensive approach to handling data intelligence, ensuring clients have robust solutions for managing their data assets effectively​​.

The company’s Data Intelligence Platform comprises the following components: 1) AI Governance, a feature that ensures the use of ethical, compliant, and high-quality data in AI and machine-learning applications; 2) Data Catalog, which helps users find and understand data across all sources and tools; 3) Data Governance, a tool that automates workflows and policies based on requirements; 4) Data Quality and Observability, a predictive, no-code toolset to help proactively detect and resolve data quality issues; 5) Data Lineage, to map data flows of across business and technical uses; 6) Protect, focused on data access governance; and 7) Data Privacy, providing automation and insights to accelerate privacy operations and manage policies.

Key customers and partnerships

The platform serves a variety of industries, including energy and utilities, insurance, retail, and finance. Collibra claims to have served over 500 customers as of February 2022​​. These include analytics company Equifax, Cox Automotive, Loreal, Crédit Agricole Assurances, Northern Trust, and Cambia Health Solutions.

The company has forged strategic partnerships to enhance its service offerings. Notable partnerships include those with SAP, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Databricks, Google Cloud, Microsoft, Snowflake, and Tableau, focused on integrating Collibra's platform with these partners' technologies, as well as service partners, including Deloitte, Accenture, and Infosys​​​​​​​​​​​​​​.

Funding and financials

Collibra's most recent external funding was in November 2021, where it raised USD 250 million in a Series G round. This round, led by Sequoia Capital Global Equities and Sofina, was raised at a valuation of USD 5.25 billion, significantly up compared to a valuation of USD 2.45 billion disclosed in April 2020. The funding was used to enhance Collibra’s platform, expand its ecosystem with partners like AWS and Google Cloud, and grow its global presence, with an aim to double the company’s workforce by 2023.