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Dataiku

Dataiku is a French-American artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning company which was founded in 2013 in Paris, France. In December 2019, Dataiku announced that CapitalG—the late-stage growth venture capital fund financed by Alphabet Inc.—joined Dataiku as an investor and that it had achieved unicorn status. As of 2021, Dataiku is valued at $4.6 billion. As of 2022, the company employs more than 1,000 people worldwide between offices in New York, Denver, Washington DC, Los Angeles, Paris, London, Munich, Frankfurt, Sydney, Singapore, Tokyo, and Dubai.

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Dataiku
Company type
Private
IndustryComputer software
FoundedFebruary 14, 2013 (2013-02-14) in Paris, France
Founders
  • Florian Douetteau
  • Clément Stenac
  • Marc Batty
  • Thomas Cabrol
Headquarters
New York City
,
United States
Key people
Florian Douetteau (CEO)
ProductsDataiku Data Science Studio
RevenueIncrease US$150 million (2021)1
Number of employees
1,000+ (2022)1
Websitedataiku.com

Dataiku is a French-American artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning company which was founded in 2013 in Paris, France. In December 2019, Dataiku announced that CapitalG—the late-stage growth venture capital fund financed by Alphabet Inc.—joined Dataiku as an investor and that it had achieved unicorn status. As of 2021, Dataiku is valued at $4.6 billion.2 As of 2022, the company employs more than 1,000 people worldwide between offices in New York, Denver, Washington DC, Los Angeles, Paris, London, Munich, Frankfurt, Sydney, Singapore, Tokyo, and Dubai.3

History

Dataiku was founded in Paris in 2013 by Florian Douetteau, Clément Stenac, Thomas Cabrol and Marc Batty.41 In 2015, Dataiku established itself in the United States in New York City.

In January 2015, Dataiku raised $3.6 million from Serena Capital and Alven Capital, two French technology venture capital funds.5 This was followed by $14 million raised with FirstMark Capital, a New York City-based venture capital firm in October 2016.6

In September 2017 the company raised a $28 million Series B investment from Battery Ventures, as well as historic investors.7

In December 2018, Dataiku announced a $101 million Series C funding round led by ICONIQ Capital. Other investors included Alven Capital, Battery Ventures, Dawn Capital and FirstMark Capital.8

In December 2019, one day after releasing Dataiku 6, Dataiku announced that CapitalG—the late-stage growth venture capital fund financed by Alphabet Inc.—purchased some of the shares previously owned by Serena Capital in a secondary round that valued Dataiku at $1.4 billion, making it a unicorn.9

In August 2020, Dataiku announced an additional $100 million Series D funding round led by Stripes and Tiger Global Management,4 and participation from existing investors including Battery Ventures, CapitalG, Dawn Capital, FirstMark Capital, and ICONIQ. The company did not disclose its new valuation, but said that it was "still a unicorn".

In August 2021, Dataiku announced another $400 million raise Series E by Tiger Global Management, bringing its total valuation to $4.6 billion.2

In December 2022, Dataiku announced a $200 million Series F led by new investor Wellington Management.101112

Products

Dataiku Data Science Studio (Dataiku DSS) was announced in 2014 and supports predictive modelling to build business applications.5 The software is designed to make data science and machine learning easily accessed, particularly for those unfamiliar with programming languages, like Python.13

In June 2021, Dataiku released Dataiku Online, a fully managed version of Dataiku, to target smaller companies, such as high-growth startups.14

Dataiku introduced Kiji Inspector in 2026. The open-source framework is integrated with NVIDIA Nemotron to enhance the transparency of enterprise AI agents in critical environments, including fintech, energy, and other industries operating under regulatory compliance.15

In 2026, the company commissioned a Harris Poll which reported that, of the 900 global CEOs polled, globally, 78% of CEOs feared that failure to demonstrate measurable returns from AI initiatives may lead to their own job loss by end of they year. In 2025, a similar poll assessed that 74% feared similar job loss.16

References

References

  1. Cai, Kenrick (March 23, 2022). "Dataiku Hires CFO, Hits $150 Million Revenue As Execs Talk IPO Roadmap". Forbes.
  2. Shu, Catherine (August 5, 2021). "Dataiku gets $400M at a $4.6B valuation, led by Tiger Global". TechCrunch.
  3. "Contact Us". Dataiku. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  4. Cai, Kenrick (August 24, 2020). "Data Science Startup Dataiku Raises $100 Million To Keep Growing Its AI Enablement Software". Forbes.
  5. Miller, Ron (January 19, 2015). "French Startup Dataiku Grabs $3.6M To Continue Developing Big Data Software". TechCrunch. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
  6. Dillet, Romain (October 25, 2016). "Dataiku grabs $14 million for its collaborative data science platform". TechCrunch. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
  7. Miller, Ron (September 6, 2017). "Dataiku to enhance data tools with $28 million investment led by Battery Ventures". TechCrunch. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
  8. Dillet, Romain (December 19, 2018). "Dataiku raises $101 million for its collaborative data science platform". TechCrunch. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
  9. "Dataiku is now worth $1.4 billion following secondary round". TechCrunch. December 4, 2019. Archived from the original on December 4, 2019. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  10. States, San Francisco CA United. "Dataiku Announces $200M Series F Funding". Datanami. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  11. "La licorne de l'IA Dataiku défie les marchés pour lever 200 millions de dollars". Les Echos (in French). December 14, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  12. Wiggers, Kyle (December 13, 2022). "AI and analytics platform Dataiku raises $200M at a reduced valuation". TechCrunch. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  13. Galea, Christian (September 18, 2023). "How Can AI Be Used to Predict AND Explain Student Performance?". Towards Data Science. Retrieved May 12, 2026.
  14. Dillet, Romain (June 14, 2021). "Enterprise AI platform Dataiku launches managed service for smaller companies". TechCrunch. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  15. DT (April 1, 2026). "Dataiku brings transparency to enterprise". Daily Tribune. Retrieved May 7, 2026.
  16. "78% of CEOs Fear AI Failures Could Cost Jobs: Dataiku Survey". May 5, 2026. Retrieved May 7, 2026.
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