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Informatica

Informatica Inc. is an American software development company founded in 1993 by Gaurav Dhillon and Diaz Nesamoney. Based in Redwood City, California, its core products include enterprise cloud data management and data integration.

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Informatica Inc.
Company type
Public
IndustrySoftware
Founded1993 (1993)
Founders
  • Gaurav Dhillon
  • Diaz Nesamoney
FateAcquired by Salesforce
HeadquartersRedwood City, California, U.S.
Key people
Products
RevenueIncrease US$1.64 billion (2024)
Increase US$127 million (2024)
Increase US$9.93 million (2024)
Total assetsIncrease US$5.28 billion (2024)
Total equityIncrease US$2.31 billion (2024)
Number of employees
5,200 (2024)
Websiteinformatica.com
Footnotes / references
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Informatica Inc. is an American software development company founded in 1993 by Gaurav Dhillon and Diaz Nesamoney. Based in Redwood City, California,2 its core products include enterprise cloud data management and data integration.3

History

Informatica was founded in 1993 by Gaurav Dhillon and Diaz Nesamoney.4 On 29 April 1999, its initial public offering on the Nasdaq stock exchange listed its shares under the stock symbol INFA.56

In April 2015, Permira and CPP Investments announced that a company controlled by their funds would acquire Informatica for approximately US$5.3 billion;7 this transaction was completed four months later, receiving investment from Microsoft and Salesforce Ventures as part of the deal.8

On August 6 2015, its stock ceased trading on the Nasdaq.9108 On 27 October 2021, Informatica again became publicly traded with the INFA stock symbol, this time listed on the NYSE, opening at $27.55 per share.11

In November 2023, five months after acquiring Privitar, a data management tool,12 the firm announced a restructuring plan to focus on its cloud offerings. It permanently laid off 10% of its workforce and reduced its office space.13

In April 2024, the Wall Street Journal reported that Salesforce was in advanced talks to acquire Informatica at a price below its $11 billion market capitalization at the time;14 the deal was eventually abandoned.

In May 2025, it was reported that the firm would be acquired by Salesforce for $8 billion.15 subject to regulatory approval.1617 In November, it was announced that the acquisition had been completed.18

Products

Informatica's product portfolio is focused on data integration: extract, transform, load, information lifecycle management, business-to-business data exchange, cloud computing integration, complex event processing, data masking, data quality, data replication, data virtualization, master data management, ultra messaging, and data governance. These components form a toolset for establishing and maintaining data warehouses. It has over 9,500 customers.219

In 2006, Informatica announced a "cloud business".20 In 2023 it announced an AI-powered data management tool21 and began to fully transition to cloud-based offerings.13

Financial results

2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009
Revenue (USD in Millions)22 1,047.954 M 948.171 M 811.571 M 783.779 M 650.076 M 600.999 M
Net Income (USD in Millions)23 114.087 M 86.400 M 93.180 M 117.500 M 86.320 M 54.210 M
Former headquarters in Redwood City source ↗

Informatica has grown through a combination of sales growth and through company acquisitions.1924

References

References

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  4. McKenna, Brian (19 February 2021). "Gaurav Dhillon: Silicon Valley is poised to grow up to seize a more spiritual future". Computer Weekly.
  5. "Informatica Shares Soar". The New York Times. 30 April 1999. Archived from the original on 27 May 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  6. "IPO". CNN Money. 29 April 1999. Archived from the original on 20 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  7. "Informatica Announces Agreement to be Acquired by The Permira Funds and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board". permira.com. Archived from the original on 10 April 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  8. "Microsoft And Salesforce Join In $5.3 Billion Buyout of Informatica". forbes.com. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  9. "Informatica Corporation Announces Completion of Acquisition by the Permira Funds and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board". informatica.com. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  10. "Salesforce Ventures and Microsoft Join Informatica Buyout". The New York Times. 6 August 2015. Archived from the original on 9 August 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  11. "Enterprise software firm Informatica valued at $7.5 bln in stock market return". reuters.com. 27 October 2021. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  12. Lunden, Ingrid (14 June 2023). "Informatica acquires Privitar, once valued at $400M, to expand its data management stack". TechCrunch. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  13. "Tech Layoffs: Bay Area Firm Slashes Hundreds of Jobs". The San Francisco Standard. 6 November 2023. Archived from the original on 22 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  14. Cimilluca, Lauren Thomas, Laura Cooper and Dana. "Exclusive | Salesforce in Advanced Talks to Buy Informatica". WSJ. Archived from the original on 22 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  15. Soni, Aditya (27 May 2025). "Salesforce to buy Informatica for $8 billion to bolster AI data tools". Reuters. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  16. Council, Stephen (27 May 2025). "Salesforce is gobbling up a Bay Area competitor for $8 billion". SFGate.
  17. Thomas, Lauren. "Exclusive | Salesforce Strikes $8 Billion Deal for Informatica". WSJ. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  18. "Salesforce Completes Acquisition of Informatica". Informatica. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
  19. Magic Quadrant for Data Integration Tools, Gartner, 25 November 2009, archived from the original on 24 September 2015, retrieved 15 May 2010
  20. Adrian, Merv (10 June 2010), Informatica Re-Factors the Value Chain for the Cloud, IT Market Strategy, retrieved 7 July 2010
  21. Sharma, Shubham (9 May 2023). "Informatica goes all in on generative AI with Claire GPT". VentureBeat.
  22. "Earnings Per Share - Revenue - Company Dividend - EPS". NASDAQ.com. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  23. "Net Income for Informatica (INFA) - Wikinvest". Wikinvest. Archived from the original on 11 August 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
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