DataBahn, a data pipeline platform, raised a $17 million Series A led by Forgepoint Capital, co-founder and president Nithya Nareshkumar tells Axios Pro exclusively.
Why it matters: The growth of data is overwhelming for many companies and better infrastructure and integration is needed.
How it works: DataBahn’s platform attempts to create clarity and control in enterprises’ data pipelines to help manage operations, allowing for better governance, classification and integration.
- The company is building autonomous AI agents that learn enterprise data flows and can automate data engineering tasks.
Zoom in: The round also included participation from S3 Ventures and returning investor GTM Capital.
- Founded in 2023, the Dallas-based company has raised $19 million.
Zoom out: Nareshkumar says DataBahn’s biggest competitor in the space is Cribl, which was valued at $3.5 billion last August.
What they’re saying: “Today a lot of this work is done by engineers writing heavy code,” Nareshkumar tells Axios. “But a lot of these data engineering activities can be hyper-automated by agents, with a human in the middle.”
The bottom line: Better control and integration of data has never been more important than in the age of AI.
