How many total Big Data - Industry Applications companies are there?

As of Jul 2026, there are 1,221 active companies in Big Data - Industry Applications sector.

Which countries have the most Big Data - Industry Applications companies?

United States (583) has the highest number of Big Data - Industry Applications companies, followed by India (185) and United Kingdom (115).

How many Big Data - Industry Applications companies are funded?

As of Jul 2026, 783 companies in this sector have received funding.

Which company has raised the most funding in Big Data - Industry Applications sector?

As of Jul 2026, Verily has secured $2.8B in funding, making it the highest-funded company in the Big Data - Industry Applications sector.

Which country has attracted the most investment in Big Data - Industry Applications companies?

With $9.2B in total funding, United States has attracted the most investment among Big Data - Industry Applications companies.

How much venture capital has Big Data - Industry Applications sector attracted?

In the last 10 years, venture capital firms have invested $10.3B in this sector.

How many unicorns has Big Data - Industry Applications sector produced?

Globally, there are 17 unicorns in Big Data - Industry Applications sector, to date.

Big Data - Industry Applications - 2026 Market & Investments Trends

Q: Who are the top investors in Big Data - Industry Applications companies?

The top investors in Big Data - Industry Applications companies by number of investments are Europa, Sequoia Capital and Techstars

There are 1.55K companies in the Big Data - Industry Applications sector across the world, with 783 funded companies having collectively raised $22.4B in venture capital money and private equity. Overall 467 of these are Series A+ funded and the sector has seen the creation of 17 Unicorns.

Big Data - Industry Applications sector has seen 237 acquisitions and 21 IPOs. This represents almost 16.7% of all such companies - which is higher than the 4.6% exit rate of tech companies in general.

This sector includes companies deploying big data technologies for various industry use cases.

Big Data - Industry Applications sector is also known as Industrial Big Data, Sector-Specific Big Data Analytics or Vertical Big Data.

Companies included in Big Data - Industry Applications sector

Companies offering big data analytics technology for healthcare, financial, retail, advertising & marketing, manufacturing, and cybersecurity

Companies excluded in Big Data - Industry Applications sector

Companies offering solutions for AI, IoT, etc

Key Metrics

Total Companies

1.55K

Top Companies

Verily, Altair & more

Total Funding

Funded Companies

Series A+ Companies

Series C+ Companies

Unicorns Created

IPOs

Acquisitions

237

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There are more than 1.55K companies in Big Data - Industry Applications. Verily is the top Big Data - Industry Applications company globally, ranked using Tracxn Score (what's this?).

Here are 5 of the top Big Data - Industry Applications companies globally:

Company	Description	Location	Founded	Current Stage	Private Funding Raised
Verily	A data platform and technology company purpose-built to power AI-enabled precision health	Dallas (United States)	2015	Series D	$2.8B
Altair	Provider of enterprise software for simulation, data analytics, AI, and HPC	Troy (United States)	1985	Acquired	$35.1M
IQVIA	Provider of clinical research and commercialization solutions for healthcare	Durham (United States)	1982	Public	$1.74M
Trax	Cloud-based data analytics solutions for retail shelf management	Singapore (Singapore)	2010	Series E	$1.03B
Innovaccer	Developer of healthcare data platforms and artificial intelligence agent software	San Francisco (United States)	2014	Series F	$675M

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Companies founded year-on-year in the Big Data - Industry Applications sector

103 Big Data - Industry Applications startups were founded in 2017 - this is the most number of startups founded in any year in the last 10 years.

Total Number of Companies

Year	No. of companies
2026	-
2025	1
2024	20
2023	17
2022	28
2021	51
2020	67
2019	86
2018	91
2017	103

Companies founded across countries in the Big Data - Industry Applications sector

United States has 583 Big Data - Industry Applications startups, the most by any country, followed by India which has 185 startups and United Kingdom which has 115.

Total Number of Companies

Country	No. of companies
United States	583
India	185
United Kingdom	115
China	73
Canada	56
Germany	42
France	41
Israel	37
Singapore	32
Brazil	25

Stage-wise distribution of the Big Data - Industry Applications sector

Out of the total 1,547 Big Data - Industry Applications companies, 783 have secured funding. Among them, 467 have reached Series A or higher, and 371 to Series B or beyond.

Founded - 1,547

Funded - 783

Series A+ - 467

Series B+ - 371

Series C+ - 306

Company Stage	No. of companies
Founded	1,547
Funded	783
Series A+	467
Series B+	371
Series C+	306

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1.6K+ Total Companies
$22.4B+ Total Funding
780+ Funded Companies
20+ IPOs
235+ Acquisitions
15+ Reports

Total funding year-on-year in the Big Data - Industry Applications sector

The Big Data - Industry Applications sector saw a total funding of more than $16.6B in the last 10 years. The most amount of funding was in 2021 at more than $3.72B. There has been a total funding of $753M in 2026 till date.

Total Funding

Year	Total Funding
2026	$753M
2025	$1.26B
2024	$346M
2023	$766M
2022	$1.1B
2021	$3.72B
2020	$2.06B
2019	$2.77B
2018	$1.64B
2017	$2.2B

Total funding across countries in the Big Data - Industry Applications sector

In the last 10 years, Big Data - Industry Applications startups in United States have recieved the highest funding among all countries - $9.2B. United Kingdom follows with $1.33B and Singapore with $1.1B.

Total Funding

Country	Total Funding
United States	$9.2B
United Kingdom	$1.33B
Singapore	$1.1B
China	$900M
India	$729M
Israel	$574M
Canada	$520M
France	$460M
Brazil	$86.1M
Germany	$38.9M

Total funding amount raised by stage in the Big Data - Industry Applications sector

Over the last 10 years, the Big Data - Industry Applications sector have seen $432M into Seed Stage funding rounds, $4.23B into Early Stage funding rounds and $7.46B go into Late Stage funding rounds.

Funding Stage	Total Funding
Late Stage	$7.46B
Early Stage	$4.23B
PE	$1.7B
Debt	$837M
Seed Stage	$432M
Post IPO	$322M
Grant	$48.4M
ICO	$15M

Recent Funding Rounds in Big Data - Industry Applications

In the year 2026, till June 2026, Big Data - Industry Applications companies have raised $753M in equity funding across 16 rounds. In the same period last year (i.e. till June 2025), Big Data - Industry Applications companies had raised $656M across 22 rounds. So, 2026 has seen a 14.77% rise in funding in Big Data - Industry Applications companies as compared to 2025.

Here are some recent, important funding rounds in Big Data - Industry Applications:

Company	Round Raised	Amount Raised	Funding Date	Investors
Arcturus Technologies	Seed	7435	Jun 30, 2026	Initialized Capital and 4 more
xCures	Series B	2641	Jun 25, 2026	Innovius Capital and 3 more
Lumiq	Series B	1460	Jun 05, 2026	Bajaj Finserv and 2 more
Innefu Labs	Series B	9256	Jun 04, 2026	Panthera
Ripjar	Series B	3859	May 21, 2026	Long Ridge

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Europa is the top investor in Big Data - Industry Applications companies based on number of companies invested.

Here are some top investors in Big Data - Industry Applications:

Investor	Location	Top Portfolio Companies
Europa	Belgium	Altair, IQVIA, NewsWhip and FICO
Sequoia Capital	Menlo Park (United States)	Innovaccer, Yodlee, data.ai and Axtria
Techstars	New York City (United States)	Ravelin Technology, Indico Data, Ampd and YData
Y Combinator	Mountain View (United States)	Hightouch, Pibit AI, Secoda and PostHog
Plug and Play Tech Center	Sunnyvale (United States)	Uptake, FiscalNote, Sorcero and Omniscience

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In the year 2026, till April 2026, 6 acquisitions happened in Big Data - Industry Applications sector. Last year, in 2025, a total of 23 acquisitions happened in Big Data - Industry Applications sector.

Here are some recent, important acquisitions in Big Data - Industry Applications:

Company	Acquisition Type	Acquisition Date	Acquirers
Trepp	Business Acquisition	Apr 30, 2026	Fitch Group
Dexibit	Business Acquisition	Mar 30, 2026	Accesso
1touch.io	Business Acquisition	Feb 23, 2026	Pure Storage
4C Risk	Business Acquisition	Feb 19, 2026	Cube Global
Context Analytcs	Business Acquisition	Feb 17, 2026	BridgeWise

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Acquisition trends in Big Data - Industry Applications

Here are the acquisition trends in Big Data - Industry Applications:

Total Number of Acquisitions

Year	No. of companies
2026	6
2025	23
2024	18
2023	19
2022	23
2021	30
2020	21
2019	19
2018	25
2017	18

In the year 2026, till April 2026, 1 IPO happened in Big Data - Industry Applications sector.

Here are some recent, important IPOs in Big Data - Industry Applications:

Company	IPO Date	Exchange Symbol
FiscalNote	Apr 06, 2026	OTC Markets (OTCMKTS)
S2W	Sep 19, 2025	Korea Exchange (KRX)
Alpha Modus	Oct 26, 2021	National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ)
Definitive Healthcare	Sep 15, 2021	National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ)
ClearSale	Jul 30, 2021	Brazil Stock Exchange (B3)

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Companies founded by alumni from top colleges in the Big Data - Industry Applications sector

Most number of Big Data - Industry Applications startups have been founded by alumni from Stanford University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University.

College	No. of companies
Stanford University	34
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	23
Harvard University	22
Harvard Business School	18
Tel Aviv University	17
IIT Bombay	16
Cornell University	14
University of California (Berkeley)	14
University of Chicago	14
Carnegie Mellon University	11

Total funding in companies founded by alumni from top colleges in the the Big Data - Industry Applications sector

In the last 10 years, Harvard University graduates' Big Data - Industry Applications companies have raised the most funding among top colleges. Stanford University alumni are second, and University of California (Berkeley) alumni are third.

College	Total Funding
Harvard University	$4.68B
Stanford University	$3.98B
University of California (Berkeley)	$3.36B
Yale University	$2.93B
University of California (Los Angeles)	$2.85B
Tel Aviv University	$1.99B
Harvard Business School	$1.73B
University of Cambridge	$1.14B
University of Chicago	$992M
University of Pennsylvania	$729M