How many total Data as a Service companies are there?

As of Sep 2026, there are 11,021 active companies in Data as a Service sector.

Which countries have the most Data as a Service companies?

United States (4,399) has the highest number of Data as a Service companies, followed by United Kingdom (1,459) and India (1,040).

How many Data as a Service companies are funded?

As of Sep 2026, 2,393 companies in this sector have received funding.

Which company has raised the most funding in Data as a Service sector?

As of Sep 2026, AlphaSense has secured $1.74B in funding, making it the highest-funded company in the Data as a Service sector.

Which country has attracted the most investment in Data as a Service companies?

With $16.4B in total funding, United States has attracted the most investment among Data as a Service companies.

Who are the top investors in Data as a Service companies?

The top investors in Data as a Service companies by number of investments are Europa, Y Combinator and HHS

How much venture capital has Data as a Service sector attracted?

In the last 10 years, venture capital firms have invested $13.8B in this sector.

How many unicorns has Data as a Service sector produced?

Globally, there are 15 unicorns in Data as a Service sector, to date.

Data as a Service - 2026 Market & Investments Trends

Companies included in Data as a Service sector

Companies that are offering data on demand to the clients regardless of geographic and organizational separation of provider and consumer. Generates revenue by selling data. Companies that aggregate and curate data coming from third party sources, government, data partners or using technologies such as sensors, GPS, Crawlers etc. Included companies which are facilitating data exchange between buyers and sellers (marketplace). Also, includes any company providing subscription-based market research and industry specific reports. Any data insights provider based on predictive modeling is also included in the feed.

Companies excluded in Data as a Service sector

Companies offering only first party data; Web Crawlers which are sharing data but without any database; Data providers which are not generating revenue by selling data; Companies which are providing data visualization, data unification, data analytics software solutions.

Key Metrics

Total Companies

12.6K

Top Companies

Ancestry, Bloomberg & more

Total Funding

Funded Companies

Series A+ Companies

Series C+ Companies

Unicorns Created

IPOs

220

Acquisitions

923

Also known as

DaaS

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There are more than 12.6K companies in Data as a Service. Ancestry is the top Data as a Service company globally, ranked using Tracxn Score (what's this?).

Here are 5 of the top Data as a Service companies globally:

Company	Description	Location	Founded	Current Stage	Private Funding Raised
Ancestry	Provider of an online genealogy platform offering a host of services	Lehi (United States)	1996	Acquired	$446M
Bloomberg	Provider of financial data news and analytical research for professionals	New York City (United States)	1981	Series B	$30M
Morningstar	Provider of investment research, market data, portfolio tools, and investor education	Chicago (United States)	1984	Public	$91M
Planet	Provider of daily satellite imagery and geospatial data analytics services	San Francisco (United States)	2010	Public	$602M
S&P Global	Provider of essential intelligence and market analysis for global finance	New York City (United States)	1917	Public	-

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Companies founded year-on-year in the Data as a Service sector

615 new startups have been founded so far in 2026 in the Data as a Service sector. 628 Data as a Service startups were founded in 2020 - 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	615
2025	357
2024	307
2023	339
2022	321
2021	440
2020	628
2019	544
2018	520
2017	531

Companies founded across countries in the Data as a Service sector

United States has 4,399 Data as a Service startups, the most by any country, followed by United Kingdom which has 1,459 startups and India which has 1,040.

Total Number of Companies

Country	No. of companies
United States	4,399
United Kingdom	1,459
India	1,040
Germany	535
Canada	321
France	297
China	261
Australia	211
Netherlands	192
Singapore	136

Stage-wise distribution of the Data as a Service sector

Out of the total 12,626 Data as a Service companies, 2,393 have secured funding. Among them, 1,542 have reached Series A or higher, and 1,327 to Series B or beyond.

Founded - 12,626

Funded - 2,393

Series A+ - 1,542

Series B+ - 1,327

Series C+ - 1,232

Company Stage	No. of companies
Founded	12,626
Funded	2,393
Series A+	1,542
Series B+	1,327
Series C+	1,232

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12.6K+ Total Companies
$47.4B+ Total Funding
2.4K+ Funded Companies
215+ IPOs
920+ Acquisitions
30+ Reports

Total funding year-on-year in the Data as a Service sector

The Data as a Service sector saw a total funding of more than $28.7B in the last 10 years. The most amount of funding was in 2021 at more than $5.53B. There has been a total funding of $1.58B in 2026 till date.

Total Funding

Year	Total Funding
2026	$1.58B
2025	$2.13B
2024	$1.7B
2023	$2.18B
2022	$2.71B
2021	$5.53B
2020	$1.89B
2019	$3.78B
2018	$5.31B
2017	$1.9B

Total funding across countries in the Data as a Service sector

In the last 10 years, Data as a Service startups in United States have recieved the highest funding among all countries - $16.4B. United Kingdom follows with $6.42B and China with $923M.

Total Funding

Country	Total Funding
United States	$16.4B
United Kingdom	$6.42B
China	$923M
Canada	$883M
France	$335M
Germany	$334M
India	$156M
Switzerland	$134M
Australia	$63.9M
Netherlands	$39.7M

Total funding amount raised by stage in the Data as a Service sector

Over the last 10 years, the Data as a Service sector have seen $1.17B into Seed Stage funding rounds, $6.72B into Early Stage funding rounds and $10.3B go into Late Stage funding rounds.

Funding Stage	Total Funding
Late Stage	$10.3B
Early Stage	$6.72B
Debt	$6.12B
Post IPO	$2.79B
Seed Stage	$1.17B
Grant	$326M
ICO	$149M
PE	$63.9M

Recent Funding Rounds in Data as a Service

In the year 2026, till August 2026, Data as a Service companies have raised $1.47B in equity funding across 66 rounds. In the same period last year (i.e. till August 2025), Data as a Service companies had raised $858M across 78 rounds. So, 2026 has seen a 71.17% rise in funding in Data as a Service companies as compared to 2025.

Here are some recent, important funding rounds in Data as a Service:

Company	Round Raised	Amount Raised	Funding Date	Investors
Provenance	Series A	9408	Aug 17, 2026	212 Vc
Finster	Series B	1535	Aug 10, 2026	UBS and 1 more
WindBorne Systems	Series B	2509	Aug 05, 2026	Khosla Ventures and 3 more
Pinegap	Series A	1627	Aug 05, 2026	Stellaris and 3 more
Qualitate	Series C	6617	Aug 03, 2026	-

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Europa is the top investor in Data as a Service companies based on number of companies invested.

Here are some top investors in Data as a Service:

Investor	Location	Top Portfolio Companies
Europa	Belgium	Bloomberg, Morningstar, Planet and S&P Global
Y Combinator	Mountain View (United States)	Apollo, Landeed, Nova Credit and Genius
HHS	Washington, DC (United States)	CME Group, GuideStar, Genomenon and PrivCo
Techstars	New York City (United States)	Gartner, Warmly Tech, PierSight and Life Bit
500 Global	Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam)	Homebot, 9fin, CompStak and MAGNiTT

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In the year 2026, till August 2026, 42 acquisitions happened in Data as a Service sector. Last year, in 2025, a total of 51 acquisitions happened in Data as a Service sector.

Here are some recent, important acquisitions in Data as a Service:

Company	Acquisition Type	Acquisition Date	Acquirers
Cleverep	Business Acquisition	Aug 28, 2026	Air Marketing Group
Cint	Business Acquisition	Aug 19, 2026	Triton Partners
Hometrack Data Systems Limited.	Business Acquisition	Aug 14, 2026	Providence Equity Partners
OptionMetrics	Business Acquisition	Aug 05, 2026	Equality Asset Management
Adviser Rankings	Business Acquisition	Jul 31, 2026	WealthReach

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Acquisition trends in Data as a Service

Here are the acquisition trends in Data as a Service:

Total Number of Acquisitions

Year	No. of companies
2026	42
2025	51
2024	49
2023	45
2022	87
2021	108
2020	62
2019	61
2018	70
2017	62

In the year 2025, till December 2025, 4 IPOs happened in Data as a Service sector.

Here are some recent, important IPOs in Data as a Service:

Company	IPO Date	Exchange Symbol
Abacus Global Management	Dec 30, 2025	New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
Axelspace	Aug 13, 2025	Tokyo Stock Exchange (TYO)
Satellogic	Apr 14, 2025	National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ)
Diginex	Jan 22, 2025	National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ)
Underwriters Laboratories	Apr 12, 2024	National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ)

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Companies founded by alumni from top colleges in the Data as a Service sector

Most number of Data as a Service startups have been founded by alumni from Stanford University, Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

College	No. of companies
Stanford University	65
Harvard University	62
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	40
University of Cambridge	39
University of Pennsylvania	35
Harvard Business School	33
University of California (Berkeley)	33
Cornell University	24
Columbia University	23
University of Oxford	23

Total funding in companies founded by alumni from top colleges in the the Data as a Service sector

In the last 10 years, University of Pennsylvania graduates' Data as a Service companies have raised the most funding among top colleges. Harvard University alumni are second, and Wharton School alumni are third.

College	Total Funding
University of Pennsylvania	$4.03B
Harvard University	$2.62B
Wharton School	$2.41B
Stanford University	$2.21B
The Wharton School	$2.1B
University of California (Berkeley)	$1.5B
Yale University	$1.43B
Harvard Business School	$1.39B
University of Oxford	$1.37B
Aalto University	$1.23B