How many total Data as a Service companies are there?

As of Nov 2026, there are 14,268 active companies in Data as a Service sector.

Which countries have the most Data as a Service companies?

United States (4,942) has the highest number of Data as a Service companies, followed by United Kingdom (1,703) and India (1,221).

How many Data as a Service companies are funded?

As of Nov 2026, 2,447 companies in this sector have received funding.

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

As of Nov 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 $16.5B 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 $14.2B in this sector.

How many unicorns has Data as a Service sector produced?

Globally, there are 16 unicorns in Data as a Service sector, to date.

Data as a Service - 2026 Market & Investments Trends

There are 15.9K companies in the Data as a Service sector across the world, with 2.45K funded companies having collectively raised $48.1B in venture capital money and private equity. Overall 1.56K of these are Series A+ funded and the sector has seen the creation of 16 Unicorns.

Data as a Service sector has seen 934 acquisitions and 221 IPOs. This represents almost 7.3% of all such companies - which is higher than the 3.8% exit rate of tech companies in general.

This sector includes companies that aggregate information from a variety of sources, process it to enrich, cleanse/analyze it; and license it to other organizations.

Data as a Service sector is also known as DaaS.

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

15.9K

Top Companies

Ancestry, Bloomberg & more

Total Funding

Funded Companies

Series A+ Companies

Series C+ Companies

Unicorns Created

IPOs

221

Acquisitions

934

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The market map of Data as a Service gives a visual overview of the sector, showing key business models, their interactions in the value chain, and industry evolution. Top 3 trending business models in Data as a Service sector are Property Data and Analytics, Private Market Intelligence and Securities and Trading Data.

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There are more than 15.9K 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
Planet	Provider of daily satellite imagery and geospatial data analytics services	San Francisco (United States)	2010	Public	$602M
Morningstar	Provider of investment research, market data, portfolio tools, and investor education	Chicago (United States)	1984	Public	$91M
G2	Platform for users to share business software reviews	Chicago (United States)	2012	Series D	$258M

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

746 new startups have been founded so far in 2026 in the Data as a Service sector. 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	746
2025	682
2024	531
2023	397
2022	365
2021	491
2020	679
2019	597
2018	560
2017	555

Companies founded across countries in the Data as a Service sector

United States has 4,942 Data as a Service startups, the most by any country, followed by United Kingdom which has 1,703 startups and India which has 1,221.

Total Number of Companies

Country	No. of companies
United States	4,942
United Kingdom	1,703
India	1,221
Germany	642
Canada	385
France	349
China	296
Australia	239
Netherlands	227
Switzerland	163

Stage-wise distribution of the Data as a Service sector

Out of the total 15,881 Data as a Service companies, 2,447 have secured funding. Among them, 1,555 have reached Series A or higher, and 1,341 to Series B or beyond.

Founded - 15,881

Funded - 2,447

Series A+ - 1,555

Series B+ - 1,341

Series C+ - 1,243

Company Stage	No. of companies
Founded	15,881
Funded	2,447
Series A+	1,555
Series B+	1,341
Series C+	1,243

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15.9K+ Total Companies
$48.1B+ Total Funding
2.5K+ Funded Companies
220+ IPOs
930+ 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 $29.3B in the last 10 years. The most amount of funding was in 2021 at more than $5.55B. There has been a total funding of $2.14B in 2026 till date.

Total Funding

Year	Total Funding
2026	$2.14B
2025	$2.14B
2024	$1.7B
2023	$2.19B
2022	$2.73B
2021	$5.55B
2020	$1.89B
2019	$3.78B
2018	$5.31B
2017	$1.85B

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 - $16.5B. United Kingdom follows with $6.64B and China with $916M.

Total Funding

Country	Total Funding
United States	$16.5B
United Kingdom	$6.64B
China	$916M
Canada	$911M
France	$477M
Germany	$278M
Switzerland	$148M
India	$137M
Australia	$63.9M
Netherlands	$49.7M

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 $1.23B into Seed Stage funding rounds, $6.93B into Early Stage funding rounds and $10.5B go into Late Stage funding rounds.

Funding Stage	Total Funding
Late Stage	$10.5B
Early Stage	$6.93B
Debt	$6.12B
Post IPO	$2.77B
Seed Stage	$1.23B
Grant	$321M
ICO	$137M
PE	$62.3M

Recent Funding Rounds in Data as a Service

In the year 2026, till October 2026, Data as a Service companies have raised $2.03B in equity funding across 83 rounds. In the same period last year (i.e. till October 2025), Data as a Service companies had raised $984M across 101 rounds. So, 2026 has seen a 106.52% 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
Qualitate	Series A	4464	Oct 21, 2026	Insight Partners and 2 more
Recoup-IQ	Seed	4209	Oct 07, 2026	-
Wiremind	Series C	8410	Oct 07, 2026	Bpifrance and 1 more
Rystad Energy	PE	1202	Oct 06, 2026	Marlin Equity Partners
Comparables	Seed	9107	Oct 06, 2026	Pragmatech and 4 more

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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, Planet, Morningstar and IHS Markit
Y Combinator	Mountain View (United States)	Apollo, Landeed, Nova Credit and Genius
HHS	Washington, DC (United States)	CME Group, PrivCo, Advaita Bioinformatics and Genomenon
Techstars	New York City (United States)	Gartner, PierSight, Warmly Tech and SkyWatch
500 Global	Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam)	9fin, Local Logic, Homebot and CompStak

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In the year 2026, till October 2026, 52 acquisitions happened in Data as a Service sector. Last year, in 2025, a total of 52 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
Veck	Business Acquisition	Oct 26, 2026	Evertrace
Beyond Civic	Business Acquisition	Oct 26, 2026	ELCA
Inrix	Business Acquisition	Oct 16, 2026	Arity
Sagacity	Business Acquisition	Oct 13, 2026	Accenture
Native	Acqui-Hired	Oct 13, 2026	-

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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	52
2025	52
2024	49
2023	45
2022	87
2021	109
2020	62
2019	61
2018	70
2017	63

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 University of Cambridge.

College	No. of companies
Stanford University	75
Harvard University	67
University of Cambridge	52
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	47
University of Pennsylvania	37
Harvard Business School	36
University of California (Berkeley)	35
University of California (Los Angeles)	28
Cornell University	27
Columbia University	25

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

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

College	Total Funding
Harvard University	$6.75B
University of Cambridge	$4.83B
London School of Economics and Political Science	$4.29B
University of Edinburgh	$4.18B
University of Pennsylvania	$4.1B
Wharton School	$2.41B
Stanford University	$2.37B
The Wharton School	$2.24B
University of California (Berkeley)	$1.52B
University of Oxford	$1.51B