About Graph Database
The Graph Database comprises 37 companies, including 18 funded companies having collectively raised $886M in venture capital money and private equity. Out of these, 10 are Series A+ funded, and 1 has achieved unicorn status.
Graph Database sector has seen 5 acquisitions. This represents almost 13.5% of all such companies - which is higher than the 4.9% exit rate of tech companies in general.
This sector includes companies that build technologies to store data that has a lot of co-relations and can be modeled as a graph.
Top Companies in Graph Database
There are more than 37 companies in Graph Database. Neo4j is the top Graph Database company globally, ranked using Tracxn Score (what's this?).
Here are 5 of the top Graph Database companies globally:
Company | Description | Location | Founded | Current Stage | Private Funding Raised |
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Provider of graph database management system and graph analytics platform | San Mateo (United States) | 2007 | Series F | $581M | |
Graph database for massive parallel processing | Redwood City (United States) | 2012 | Series C | $172M | |
Provider of in memory graph database for enterprises | London (United Kingdom) | 2016 | Seed | $14.2M | |
AI based graph customer analytics platform for big data analytics | Singapore (Singapore) | 2010 | Seed | $10M | |
AI powered graph intelligence platform | Austin (United States) | 2020 | Series A | $28.5M |
Companies founded year-on-year in Graph Database
2 Graph Database 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 | - |
2025 | - |
2024 | - |
2023 | 1 |
2022 | 1 |
2021 | 1 |
2020 | 2 |
2019 | 1 |
2018 | 1 |
2017 | - |
Companies founded across countries in Graph Database
United States has 23 Graph Database startups, the most by any country, followed by Australia and India which have 2 startups.
- Total Number of Companies
Country | No. of companies |
|---|---|
United States | 23 |
Australia | 2 |
India | 2 |
United Kingdom | 2 |
Sweden | 2 |
Netherlands | 2 |
Israel | 1 |
Russia | 1 |
Ireland | 1 |
Singapore | 1 |
Stage-wise distribution of Graph Database
Out of the total 37 Graph Database companies, 18 have secured funding. Among them, 10 have reached Series A or higher, and 7 to Series B or beyond.
Founded - 37
Funded - 18
Series A+ - 10
Series B+ - 7
Series C+ - 7
Company Stage | No. of companies |
|---|---|
Founded | 37 |
Funded | 18 |
Series A+ | 10 |
Series B+ | 7 |
Series C+ | 7 |
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- 35+ Total Companies
- $886M+ Total Funding
- 15+ Funded Companies
- 5 Acquisitions
Funding Trends in Graph Database
Total funding year-on-year in Graph Database
Graph Database saw a total funding of more than $830M in the last 10 years. The most amount of funding was in 2021 at more than $535M.
- Total Funding
Year | Total Funding |
|---|---|
2025 | $2.3M |
2024 | $5.2M |
2023 | $13.5M |
2022 | $6.01M |
2021 | $535M |
2020 | $39.3M |
2019 | $47.6M |
2018 | $87.2M |
2017 | $40.5M |
Total funding across countries in Graph Database
In the last 10 years, Graph Database startups in United States have recieved the highest funding among all countries - $747M. Sweden follows with $501M and United Kingdom with $22.2M.
- Total Funding
Country | Total Funding |
|---|---|
United States | $747M |
Sweden | $501M |
United Kingdom | $22.2M |
India | $4.47M |
South Africa | $2.3M |
Total funding amount raised by stage in Graph Database
Over the last 10 years, Graph Database have seen $40M into Seed Stage funding rounds, $120M into Early Stage funding rounds and $606M go into Late Stage funding rounds.
Funding Stage | Total Funding |
|---|---|
Late Stage | $606M |
Early Stage | $120M |
Seed Stage | $40M |
Debt | $7.56M |
Grant | $2.79M |
Recent Funding Rounds in Graph Database
In the year 2025, till October 2025, Graph Database companies have raised $2.3M in equity funding across 2 rounds.
In the same period last year (i.e. till January 2024), Graph Database companies had raised $202K across 1 round.
So, 2025 has seen a 1036.14% rise in funding in Graph Database companies as compared to 2024.
Here are some recent, important funding rounds in Graph Database:
Company | Round Raised | Amount Raised | Funding Date | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Seed | 1730 | Oct 22, 2025 | ||
Series C | 8800 | Jul 15, 2025 | ||
Seed | 8095 | Nov 07, 2024 | ||
Seed | 1139 | Jan 29, 2024 | - | |
Seed | 6941 | Dec 22, 2023 |
Top Investors in Graph Database
Europa is the top investor in Graph Database companies based on number of companies invested.
Here are some top investors in Graph Database:
Investor | Location | Top Portfolio Companies |
|---|---|---|
London (United Kingdom) | ||
Copenhagen (Denmark) | ||
Stockholm (Sweden) | ||
Espoo (Finland) |
M&A activity in Graph Database
In the year 2025, till October 2025, 1 acquisition happened in Graph Database. Last year, in 2024, a total of 1 acquisition happened in Graph Database.
Here are some recent, important acquisitions in Graph Database:
Company | Acquisition Type | Acquisition Date | Acquirers |
|---|---|---|---|
Business Acquisition | Oct 23, 2025 | ||
Business Acquisition | Apr 18, 2024 | ||
Business Acquisition | May 27, 2022 | ||
Business Acquisition | Oct 25, 2016 | ||
Acqui-Hired | Feb 03, 2015 |
Acquisition trends in Graph Database
Here are the acquisition trends in Graph Database:
- Total Number of Acquisitions
Year | No. of companies |
|---|---|
2026 | - |
2025 | 1 |
2024 | 1 |
2023 | - |
2022 | 1 |
2021 | - |
2020 | - |
2019 | - |
2018 | - |
2017 | - |
Colleges which produce the most Graph Database companies
Companies founded by alumni from top colleges in Graph Database
Most number of Graph Database startups have been founded by alumni from Harvard Business School, Harvard University and IIT Kanpur.
College | No. of companies |
|---|---|
Harvard Business School | 1 |
Harvard University | 1 |
IIT Kanpur | 1 |
INSEAD | 1 |
Nanyang Technological University (NTU) | 1 |
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology | 1 |
Technion Israel Institute Technology | 1 |
University of California (Berkeley) | 1 |
University of California (Los Angeles) | 1 |
University of Cambridge | 1 |
Total funding in companies founded by alumni from top colleges in the Graph Database
In the last 10 years, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) graduates' Graph Database companies have raised the most funding among top colleges. University of Cambridge alumni are second, and INSEAD alumni are third.
College | Total Funding |
|---|---|
Nanyang Technological University (NTU) | $23.5M |
University of Cambridge | $10.8M |
INSEAD | $10M |
IIT Kanpur | $7.83M |
University of California (Los Angeles) | $5M |
Harvard Business School | - |
Harvard University | - |
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology | - |
Technion Israel Institute Technology | - |
University of California (Berkeley) | - |
Top News in Graph Database
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TigerGraph boosts AI with new hybrid search & free community edition.AiThority•Mar 04, 2025•TigerGraph
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Neo4j Upgrades AuraDB with Generative AI and Improves Performance for Data Security and ComplianceGlobal Village Space•Sep 05, 2024•Neo4j
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