Birst has raised $129.0M in total across 3 funding rounds.
Birst's investors include Accel, Endeavor Catalyst, Foundation Capital, Sequoia Capital.
Infor Birst is a native cloud-based business intelligence (BI) and analytics platform acquired by Infor, designed to help enterprises unify data, deliver actionable insights, and optimize complex processes through AI-driven automation and machine learning.[1][2][6] It serves large organizations across industries by solving data silos and enabling rapid, self-service analytics for teams, IT, and business users, combining enterprise-scale governance with consumer-like agility to drive faster decision-making and business growth—often in 90 days or less.[1][4]
Birst's networked BI approach connects disparate data sources into a shared analytical fabric, supporting features like automated data refinement, smart AI analytics, agile semantic layers for reusable business rules, and accessible dashboards on any device.[1][2][3] This empowers users to blend centralized and decentralized data, perform visual discovery, and scale economically in multi-tenant cloud environments, reducing costs and risks while accelerating time-to-value.[3][5]
Birst originated as an independent BI company focused on networked analytics before its acquisition by Infor, a major enterprise software provider, integrating it into Infor's ecosystem to enhance data-driven capabilities for customers.[1][6] The platform evolved from early innovations in unifying enterprise data across silos, leveraging patented automation to address the limitations of traditional BI tools that struggled with scale, speed, and usability.[2][4]
Pivotal moments include the development of its 2-Tier BI and Analytics technology, which balanced centralized governance with decentralized agility, and expansions into AI-powered predictive analytics and infinite connectivity for thousands of sources.[2][3] Post-acquisition, Birst gained momentum through partnerships like ICCG, TriMin, and PCG Services, delivering rapid deployments and transforming how Infor users handle complex processes in under three months.[1][4]
Birst rides the AI-driven BI and analytics wave, capitalizing on exploding data volumes and the shift to cloud-native platforms amid digital transformation pressures.[1][6] Its timing aligns with enterprises demanding self-service tools that handle hybrid data environments without sacrificing governance, especially as market forces like real-time decision-making and predictive analytics become table stakes for competitiveness.[3]
By enabling unified 360-degree business views and machine learning integration, Birst influences the ecosystem through Infor's vast customer base, fostering data economies where partners/suppliers share insights securely and accelerating adoption of modern data architectures.[1][3][4] This positions it against rivals by prioritizing networked collaboration over isolated tools, amplifying Infor's ERP strengths in a data-centric era.
Birst is poised for expansion as AI analytics embed deeper into enterprise operations, with trends like generative AI, edge computing, and real-time machine data integration amplifying its automated refinement and semantic capabilities.[3][5] Expect enhanced API extensibility, broader Infor ecosystem ties, and predictive features to fuel growth in regulated sectors needing trusted, scalable BI.
Its influence will evolve by democratizing advanced analytics, empowering non-technical users to drive profitability amid economic volatility—reinforcing Infor Birst as the bridge from data chaos to optimized, insight-led enterprises.[1][6]
Birst has raised $129.0M across 3 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $65.0M Series F in March 2015.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 2015 | $65.0M Series F | Accel, Endeavor Catalyst, Foundation Capital, Sequoia Capital | |
| Aug 1, 2013 | $38.0M Series E | Accel, Foundation Capital, Sequoia Capital | |
| Apr 1, 2012 | $26.0M Series D | Accel, Foundation Capital, Sequoia Capital |
