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§ Private Profile · Oakland, CA, USA
Automated data movement platform building zero-maintenance pipelines for enterprises, focused on data replication for analytics and AI.
Fivetran has raised $854.0M across 5 funding rounds.
Key people at Fivetran.
Fivetran was founded in 2012 by George Fraser (Founder) and Taylor Brown (Founder/COO).
Fivetran has raised $854.0M in total across 5 funding rounds.
Based in Oakland, California, Fivetran operates an automated data movement platform that builds zero-maintenance pipelines to securely replicate information from hundreds of applications, databases, and enterprise resource planning systems into centralized data warehouses and lakes. The enterprise software provider supports over 5,000 corporate customers and employs approximately 1,200 people to manage its extraction, loading, and transformation infrastructure. Operating on a subscription-based software-as-a-service model, the business reached a $5.6 billion valuation and forecasted $189 million in revenue for the fiscal year ending in January 2023. To expand its platform capabilities, the firm acquired data replication competitors Teleport Data and HVR in 2021. Fivetran integrates with major enterprise systems and maintains strategic partnerships with prominent technology companies, including Google Cloud, Snowflake, Databricks, Salesforce, and Shopify. The organization was originally founded in 2013 by George Fraser and Taylor Brown.
Key people at Fivetran.
Fivetran has raised $854.0M across 5 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $125.0M Debt in May 2023.
Fivetran is the global leader in automated data movement, specializing in modern data integration. Its platform automatically and reliably extracts, loads, and centralizes data from over 700 sources—including SaaS applications, databases, ERPs, and files—into cloud data warehouses, lakes, and other destinations. This enables data teams at fast-growing startups and large enterprises to accelerate analytics, AI/ML initiatives, and operational efficiency by making data access as simple and reliable as electricity[1][2][5].
The company serves data-driven organizations across industries, solving the complex problem of data pipeline maintenance by offering zero-maintenance, high-performance, and secure automated pipelines. Fivetran’s growth momentum is strong, with over 5,000 customers worldwide, including Fortune 500 companies, and revenue growth exceeding 50% in recent years. It has also earned multiple industry awards and strategic acquisitions to expand its platform capabilities[3][4][5].
Fivetran was founded in 2012 by George Fraser, Taylor Brown, and Taylor Brown (COO), who initially built a data connector to meet a customer’s need for moving data into an analysis tool. The success of this connector revealed a broader market demand, leading the team to focus on automated data pipelines. The company planted its roots in Oakland, California, and expanded globally with multiple offices[3].
Key milestones include raising Series A funding in 2018, reaching a valuation of $5.6 billion by 2021, and acquiring Teleport Data and HVR in 2022 to broaden its platform’s reach. These moves helped Fivetran scale to over 5,000 customers and solidify its position as a leader in automated data integration[3].
Fivetran rides the wave of increasing demand for cloud data integration, real-time analytics, and AI-driven insights. As organizations adopt multi-cloud and hybrid data architectures, the need for automated, reliable data pipelines grows. Fivetran’s timing is ideal, capitalizing on trends such as the rise of data lakes, generative AI, and operational analytics.
Market forces favor Fivetran due to the complexity of legacy data integration tools and the growing importance of data as a strategic asset. By simplifying data movement, Fivetran enables companies to innovate faster, improve decision-making, and reduce costs. Its influence extends to enabling AI/ML initiatives and supporting cloud migrations, thus shaping the modern data ecosystem[1][2][4][6][7].
Looking ahead, Fivetran is poised to deepen its leadership by expanding connector breadth and depth, enhancing real-time data capabilities, and broadening support for data lakes and streaming platforms. The ongoing integration with major cloud providers and AI workflows will likely drive further adoption.
Emerging trends such as generative AI, data mesh architectures, and increased regulatory focus on data governance will shape Fivetran’s evolution. Its mission to make data access as effortless as electricity suggests continued innovation in automation and platform extensibility.
Fivetran’s trajectory reflects a broader shift toward automated, cloud-native data infrastructure, positioning it as a foundational player in the future of data-driven business transformation[4][6][7].
Fivetran was founded in 2012 by George Fraser (Founder) and Taylor Brown (Founder/COO).
Fivetran has raised $854.0M in total across 5 funding rounds.
Fivetran's investors include David Flannery, Martin Casado, 11.2 Capital, 8090 Industries, Amplify Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Bond, C2 Investment, Cantos Ventures, Electric Capital, Expa, Fifty Years.
