YipitData is a company.
YipitData has raised $17.0M across 3 funding rounds.
Key people at YipitData.
YipitData has raised $17.0M in total across 3 funding rounds.
YipitData is a leading provider of alternative data, market research, and consumer insights, analyzing billions of data points daily to deliver actionable intelligence on market share, competitive dynamics, consumer behavior, and company performance.[1][2][3] It serves investors, corporations, and brands across sectors like consumer goods, technology, software, and healthcare, using proprietary datasets from receipt data, card data, web data, and public earnings to enable data-driven decisions that boost sales, share, and growth.[1][2][3] With over 90 reports, a 2 million+ receipt panel, and coverage of 20,000+ brands, YipitData powers 450+ top investment funds and companies through dashboards, custom analysis, and real-time insights, as evidenced by endorsements from executives like Wayfair's CEO.[1][2][7] Backed by a $475 million investment from The Carlyle Group in 2021 valuing it at over $1 billion, the company demonstrates strong growth momentum with a global footprint and expanding product offerings.[3]
Founded in 2013, YipitData emerged as a pioneer in alternative data, initially focusing on developing unique methods to extract business insights from online and hard-to-obtain sources using large-scale technology.[5][6][8] The company quickly gained traction with Wall Street's largest funds, becoming profitable and VC-backed while specializing in predicting quarterly financial performance through cleaned and analyzed datasets.[5] Key milestones include rapid scaling to 500+ clients and 500 employees, global expansion to offices in New York (HQ), Austin, Miami, Denver, Mountain View, Seattle, and Asia (Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Singapore), and the pivotal 2021 Carlyle investment that accelerated growth and solidified its unicorn status.[3][8] This evolution reflects a shift from core data acquisition to comprehensive research, dashboards, and partnerships, humanizing its rise through a people-centric culture emphasizing mastery, ownership, and work-life harmony.[3][8]
YipitData rides the explosive growth of alternative data in finance and business intelligence, where investors and corporates demand real-time, granular visibility beyond traditional reports amid volatile markets and digital consumer shifts.[2][3][5][6] Its timing aligns perfectly with the rise of e-commerce, big data analytics, and AI-driven decision-making, providing transparency into consumer trends like cross-shopping, pricing, and channel performance that traditional sources miss.[1][2] Market forces favoring it include surging demand from hedge funds for predictive earnings insights and brands' need for competitive edges in fragmented retail landscapes, amplified by post-2021 funding that expanded its global data moat.[3][7] By empowering 500+ elite clients, YipitData influences the ecosystem as a "source of truth," shaping investment strategies, revenue growth, and sector benchmarks while democratizing high-value data through partnerships and tech integrations.[1][2][4]
YipitData is poised to dominate alternative data as AI and real-time analytics evolve, likely expanding datasets, AI-powered predictions, and verticals like healthcare/tech amid rising demand for predictive consumer intelligence.[1][2][3] Trends like web3 data, privacy-compliant tracking, and embedded analytics will shape its path, with partnerships fueling new products and ARR surges toward multi-billion scale. Its influence may grow by setting industry standards for accuracy and transparency, evolving from data provider to indispensable ecosystem orchestrator—cementing its role as the go-to for smarter decisions in an data-hungry world, much like its foundational promise to reveal hidden business truths.[2][4][8]
Key people at YipitData.
YipitData has raised $17.0M in total across 3 funding rounds.
YipitData's investors include DVx Ventures, Razor's Edge Ventures, RRE Ventures, Betaworks Ventures, Bullpen Capital, Kamran Ansari, Offline Ventures, Slow Ventures, Dustin Moskovitz, Aleph VC, Boldstart Ventures, Gotham Ventures.
YipitData has raised $17.0M across 3 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $10.0M Series C in May 2017.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2017 | $10.0M Series C | DVx Ventures, Razor's Edge Ventures, RRE Ventures | |
| Jun 1, 2011 | $6.0M Series B | Betaworks Ventures, Bullpen Capital, DVx Ventures, Kamran Ansari, Offline Ventures, Razor's Edge Ventures, RRE Ventures, Slow Ventures, Dustin Moskovitz | |
| Jun 1, 2010 | $1.0M Series A | Aleph VC, Betaworks Ventures, Boldstart Ventures, Bullpen Capital, DVx Ventures, Gotham Ventures, Kamran Ansari, Offline Ventures, OurCrowd, Razor's Edge Ventures, RRE Ventures, Slow Ventures, SV Angel, The Finger Group, Dustin Moskovitz, Yossi Vardi |
