Alation is an enterprise software company founded in 2012 that pioneered the data catalog market. The firm's core offering is its Agentic Data Intelligence Platform, which functions as a knowledge layer enabling enterprises to find, understand, and trust their data. It combines artificial intelligence with data governance capabilities to support data-driven decision-making at scale.
The company's technology spans several domains, including data cataloging, data governance, data management, data lineage, and AI. Alation claims a customer base of over 650 organisations worldwide, including 40% of the Fortune 100. It has raised more than $340 million in funding.
Headquartered in Redwood City, California, Alation maintains a global operational footprint. Its platform is positioned at the intersection of data governance and artificial intelligence, a space that has attracted significant enterprise investment as organisations seek to make their data assets more accessible and reliable.
