Quild #15: Transform
This is the Quild daily, highlighting one early-stage startup that has statistically significant signals of becoming a unicorn.
Transform is the first centralized 'metrics store' that empowers data analysts to deliver accurate, timely, confident, and fast insights. The metrics store is a centralized repository that enables metrics definitions in code, supports life-cycle management, and makes data accessible to every other tool in the modern data stack.
Founders: James Mayfield, Paul Yang, Nick Handel (CEO)
Signals:
Venture-backed and top company alumni
James worked as an engineer and product manager at Facebook and Airbnb for ~13 years
Paul worked as a software engineer at Facebook, Instagram, and Airbnb for ~10 years
Nick worked as a data scientist at Blackrock, Airbnb, and Branch for ~ 7 years
Top university alumni
James attended UC Berkeley
Paul graduated from MIT with a BS and MEng in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Nick graduated from UC Los Angeles with a BS in Mathematics
Fast team growth
Grew ~2x YoY from 20 to 38 employees
Accelerated financing
Founded Dec 2019, announced seed in Feb 2020, series A in Jan 2021
Midas list investors
Index Ventures co-led series A
Redpoint co-led series A
Till tomorrow, Kenn