Quild #51: Datafold
This is the Quild daily, highlighting one early-stage startup that has statistically significant signals of becoming a unicorn.
Datafold builds tools for automating analytical data quality management. It helps companies extract more value from their analytical data by automating Data Engineering workflows like data quality monitoring. It also simplifies data QA by enabling instant table comparison and profiling.
Founders: Alex (CTO), Gleb (CEO)
Signals:
Venture-backed experience
Alex and Gleb both worked at Phantom Auto (backed by Bessemer)
Top company alumni
Gleb worked as a data scientist and product at Autodesk and Lyft for over 3 years
Top university alumni
Gleb graduated from Carnegie Mellon University (MS)
Fast team growth
Grew to 2.8x YoY to 22 employees
Accelerated financing
Founded in 2020, seed in 2020, series A in 2021
Midas list investors
NEA led series A and seed
Till tomorrow, Kenn