Quild #51: Datafold

Data quality

This is the Quild daily, highlighting one early-stage startup that has statistically significant signals of becoming a unicorn.

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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:

1. Venture-backed experience

   • Alex and Gleb both worked at Phantom Auto (backed by Bessemer)

2. Top company alumni

   • Gleb worked as a data scientist and product at Autodesk and Lyft for over 3 years

3. Top university alumni

   • Gleb graduated from Carnegie Mellon University (MS)

4. Fast team growth

   • Grew to 2.8x YoY to 22 employees

   • And hiring a bunch more

5. Accelerated financing

   • Founded in 2020, seed in 2020, series A in 2021

6. Midas list investors

   • NEA led series A and seed

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Till tomorrow, Kenn