Collibra Revenue, Valuation, Funding & Investors
Collibra is valued at $5.3B as of November 2021, a 35.0x revenue multiple. Collibra revenue was $150M, as disclosed with its latest round.
Last Collibra valuation
$5.3B
Series G · Nov 2021
Last Collibra funding round
$250M
Series G · Nov 2021
Collibra revenue
$150M
Series G · Nov 2021
Key investors in Collibra
Index Ventures
Dawn Capital
Battery Ventures
ICONIQ Capital
CapitalG
Durable Capital Partners
About Collibra
Collibra is a Brussels-headquartered data governance platform serving enterprises worldwide. Founded in 2008, it offers tools for data cataloging, lineage tracking, quality assessment, and compliance management to democratize data access. The platform integrates with Snowflake, Tableau, and Alation for business intelligence workflows. Collibra supports sectors like finance, healthcare, and manufacturing with clients including Barclays, AstraZeneca, and BNP Paribas. It maintains offices in New York, London, Sydney, and Tokyo following expansions since 2014.
Founded
2008
HQ
BrusselsWebsite
Status
Privately held
Customer focus
B2B
Revenue model
Subscription
Revenue
$150M (Nov 2021)
Valuation
$5.3B (Nov 2021)
Collibra Valuation
Collibra is currently valued at $5.3B, based on its Series G in November 2021. Read the announcement ↗
The $250M round was led by Sequoia Capital and Sofina, with participation from ICONIQ Capital, Index Ventures, Battery Ventures, Durable Capital Partners, CapitalG and 2 other investors.
Collibra's valuation has grown 8.1x from $650M at its Series C in January 2017 to $5.3B in November 2021, across 5 priced rounds.
Collibra valuation by funding round
Revenue multiple| Date | Stage | Valuation | Revenue Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2021 | Series G | $5.3B | 35.0x |
| Apr 2020 | Series F | $2.3B | - |
| Jan 2019 | Series E | $1B | - |
| Dec 2017 | Series D | $343M | - |
| Jan 2017 | Series C | $650M | - |
Collibra Revenue
Collibra's latest recorded revenue is $150M, as of its Series G in November 2021. At a $5.3B valuation, that implies a 35.0x revenue multiple.
Collibra revenue by funding round
| Date | Revenue * | Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2021 | $150M | $5.3B | 35.0x | Series G |
* Revenue (or ARR) figures are the values recorded alongside each funding round. Typically run-rate revenue at the time of the deal, or a reported LTM (last 12 months) revenue.
Collibra Funding History
Collibra has raised a total of $593M across 6 funding rounds.
Collibra's first fundraising round was a $23M Series B in September 2015. The most recent completed round was a $250M Series G in November 2021.
Collibra funding rounds
| Date | Stage | Investors | Raised | Valuation | Deal Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2021 | Series G | Sequoia Capital (lead); Sofina (lead); ICONIQ Capital; Index Ventures; Battery Ventures; Durable Capital Partners; CapitalG; Tiger Global; Dawn Capital | $250M | $5.3B | Collibra is a data intelligence platform provider offering cloud-native SaaS solutions for data governance, catalog, lineage, quality, observability, AI governance, and privacy tools to help enterprises manage, trust, and utilize their data effectively. The company, founded in 2008 with dual headquarters in Brussels and New York, serves verticals like financial services, government, manufacturing, and healthcare, partnering with Google Cloud, AWS, Snowflake, Databricks, and Infosys. On November 9, 2021, Collibra raised $250 million in a Series G funding round led by Sequoia Capital Global Equities and Sofina, with participation from Tiger Global Management, Battery Ventures, CapitalG, Dawn Capital, Durable Capital Partners, ICONIQ Capital, and Index Ventures. This round valued the company at $5.25 billion post-money, more than doubling its previous $2.35 billion valuation from April 2020. The capital is intended to advance the Data Intelligence Cloud platform roadmap, support international expansion, enhance product capabilities with edge-cloud architecture, open APIs, and graph metadata analytics, and deepen customer engagement. Collibra has raised a total of approximately $595 million across nine funding rounds. While specific revenue or ARR figures near the 2021 round are not detailed in contemporaneous sources, later reports indicate 2023 revenue of about $268 million and ARR surpassing $100 million. The company has been recognized in the Forbes Cloud 100 and as a leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant and Forrester Wave reports as of 2025, with 1,000-1,200 employees and operations across Europe, North America, and Asia. |
| Apr 2020 | Series F | Durable Capital Partners (lead); ICONIQ Capital (lead); Index Ventures (lead); Conviction VC; Battery Ventures; CapitalG; Dawn Capital | $113M | $2.3B | Collibra is a data intelligence platform specializing in data governance, cataloging, privacy, and quality tools, enabling enterprises to manage large data troves securely and compliantly. Originally a spin-out from Vrije Universiteit in Brussels, Belgium, it serves over 450 enterprise customers including Adobe, Verizon, AXA, and healthcare providers as of April 2020. The platform offers cloud-based subscription services with features for data analytics, compliance with data protection policies, and plug-ins for secure storage and analysis. On April 2, 2020, Collibra raised $112.5 million in a Series F funding round co-led by ICONIQ Capital (also referred to as ICONIQ Growth), Index Ventures, and Durable Capital Partners, with participation from existing investors CapitalG, Battery Ventures, and Dawn Capital. The round valued the company at a post-money valuation of $2.3 billion, up significantly from its prior $100 million raise at just over $1 billion valuation. This funding built on previous rounds, contributing to total funding of approximately $595 million across multiple stages by later years. The company demonstrated strong growth trajectory, with later reports indicating $150 million revenue in 2021 and $250 million in 2022, alongside a customer base exceeding 1,000 across 60 countries by 2021. A subsequent Series G round in November 2021 raised $250 million at $5.25 billion post-money valuation. |
| Jan 2019 | Series E | CapitalG (lead); ICONIQ Capital; Index Ventures; Battery Ventures; Dawn Capital | $100M | $1B | Collibra is a Belgian data governance and catalog software company that provides tools for managing corporate data to ensure regulatory compliance, track access, and support data science teams with AI and ML capabilities. It competes with IBM and Informatica, focusing on easier-to-use solutions for on-premises and cloud data, initially driven by post-2008 financial crisis banking regulations and later GDPR. The Series E round on January 29, 2019, raised $100 million led by CapitalG (Alphabet's growth fund), with participation from ICONIQ Capital, Index Ventures, Dawn Capital, and Battery Ventures, bringing total funding to $233 million. The post-money valuation was reported as more than $1 billion or over $1 billion, marking Collibra as Belgium's first tech unicorn. Funds were intended for product expansion, business growth, AI/ML enhancements in its cloud platform, and potential acquisitions. The company reported a record revenue year with an 80% increase in annualized recurring revenue, though exact figures were not disclosed, alongside rapid customer traction in financial services and international expansion. |
| Dec 2017 | Series D | Battery Ventures (lead); ICONIQ Capital (lead); Index Ventures; Dawn Capital; Newion | $58M | $343M | Collibra closed a $58 million Series D financing, announced in January 2018, led by existing investors ICONIQ Capital and Battery Ventures. Dawn Capital, Index Ventures and Newion Investments, all early investors, also participated, and the round brought total funding to more than $133 million. Collibra said it would use the funds to expand staff and scale operations, including product development, growth of its customer base, customer success and adoption, and strategic partnerships and alliances. Phil Fernandez, the former chairman and chief executive of Marketo, joined the board as an independent director alongside the round. Collibra provides enterprise data governance and catalog software, delivered as a cloud-based or on-premise platform, to organizations in financial services, retail, healthcare, telecoms, manufacturing, technology and government. The company is led by co-founder and chief executive Felix Van de Maele. |
| Jan 2017 | Series C | ICONIQ Capital (lead); Index Ventures; Battery Ventures; Dawn Capital; Newion | $50M | $650M | Collibra is a data governance and catalog software provider, founded in Belgium with headquarters in New York, serving enterprises in finance, healthcare, and other sectors to manage data compliance and leverage data as a strategic asset. In January 2017, Collibra raised $50 million in a Series C funding round led by ICONIQ Capital, with participation from Battery Ventures and existing investors Dawn Capital, Index Ventures, and Newion Investments, bringing total funding to $75 million at that point. TechCrunch reported a $650 million valuation cited in at least one database, though company insiders disputed it as too high, and the company itself noted a significant increase without disclosing the exact figure. The funding aimed to support Collibra's rapid global expansion, product development, customer growth, and strategic partnerships amid rising demand for data governance solutions. A follow-on Series D round in January 2018 raised $58 million led by ICONIQ Capital and Battery Ventures, with the same co-investors, increasing total funding to over $133 million; this round fueled further hires, operations scaling, and platform enhancements. The 2018 announcement highlighted Collibra's over 100% annual recurring revenue growth in 2017, along with office expansion in Brussels and nearly 50 new hires. Collibra earned industry recognition, including leadership in Gartner's 2017 Magic Quadrant for Metadata Management Solutions and Forrester's Wave for Data Governance in Q2 2017. The company continued scaling, with later rounds like a $250 million Series G in 2021 valuing it at $5.25 billion, reflecting sustained traction with over 500 global enterprises including major banks and pharmaceutical firms. |
| Sep 2015 | Series B | Index Ventures (lead); Dawn Capital | $23M | - | Index Ventures led a $23 million (EUR 20.5 million) Series B in Collibra, with participation from existing investor Dawn Capital, in September 2015. Collibra had raised only about $3 million before the round. The company said it would use the proceeds to accelerate growth by expanding its sales and marketing operations in the United States and Europe. Collibra is a data governance software provider that was founded in 2008 as a spin-off from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and is headquartered in Brussels. Its platform lets large enterprises, particularly in regulated industries such as financial services, define data ownership, catalogue data assets and enforce policies and compliance across the organisation. The round was the first institutional growth financing of the company, and it was announced alongside the opening of a stronger presence in the United States. Financial terms beyond the round size were not disclosed. |
Who has invested in Collibra?
11 investors have backed Collibra across its funding rounds, including Index Ventures, Dawn Capital, Battery Ventures, ICONIQ Capital, CapitalG and Durable Capital Partners.
Lead investors include Sequoia Capital, Sofina, Durable Capital Partners, ICONIQ Capital, Index Ventures and 2 other investors.
Collibra Investors
| Investor | HQ | Rounds | Role | First check |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 London | 6 | Lead | Sep 2015 | |
| London | 6 | Participant | Sep 2015 | |
 San Francisco, CA | 5 | Lead | Jan 2017 | |
| Boston, MA | 5 | Lead | Jan 2017 | |
| San Francisco, CA | 3 | Lead | Jan 2019 | |
| Washington, DC | 2 | Lead | Apr 2020 | |
 Amsterdam | 2 | Participant | Jan 2017 | |
| London | 1 | Participant | Apr 2020 | |
| San Francisco, CA | 1 | Lead | Nov 2021 | |
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Start Free TrialAcquisitions by Collibra
Collibra has acquired 6 companies to date.
Last acquisition by Collibra was on October 5th 2026. Collibra acquired trail for undisclosed valuation.
Latest Acquisitions by Collibra
| Description | San Francisco-headquartered Trail develops no-code tools for AI governance and compliance in machine learning deployments. The platform automates model risk assessments, bias detection, and regulatory reporting for developers building LLM applications. Trail integrates with frameworks like TensorFlow and PyTorch, enabling enterprises to audit AI systems against standards from NIST and EU AI Act. Founded in 2023, it serves tech companies scaling generative AI products. | Deasy Labs is a Boston-based software company offering an AI platform for automated tagging, filtering, and enrichment of unstructured content like documents, emails, and reports. It supports search optimization, compliance auditing, and knowledge discovery for enterprises, processing terabytes of data with entity recognition and classification models. | Raito is a cloud-based data access management platform providing observability, collaboration, and automation for data teams. The company secures access across databases and dashboards, preventing unauthorized entry while enabling data sharing. Founded in 2021 and Austin-based, Raito serves organizations scaling data operations in multi-cloud environments. | Husprey is a Paris-based data analytics platform offering collaborative notebooks for modern data teams. It unifies SQL querying, visualization, and machine learning workflows atop tools like Snowflake, BigQuery, and dbt. Teams build dashboards, share insights, and automate pipelines within a single interface supporting Python, R, and BI connectors. Targeted at mid-sized enterprises, it handles petabyte-scale datasets with version control and real-time collaboration. Established in 2020, Husprey serves clients in e-commerce and fintech from its European headquarters. | |
| HQ Country |  | | |  | |
| HQ City | Munich | New York City, NY | Brussels | Paris | |
| Deal Date | 5 Oct 2026 | 24 Jun 2025 | 5 Jun 2025 | 7 Sep 2023 | |
| Valuation | undisclosed | undisclosed | undisclosed | undisclosed | |
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Investments by Collibra
Collibra has invested in 1 company to date.
Latest investment by Collibra was on October 18th 2022. Collibra invested in Raito in their $4M Seed round.
Latest Investments by Collibra
| Description | Raito is a cloud-based data access management platform providing observability, collaboration, and automation for data teams. The company secures access across databases and dashboards, preventing unauthorized entry while enabling data sharing. Founded in 2021 and Austin-based, Raito serves organizations scaling data operations in multi-cloud environments. |
| HQ Country | |
| HQ City | Brussels |
| Deal Date | 18 Oct 2022 |
| Round | Seed |
| Raised | $4M |
| Investors | Showpad; Dawn Capital; Crane Venture Partners |
| Valuation | undisclosed |
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Collibra Competitors
Collibra competitors include listed companies like CommVault Systems and Oracle Corp Japan, and private ones like Cockroach Labs, DataDirect Networks, Fivetran and Eon.
| Company | HQ | Status | Revenue | EBITDA | Valuation | Revenue Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York City, NY | Private | $550M | - | $5B | 9.1x | |
| Los Angeles, CA | Private | $750M | - | $5B | 6.7x | |
| San Francisco, CA | Private | $125M | - | $5.6B | 44.8x | |
| United States | Publicly listed | $1.2B | $84M | $6.8B | 5.4x | |
| New York City, NY | Private | - | - | $4B | - | |
 Japan | Publicly listed | $1.8B | $581M | $8.1B | 4.2x |
Collibra Public Comps
Collibra is still privately-owned, but its public comps include CommVault Systems, Teradata, Dameng Database, Oracle Corp Japan, Xunce Technology, Business-intelligence, TRS Information Technology, Transwarp, e-Hualu and Zhongfu Information.
| Last FY | EV/Revenue | EV/EBITDA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | EBITDA | Last FY | LTM | 2027E | Last FY | LTM | 2027E | |
| $1.2B | $84M | 5.7x | 5.4x | 80.3x | 24.9x | |||
| $1.7B | $285M | 1.7x | 1.7x | 10.1x | 6.3x | |||
| $196M | $84M | 12.1x | 9.6x | 28.2x | 21.1x | |||
| $1.8B | $581M | 4.3x | 4.2x | 13.5x | 13.0x | |||
| $193M | ($16M) | 12.1x | 6.9x | (149.3x) | 145.0x | |||
| $392M | $54M | 6.1x | 5.5x | 43.9x | - | |||
| $77M | ($20M) | 17.4x | 17.8x | (66.1x) | 433.4x | |||
| $67M | ($31M) | 18.8x | 19.3x | (40.9x) | - | |||
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Common questions about Collibra
| When was Collibra founded? | Collibra was founded in 2008. |
| Where is Collibra headquartered? | Collibra is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium. |
| Is Collibra publicly listed? | No, Collibra is a private, VC-backed company. |
| What is Collibra's valuation? | Collibra was last valued at $5.3B in its Series G in November 2021. |
| How much funding has Collibra raised? | Collibra has raised $593M across 6 funding rounds. |
| What was Collibra's last funding round? | Collibra's last funding round was a $250M Series G in November 2021, led by Sequoia Capital and Sofina. |
| Who are Collibra's investors? | Collibra's investors include Index Ventures, Dawn Capital, ICONIQ Capital, Battery Ventures, CapitalG, Durable Capital Partners, Newion, Conviction VC, Sequoia Capital, Tiger Global and 1 other. |
| What is Collibra's revenue? | Collibra's latest recorded revenue is $150M (November 2021). |
| What is Collibra's revenue multiple? | Collibra's latest valuation implies a 35.0x revenue multiple ($5.3B valuation on $150M of revenue). |
| Which companies are comparable to Collibra? | Companies comparable to Collibra include Cockroach Labs, DataDirect Networks, Fivetran, CommVault Systems, Eon and Oracle Corp Japan. |
| How many companies has Collibra acquired? | Collibra has acquired 6 companies, including trail, Deasy Labs, Raito, Husprey and OwlDQ. |
| How many companies has Collibra invested in? | Collibra has invested in 1 company, including Raito. |
| What was Collibra's last investment? | In October 2022, Collibra invested in Raito's $4M seed round alongside Showpad, Dawn Capital and Crane Venture Partners. |
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