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Sisense Revenue, Valuation, Funding & Investors
Sisense is valued at $1B as of January 2020, a 10.0x multiple on its last reported $100M revenue.
Last Sisense valuation
$1B
Series F · Jan 2020
Last Sisense funding round
$100M
Series F · Jan 2020
Sisense revenue
$100M
Series F · Jan 2020
Key investors in Sisense
Battery Ventures
DFJ Growth
Genesis Partners
Opus Capital
Bessemer Venture Partners
Insight Partners
About Sisense
Sisense is a Tel Aviv-headquartered business intelligence platform that fuses data from multiple sources using AI algorithms, allowing non-technical users to build embedded analytics apps for organizations worldwide.
Founded
2004
HQ
Website
Status
Privately held
Customer focus
B2B
Revenue model
Subscription
Revenue
$100M (Jan 2020)
Valuation
$1B (Jan 2020)
Sisense Valuation
Sisense is currently valued at $1B, based on its Series F in January 2020.
The $100M round was led by Insight Partners, with participation from Battery Ventures, ClalTech, Access Industries, Bessemer Venture Partners and DFJ Growth.
Sisense's valuation has grown 3.1x from $325M at its Series D in January 2016 to $1B in January 2020, across 3 priced rounds.
Sisense valuation by funding round
Revenue multiple| Date | Stage | Valuation | Revenue Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2020 | Series F | $1B | 10.0x |
| Sep 2018 | Series E | $200M | - |
| Jan 2016 | Series D | $325M | - |
Sisense Revenue
Sisense's latest recorded revenue is $100M, as of its Series F in January 2020. At a $1B valuation, that implies a 10.0x revenue multiple.
Sisense revenue by funding round
| Date | Revenue * | Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2020 | $100M | $1B | 10.0x | Series F |
* 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.
Sisense Funding History
Sisense has raised a total of $271M across 6 funding rounds.
Sisense's first fundraising round was a $10M Series B in April 2013. The most recent completed round was a $100M Series F in January 2020.
Sisense funding rounds
| Date | Stage | Investors | Raised | Valuation | Deal Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2020 | Series F | Insight Partners (lead); Battery Ventures; ClalTech; Access Industries; Bessemer Venture Partners; DFJ Growth | $100M | $1B | Sisense, a business intelligence and analytics platform founded in 2004, enables companies to build interactive dashboards, self-service analytics, and white-labeled BI apps from complex data sources. It serves over 2,000 customers including Nasdaq, GE, Spotify, Expedia, Philips, Tinder, and the Salvation Army. The platform emphasizes cloud-native capabilities, AI features, and embedded analytics, earning recognition as a leader in Forrester Wave, Dresner Wisdom of Crowds, Gartner Magic Quadrant, and G2 Crowd reports, plus Forbes Cloud 100 listing. On January 9, 2020, Sisense raised over $100 million in a growth funding round led by Insight Partners, with participation from Access Industries (via Claltech), Bessemer Venture Partners, Battery Ventures, DFJ Growth, and others. This Series F round valued the company at more than $1 billion, achieving unicorn status, and brought total funding to over $300 million including prior rounds and the Periscope Data acquisition. The investment follows an $80 million round in 2018 and aims to accelerate innovation, global expansion, sales, marketing, and development of its Single-Stack analytics platform. The Periscope Data merger in 2019 boosted Sisense's annual recurring revenue above $100 million for fiscal year 2019, demonstrating strong market traction. With over 750 employees across global offices headquartered in New York, Sisense positioned itself for broad market adoption and potential IPO groundwork. Investors highlighted momentum in customer traction and analyst acclaim for its cloud and AI advancements. |
| Sep 2018 | Series E | Insight Partners (lead); Battery Ventures; Bessemer Venture Partners; DFJ Growth; Genesis Partners; Opus Capital | $80M | $200M | Sisense is a business intelligence and analytics platform that helps customers understand and visualize data across multiple sources by simplifying complex data analysis. The company's Single-Stack analytics platform and In-Chip technology form the core of its offering, with particular focus on machine learning and artificial intelligence capabilities. In September 2018, Sisense closed a Series E funding round of $80 million led by Insight Venture Partners, with participation from existing investors including Battery Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, DFJ Venture Capital, Genesis Partners, and Opus Capital. This round brought the company's total cumulative funding to approximately $200 million. The proceeds were designated for aggressive hiring, global expansion, cloud offering enhancements, and continued investment in the company's AI and machine learning labs. By January 2020, following a subsequent $100 million Series F round, Sisense achieved a valuation exceeding $1 billion, having also acquired fellow business intelligence provider Periscope Data through a nine-figure merger. The company has received significant industry recognition including positioning in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence and consistent inclusion in the Forbes Cloud 100 list since its inception. |
| Jan 2016 | Series D | Bessemer Venture Partners (lead); Battery Ventures; DFJ Growth; Genesis Partners; Opus Capital | $50M | $325M | Sisense is a business intelligence platform that enables users to analyze large, complex data sets for faster decision-making through simplified analytics technology. In January 2016, the company raised $50 million in a Series D funding round led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with participation from existing investors including Battery Ventures, DFJ Growth, Genesis Partners, and Opus Capital, bringing total funding to about $98 million at that point. The funds were allocated to sales and marketing expansion, technology research and development, and scaling market share under new CEO Amir Orad, who joined in February 2015 and drove customer growth by adding hundreds of clients the prior year. This round positioned Sisense for further growth in the competitive business analytics space, leading to subsequent raises including a Series E in 2018 ($80M) and Series F in 2020 ($100M at over $1B valuation), reflecting strong traction with enterprise customers like Tinder and Philips by later years. |
| Dec 2015 | Pre-seed | BluePointe Ventures; Axess Ventures | $700K | - | - |
| Jun 2014 | Series C | DFJ Growth (lead); The Explorer Group; Battery Ventures; Genesis Partners; Opus Capital | $30M | - | - |
| Apr 2013 | Series B | Battery Ventures (lead); Genesis Partners; Opus Capital | $10M | - | SiSense closed a $10 million Series B funding round in April 2013 led by Battery Ventures, with participation from Genesis Partners and Opus Capital. The company is a provider of business analytics and big data analytics software, offering its SiSense Prism product which leverages an Elasticube analytical database to enable data analysis at speeds 50x to 100x faster than traditional business analytics tools. The company reported 520% subscription revenue growth in the prior year and had expanded to serve customers in 49 countries including Target, Merck, Wix, and Uber, with approximately 25% of sales coming through channel partners including resellers, OEMs, and systems integrators. CEO Amit Bendov stated the company was experiencing exponential sales growth with intense demand for its platform, and the funding was allocated to expand sales, marketing, and customer support capabilities to keep pace with demand. By this time, SiSense had established offices in Redwood City, California and was in early stages of developing a formal channel program. |
Who has invested in Sisense?
11 investors have backed Sisense across its funding rounds, including Battery Ventures, DFJ Growth, Genesis Partners, Opus Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners and Insight Partners.
Lead investors include Insight Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, DFJ Growth and Battery Ventures.
Sisense Investors
| Investor | HQ | Rounds | Role | First check |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Lead | Apr 2013 | ||
| 4 | Lead | Jun 2014 | ||
| 4 | Participant | Apr 2013 | ||
| 4 | Participant | Apr 2013 | ||
| 3 | Lead | Jan 2016 | ||
| 2 | Lead | Sep 2018 | ||
| 1 | Participant | Jun 2014 | ||
| 1 | Participant | Jan 2020 | ||
| 1 | Participant | Jan 2020 | ||
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Start Free TrialAcquisitions by Sisense
Sisense has acquired 1 company to date.
Last acquisition by Sisense was on May 14th 2019. Sisense acquired Periscope Data for $100M.
Latest Acquisitions by Sisense
| Description | Periscope Data is a business intelligence platform for data ingestion, analysis, visualization, and reporting used by companies like Adobe and Flexport. Acquired by Sisense in 2019, the San Francisco-headquartered tool supports SQL-based querying across databases. It enables non-technical users to build dashboards with Python and R scripting integration. |
| HQ Country | |
| HQ City | San Francisco, CA |
| Deal Date | 14 May 2019 |
| Valuation | $100M |
| EV/Revenue | |
| EV/EBITDA | |
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Sisense Competitors
Sisense competitors include listed companies like Presight AI and SenseTime Group, and private ones like Govini, osapiens, GWI and Braintrust.
| Company | HQ | Status | Revenue | EBITDA | Valuation | Revenue Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private | $100M | - | $1B | 10.0x | ||
| Private | - | - | $1B | - | ||
| Private | - | - | $850M | - | ||
| Private | - | - | $800M | - | ||
| Publicly listed | $825M | $214M | $5.7B | 5.4x | ||
| Publicly listed | $748M | ($70M) | $6.2B | 5.8x |
Sisense Public Comps
Sisense is still privately-owned, but its public comps include Appier Group, Rackspace, Extreme Vision, iFLYHealth, Rezolve AI, Beijing CTJ Info Tech, Optasia, ODDITY Tech, Beijing Join-Cheer and Beijing Haitian Ruisheng.
| Last FY | EV/Revenue | EV/EBITDA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | EBITDA | Last FY | LTM | 2027E | Last FY | LTM | 2027E | |
| $281M | $44M | 3.4x | 2.9x | 21.6x | 15.7x | |||
| $2.7B | $244M | 1.5x | 1.6x | 17.1x | 15.0x | |||
| $44M | ($6M) | 22.8x | 11.6x | (163.7x) | - | |||
| $136M | ($7M) | 7.7x | 6.2x | (150.8x) | (144172.5x) | |||
| $47M | ($109M) | 23.3x | 4.0x | (10.0x) | (19.3x) | |||
| $123M | $13M | 5.3x | 4.9x | 51.3x | 34.6x | |||
| $265M | $79M | 4.3x | 3.6x | 14.5x | 9.1x | |||
| $810M | $131M | 1.5x | 1.8x | 9.6x | 18.3x | |||
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Common questions about Sisense
| When was Sisense founded? | Sisense was founded in 2004. |
| Where is Sisense headquartered? | Sisense is headquartered in New York City, NY, United States. |
| Is Sisense publicly listed? | No, Sisense is a private, VC-backed company. |
| What is Sisense's valuation? | Sisense was last valued at $1B in its Series F in January 2020. |
| How much funding has Sisense raised? | Sisense has raised $271M across 6 funding rounds. |
| What was Sisense's last funding round? | Sisense's last funding round was a $100M Series F in January 2020, led by Insight Partners. |
| Who are Sisense's investors? | Sisense's investors include Battery Ventures, DFJ Growth, Genesis Partners, Opus Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Insight Partners, The Explorer Group, ClalTech, Access Industries, BluePointe Ventures and 1 other. |
| What is Sisense's revenue? | Sisense's latest recorded revenue is $100M (January 2020). |
| What is Sisense's revenue multiple? | Sisense's latest valuation implies a 10.0x revenue multiple ($1B valuation on $100M of revenue). |
| Which companies are comparable to Sisense? | Companies comparable to Sisense include Govini, osapiens, GWI, Braintrust, Presight AI and SenseTime Group. |
| How many companies has Sisense acquired? | Sisense has acquired 1 company, including Periscope Data. |
| What was the largest acquisition by Sisense? | The $100M acquisition of Periscope Data in May 2019 is the largest acquisition Sisense has made to date. |
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