Informatica

Informatica Inc. is an enterprise software company specializing in cloud data management. Founded in 1993 by Gaurav Dhillon and Diaz Nesamoney, the company has established itself as a significant entity in the data management market. Dhillon, with a background in electrical engineering and computer science, was inspired by the need to simplify complex data integration, a concept he and Nesamoney developed into the company's core offering. Nesamoney, who holds a Master's degree in Computer Science, also co-founded successful tech companies like Jivox and Celequest, bringing a wealth of entrepreneurial experience to Informatica.

The company's history includes several major financial milestones. Informatica first went public with an IPO on the Nasdaq in 1999. In 2015, it was taken private in a $5.3 billion deal by Permira and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, with Microsoft and Salesforce Ventures also investing, a move intended to facilitate a strategic shift towards cloud and subscription-based models. This transition proved successful, leading Informatica to go public for a second time in October 2021 on the NYSE, raising approximately $841 million. In May 2025, Salesforce announced its intent to acquire Informatica for approximately $8 billion.

Informatica's business model is centered on a subscription-based revenue stream, with a significant portion of its new business coming from these recurring subscriptions. The company primarily serves large enterprises across various industries, helping them manage and derive value from their complex and fragmented data landscapes. Its core product is the Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC), an AI-powered, cloud-native platform. IDMC is built on a microservices architecture and is designed to operate across multi-cloud and hybrid environments. The platform provides a comprehensive suite of services, including data integration (ETL), data quality, master data management (MDM), data governance, data cataloging, and API management. A key component of IDMC is the CLAIRE AI engine, which automates and simplifies data management tasks through machine learning.

The platform enables businesses to connect disparate data sources, cleanse and standardize data, create a single trusted view of their data, and ensure data privacy and governance. This helps clients improve operational efficiency, enhance customer experiences, and operationalize AI models with high-quality, reliable data. Informatica has also expanded its offerings through strategic acquisitions, including data-as-a-service provider StrikeIron in 2014 and data privacy platform Privitar in 2023.

Keywords: data integration, cloud data management, enterprise software, data governance, master data management, ETL, data quality, Intelligent Data Management Cloud, IDMC, CLAIRE AI, API management, data catalog, multi-cloud, hybrid cloud, data security, data privacy, big data, subscription model, data transformation, Salesforce acquisition