DataHub, an open source metadata platform built for AI-era scale and complexity, has raised $35 million in Series B funding to expand its real-time context management capabilities. The round was led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with participation from 8VC, Tru Arrow, SineWave, In-Q-Tel, and Zero Prime — bringing the company’s total funding to $65 million.
DataHub, formerly known as Acryl Data, is rebranding to reflect its mission more directly: enabling AI systems to safely interact with data by resolving the context gaps that hinder machine-scale decision-making.
“Rapid adoption of AI in the enterprise is revealing the significance of comprehensive visibility, reliability, and trust across the data and AI ecosystem,” said Swaroop Jagadish, CEO and co-founder of DataHub. “We’re building the architecture for machine-scale data governance.”
With more than 3,000 organizations using the open source version — including Apple, Netflix, Pinterest, and Slack — DataHub is positioning itself as the foundation for AI-aware data infrastructure, where humans and AI agents can both access, analyze, and act on data with context.
As AI systems grow more embedded in business operations, metadata is becoming a non-negotiable component for governance, trust, and real-time responsiveness. DataHub’s architecture allows AI models and agents to:
- Identify data lineage and schema changes
- Monitor data quality
- Determine when it’s safe and relevant to act
- Adapt predictions when underlying inputs evolve
CTO and co-founder Shirshanka Das added, “DataHub provides the context that AI systems need to understand data lineage, quality, and semantics—enabling organizations to unlock the full potential of their AI investments.”
Bessemer’s Lauri Moore, who joins the company’s board, emphasized the broader market shift:
“Metadata is the missing link enabling organizations to transition from human-scale data analytics to machine-scale enterprise AI.”
DataHub plans to invest in:
- Growing its open source community (now 13,000+ members)
- Advancing AI governance capabilities
- Expanding go-to-market and customer success teams
- Scaling adoption of its managed platform, DataHub Cloud
DataHub operates in a competitive metadata management space that includes legacy providers like Collibra and Informatica, as well as newer cloud-native platforms such as Alation and Atlan. While traditional players have focused heavily on enterprise data cataloging and compliance, many have struggled to scale for real-time, AI-driven use cases. Cloud-first challengers like Atlan emphasize collaboration and user experience but may lack the depth of technical extensibility that DataHub’s event-driven, schema-first architecture provides. DataHub’s positioning as an open source, AI-context-ready platform with strong adoption across high-scale environments gives it a notable edge—especially as organizations shift from static data governance to real-time machine-scale data operations.
The platform’s event-driven architecture, real-time observability, and hybrid deployment flexibility have already led to wins over legacy competitors… Momentum they aim to accelerate with this new capital.
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