The need for big data services expanded dramatically with the rise of the cloud. As organizations siloed massive amounts of data,they needed the technology and services to house, manage and make sense of it all. Now, as artificial intelligence proliferates across just about every industry, companies once again need specialized data services.
Austin, in particular, has emerged as a hub for both waves of innovation. From the established giants to agile startups, the following local companies are redefining how the world processes — and profits from — all this data.
Top Big Data Companies in Austin
- Tableau
- EPAM Systems
- Cision
- RunTitle
- PotentiaMetrics
- Bestow
- Paybook
- Cloudera
Headquarters: Austin, Texas
Founding: 2012
Industries Served: Energy
What it does: RunTitle is the largest database on mineral ownership in the United States. With access to data on gas and oil deposits, investors and real estate owners can make more informed decisions on property investments. RunTitle collects data on oil and gas transactions that occur every day. The massive amount of data, once unavailable to the general public, is made readily available in order for investors to make smarter mineral investment decisions.
Headquarters: Austin, Texas
Founding: 2005
Industries Served: Energy
What it does: JP3’s tools measure and analyze liquids and gasses in energy company pipelines without filters or samples. Its approach is leaps and bounds more efficient and informative than what came before it. There is power in specificity and specialization. By significantly improving one small part of energy companies' processes, JP3 has made itself influential in both big data and clean tech.
Headquarters: New York, New York
Founding: 2008
Industries Served: Finance, Entertainment and E-Commerce
What it does: Through its modern database platform and integrated services, MongoDB aims to streamline data management and give software developers access to solutions that specifically support creation of scalable AI-powered applications. According to the company, Austin is home to its second largest employee base.
Headquarters: Seattle, Washington
Founding: 2006
Industries Served: Media, Automotive, Finance and Government Services
What it does: Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a large cloud provider with a number of big data solutions. Apart from providing cloud-native databases, the company has data storage solutions that are optimized for AI training and data analytics. Although headquartered in Seattle, AWS employs thousands of employees in the Austin area.
Headquarters: Austin, Texas
Founding: 2011
Industries Served: Fintech and Financial Services
What it does: What Mint does for consumers, PayBook does for companies that do business with banks based in Mexico. Its sturdy and powerful RESTful API integrates existing systems with banks, credit providers, and Mexico’s tax authority. Having built an efficient system to keep financial information flowing to and from Mexico, PayBook now plans similar endeavors focused on finance across other borders.
Headquarters: Austin, Texas
Founding: 2014
Industries Served: Sports, Healthcare and Fitness
What it does: PotentiaMetrics is another Austin big data firm focused on healthcare, with particular interest in fitness and sports. Its key products are the Andromeda Integration Engine, the Polaris Analytics Engine, and the Outcomes Data Cloud. By translating data into action plans, PotentiaMetrics enables its users to rewrite the playbooks for their industries and to make medicine more personal.
Headquarters: Austin, Texas
Founding: 2000
Industries Served: Finance and Automotive
What it does: Open Lending is another Austin company that operates in both big data and high finance. It provides risk modeling and automated decision software to banks and other lenders, helping the loan business improve its precision and transparency. By protecting lenders, Open Lending empowers qualified borrowers and helps keep the economy stable.
Headquarters: Chicago, Illinois
Founding: 1867
Industries Served: Media, Retail and Food and Beverage
What it does: Measuring the ROI of public relations efforts has always been a tricky business, but Cision algorithms are making things easier. The SaaS platform breaks down mammoth amounts of data from across the digital world to paint comprehensive portraits of how client brands are perceived.
Headquarters: Austin, Texas
Founding: 1999
Industries Served: Energy
What it does: Enverus works to make the energy sector more data-driven. It provides real-time analytics, AI insights and automation solutions. All together, its solutions can help clients make important business decisions, leading to enhanced supply chains, investment decisions and operational efficiency.
Headquarters: Edmonton, Canada
Founding: 2011
Industries Served: Retail and E-Commerce
What it does: Granify automatically maximizes revenue for online retailers by identifying shoppers that aren’t going to buy and changing their mind — before they leave the site — by harnessing the power of real-time big data and machine learning. The team at Granify is changing the way people shop in 19 countries by reducing shopping cart abandonment through analyzing buyer behavior. While the shopper browses, Granify sends out messages and alerts, encouraging customers to finish their purchase
Headquarters: Austin, Texas
Founding: 2009
Industries Served: Consumer Brands and E-Commerce
What it does: MVF is a marketing tech company that provides data and insights to help B2B and B2C brands grow their outreach strategies. The company uses decades of customer insights to help businesses make strategic decisions. MVF is headquartered in the Bouldin Creek area.
Headquarters: Dallas, Texas
Founding: 2016
Industries Served: Life Insurance
What it does: Bestow operates in the life insurance space, providing technology solutions to coverage providers. Its products include automation solutions for underwriting, along with digital tools to simplify application and claim processes. Bestow’s solutions aim to make life insurance attainable to more individuals and modernize the industry.
Headquarters: San Francisco, California
Founding: 2012
Industries Served: Media, Telecommunication, E-Commerce and Government Services
What it does: Elastic is a search company that powers enterprise search, observability, and security solutions built on one technology stack that can be deployed anywhere. Thousands of organizations worldwide, including Cisco, eBay, NASA, The New York Times, and Verizon, use Elastic to power mission-critical systems.
Headquarters: Seattle, Washington
Founding: 2003
Industries Served: Enterprise
What it does: Tableau is one of the world’s leaders in data visualization. Its software can transform raw data into interactive dashboards and graphics, making it easier for individuals to analyze and interpret complex datasets. Although based in Seattle, the company boasts offices on four continents, and is currently staffing up in Austin.
Headquarters: Toronto, Canada
Founding: 2013
Industries Served: Retail
What it does: GroupBy is an e-commerce search platform for retail companies. Their solutions take the complexities out of online retail sites, making products easier to find, increasing conversions and giving real-time performance insights. GroupBy is used and trusted by a myriad of big names in the retail and e-commerce space including Lancome, Crate & Barrel, CVS Pharmacy, Pier 1 Imports and Urban Outfitters.
Headquarters: Austin, Texas
Founding: 2018
Industries Served: Healthcare, Finance and Transportation
What it does: Striveworks believes that there is a disconnect for decision-makers between data and its interpretation. It created its cloud-native platform that uses operational AI to simplify MLops and automate the process of data analytics. The company has its headquarters in the Koger Executive District.
Headquarters: Newtown, Pennsylvania
Founding: 1993
Industries Served: Finance, Entertainment and Travel
What it does: EPAM is an IT consultancy with many arms and specialties. Its work in big data is driven by the belief that data must provide actionable insights. EPAM works with clients to choose data products and platforms, to establish methods of extracting and analyzing big data sets and to strategize how to act on the insights they provide.
Headquarters: Austin, Texas
Founding: 2011
Industries Served: Fintech and Financial Services
What it does: SailPoint develops technology enterprises use to oversee identities and access to sensitive data, allowing them to enhance security and improve productivity through AI and automation capabilities. Its unified identity security platform helps organizations govern vast numbers of identity records and take advantage of comprehensive insights to enable data-driven decisions.
Headquarters: Austin, Texas
Founding: 1977
Industries Served: SaaS, Logistics, Hospitality and Automotive
What it does: Oracle is one of the largest data companies in the country. Its flagship product, Autonomous Data Warehouse (ADW), provides a storage solution that leverages AI and machine learning to automate data backups and security. Through Oracle Analytics Cloud, the company also provides business intelligence and visualization services that clients use across a range of industries.
Headquarters: Palo Alto, California
Founding: 2008
Industries Served: Healthcare, Finance and Aviation
What it does: Cloudera is a data management and analytics platform with one eye locked on security. It provides sensitive clients with an Apache Hadoop platform that allows them to crunch their data and protect it from leaks and harmful entities. In 2014, Cloudera acquired the local infosec powerhouse Gazzang, which had already established itself as one of Austin's most prolific fundraisers. The implication is clear: big data needs supple analytics, and supple analytics needs heavy security
Headquarters: Austin, Texas
Founding: 2014
Industries Served: Manufacturing and Energy
What it does: HUVR provides a reliability and automation platform used by industrial companies. It first uses drones, robots, sensors and field technicians to aggregate data; afterwards the platform can help reduce manual work by automation tasks like safety inspections and reports.
Headquarters: Round Rock, Texas
Founding: 1984
Industries Served: Education, Aerospace and Enterprise
What it does: Dell Technologies provides data services for organizations requiring robust security features. Its services help businesses secure the compute and data storage capabilities required for AI training. Additionally, the company is a large player in the edge computing space, helping clients process data without relying on cloud connections.
