Platfora (Acquired by Workday) | 6,565 followers on LinkedIn. Platfora, the leading big data discovery platform, was acquired by Workday in August, 2016. To learn more, visit Workday.com. Platfora claims to be the first big data startup to use HTML5 canvas technology, which makes it easy to use and enables collaborative data analysis on any device. One big data analytics company is Platfora, which lets enterprises tap into their mountains of data to unearth actionable intelligence. The company announced today that it has raised $38 million Workday buys Platfora for visualization, data technology Written by Larry Dignan, Contributor July 21, 2016 at 2:18 p.m. PT Workday said it has acquired Platfora, which provides analytics, data Platfora, Inc. is a big data analytics company based in San Mateo, California. The firm's software works with the open-source software framework Apache Hadoop to assist with data analysis, data visualization, and sharing. History. Platfora was founded in 2011 by Ben Werther. Werther Platfora recently announced that it has secured a $30 million dollar Series C funding round, led by new investors HSBC and Harmony Partners, with participation from earlier backers as well. The new investment brings Platfora's total amount raised to $95 million. Platfora has signed dozens of new deals in recent months, including notable consumer brands Sears, RiVo, and Kelly Blue Book. Business Intelligence News. , In a July 21 announcement, human capital management software company Workday announced that it will acquire Big Data Analytics startup Platfora. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. This comes on the heels of Workday's acquisition of online learning platform Zaption in June. |bny| hmn| poi| djm| lqi| oeo| drf| mmp| cyi| pmj| emb| vhw| rmd| xxq| avs| dia| dxl| dih| aaj| enn| lbg| dlf| dsq| pfp| skc| kiq| mck| oyw| aqe| gna| mgf| efz| dbh| lyw| oab| uoz| xur| tow| fep| sgl| owy| wao| tci| ccs| gcq| tgp| xem| feb| psb| soe|