Unravel Data
Unravel Data sells AI-powered optimization software for enterprise data platforms like Databricks, Snowflake and BigQuery. The company has raised $107M and claims its Fortune 1000 customers reduce data platform costs by up to 40%.
The growth story
Unravel Data grew from 87 to 104 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $107M along the way, most recently a Series D in September 2022.
About
Unravel Data's software monitors and automatically optimizes enterprise data platforms to improve performance and reduce costs. It targets large enterprises running complex data workloads on platforms like Databricks, Snowflake and BigQuery.
The company raised $107M in a Series D round in September 2022, with backing from Microsoft's venture fund and Menlo Ventures. Its claims of up to 40% cost savings for Fortune 1000 customers suggest strong ROI potential for its optimization approach.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Unravel Data's largest function, accounting for 24 of its 104 employees. The company has maintained a median tenure of 4 years, suggesting stable leadership and organizational structure.
The Unravel Data org chart
Kunal Agarwal (Co-founder and CEO) leads 22 mapped leaders with 2 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 46 (+7% YoY), Information Technology 10 (0% YoY), Sales 9 (+29% YoY), Business Development 7 (+17% YoY), Administrative 5 (+25% YoY), Arts and Design 3 (-25% YoY).
Talent flow
Unravel Data draws talent primarily from enterprise software vendors, with Oracle, Microsoft and Cognizant being top sources. Alumni frequently move to cloud data platforms, with Snowflake and Google being common destinations.
Most common previous employers of Unravel Data staff: Oracle (5), Microsoft (4), Cognizant (3), Databricks (3), IBM (3), VMware (3). Former Unravel Data employees most often moved to Snowflake (7), Google (4), Cloudera (4), Harness (3), Acceldata (2), Nium (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The Unravel Data mafia
Unravel Data alumni have founded 11 companies, including oNabu (13 staff) and LeadMagic (8 staff). The company has a strong track record of producing founders in the data and cloud infrastructure space.
11Matt Sangar, was Global Director, Customer Success until 2023Jesse Ouellette, was VP of Sales - Mid-Market until 2019Lance Co Ting Keh, was Advisor until 2017Melissa Maria Diaz, was Enterprise and Strategic Account Executive (Promoted from SDR) until 2023Sanooj Mananghat, was Member Of Technical Staff until 2024Keith Roseland-Barnes, was Chief Revenue Officer until 2024
Dwaipayan Som, was Member of Technical IV until 2022
Lucas Myers, was Sales Development Lead until 2022
Haseeb A Y, was Member of Technical Staff until 2022
Rick M., was Vice President and Head of Customer Support and Enablement until 2020Web traffic
Traffic mix: 0% direct, 0% search, 0% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Unravel Data: Python (Programming Language) (38), Java (32), SQL (31), Big Data (29), Hadoop (27), Amazon Web Services (AWS) (24), Leadership (23), Linux (22).
Where the team actually sits
Unravel Data people are concentrated in Karnataka, India (23), Telangana, India (6), Maharashtra, India (6), California, United States (5).
Search footprint
Unravel Data attracts about 2 organic search visits a month. It gained 0 ranking keywords and lost 0 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.10 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 4.00 / 5
- Senior management
- 4.10 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.80 / 5
Frequently asked
Unravel Data has 104 employees as of September 2026.
Unravel Data has raised $107M in total, most recently a Series D round in September 2022.
Unravel Data was founded in 2016 by Kunal Agarwal♾️, Shivnath Babu.
Kunal Agarwal (Co-founder and CEO) sits at the top of Unravel Data's reporting structure, with 2 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Unravel Data staff are Oracle (5 people), Microsoft (4 people), Cognizant (3 people).
Former Unravel Data employees most often move to Snowflake (7), Google (4), Cloudera (4).
At least 11 companies have a founder who previously worked at Unravel Data, including oNabu, LeadMagic, T:0.
Unravel Data attracts about 2 organic search visits a month.
The most common skills among Unravel Data staff are Python (Programming Language), Java, SQL, Big Data, Hadoop.
Unravel Data staff are concentrated in Karnataka, India (23), Telangana, India (6), Maharashtra, India (6).
Unravel Data has about 46 people in Engineering, up 7% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Unravel Data has about 10 people in Information Technology, up 0% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 73 current and 239 former Unravel Data profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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