About Alation

The Leaders in Data Intelligence

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The key to enterprise innovation: Data-fueled collaboration

More than 40% of all Fortune 100 companies have embraced Alation’s data catalog as a central hub for data-driven innovation.

At Alation, we are passionate about helping enterprises create thriving data cultures where anyone can find, understand, and trust data. Alation pioneered the modern data catalog and is now leading its evolution into a platform for data intelligence.

Alation by the numbers

650+

Enterprise Customers

500+

Passionate Alationauts

$340m

in VC Funding Raised

34

Different Industries

3x

Snowflake Data Governance Partner of the Year

1

Industry-Leading Platform

Alation co-founders, Satyen Sangani and Aaron Kalb

It started with a question

How do you connect people with questions to people with answers? That was the deceptively simple question that Alation co-founders, Satyen Sangani and Aaron Kalb, pondered during their first meeting. Together, they combined machine learning with human curation to create the first modern data catalog.

Meet the Leadership Team

From AI innovation to trusted governance, our leaders set the standard. Get to know the team guiding what’s next.

Become an Alationaut

At Alation, we do more than ship code—we help customers build thriving data cultures and champion a more curious, rational world.

A Values-Driven Culture

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Raise the Bar

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We set ambitious standards.

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Move with Urgency

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We act decisively and bias toward fast, focused progress.

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Win Through Results

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We care deeply about outcomes and hold ourselves accountable.

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Build Exceptional Teams

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We hire and retain people who elevate the whole.

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Act Like the Owner You Are

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We take responsibility for the whole, not just our part.

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