# Platfora

> Platfora built Hadoop-native business analytics before SAP acquired it to bolster cloud BI.

## Why it is interesting

Ben Werther’s big-data analytics on Hadoop attracted Battery and a16z — SAP bought the team to compete with Tableau on petabyte-scale data.

## Profile

- **Stage:** acquired
- **Status:** acquired
- **Industries:** generalist-tech
- **Coverage:** full
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-24

## Key facts

- Series C (Mar 2014): $38M led by Tenaya; Battery, a16z, In-Q-Tel participated (TechCrunch)
- Exit (2016): Acquired by SAP

## Investors in our directory

- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/battery-ventures
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/in-q-tel
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/first-round

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- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/2026-a16z-hot-portfolio-companies

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