Informatica
Enterprise data management veteran (IDMC platform with CLAIRE AI), acquired by Salesforce in 2025 as a data foundation for agentic AI.
Overview
Per Wikipedia (secondary), founded in 1993 by Gaurav Dhillon and Diaz Nesamoney and based in Redwood City, California. Its Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC), powered by the CLAIRE AI engine, covers data integration, data quality, master data management (MDM), catalog and governance, and privacy. Per Wikipedia: about 9,500 customers and 2024 revenue USD 1.64B (not verified against filings).
History
- 1999: Nasdaq IPO; 2015: taken private by Permira and CPP Investments; 2021: relisted on the NYSE (per Wikipedia; dates and the take-private value are not verified).
- 2025-05-27: Salesforce signed a definitive agreement to acquire it (Informatica newsroom URL listed in Sources); deal value as reported by press is about USD 8B, not verified here.
- 2025-11-18: Salesforce completed the acquisition. Amit Walia’s role after closing is not verified.
Fit inside Salesforce (Salesforce press release, 2025-11-18)
Catalog, integration, governance, quality, privacy and MDM feed Agentforce 360 and Data 360; combined with MuleSoft for integration; richer context for Tableau users.
Competitive position
Metadata and governance: Atlan, Alation, Collibra; integration/ETL: Fivetran, Talend, Matillion (the vault’s own view, not sourced). Competitors pitch neutrality now that Informatica is a Salesforce component (opinion).
Sources
- https://www.salesforce.com/news/press-releases/2025/11/18/salesforce-completes-acquisition-of-informatica/ (fetched 2026-10-05)
- https://www.informatica.com/about-us/news/news-releases/2025/05/20250527-salesforce-signs-definitive-agreement-to-acquire-informatica.html
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Informatica (secondary; fetched 2026-10-05)
Open items
- Named 2026 CLAIRE AI features (GA vs preview) not checked.
See also tool note: Informatica IDMC.