Firebolt Analytics
{{Short description|Data analysis software company}}
{{Infobox company
| native_name = Firebolt Analytics
| native_name_lang = en
| type = Inc.
| founder = Eldad Farkash, Saar Bitner
| hq_location_city = Palo Alto, California
| hq_location_country = US
| website = {{URL|www.firebolt.io}}
}}
Firebolt Analytics is a data software company, operating globally. Its main product is a cloud data warehousing platform for data engineers. Firebolt is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, United States.{{Cite web |date=2025-06-16 |title=Firebolt LinkedIn Page|language=en |work=LinkedIn |url=https://www.linkedin.com/company/firebolt}}{{Cite web |last=Chan |first=Rosalie |title=Data warehousing startup Firebolt just raised a $127 million round to help it take on giants like Snowflake and Amazon |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/firebolt-data-warehousing-snowflake-amazon-web-services-series-b-2021-6 |access-date=2022-12-21 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US}}
Overview
Firebolt Analytics was founded in Tel Aviv on January 1, 2019, by Eldad Farkash, founder and CTO at Sisense, and Saar Bitner, general manager at Sisense. Firebolt has developed a cloud data warehouse for quick analyzing of high volumes of information.{{Cite news |date=2020-09-12 |title=Cloud data warehouse co Firebolt raises $37m |language=en |work=Globes |url=https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-cloud-data-warehouse-firebolt-raises-37m-1001352564 |access-date=2022-12-21}}{{Cite web |date=2021-06-24 |title=Firebolt Analytics raises $127M to grow its superfast cloud data warehouse |url=https://siliconangle.com/2021/06/24/firebolt-analytics-raises-127m-grow-super-fast-cloud-data-warehouse/ |access-date=2022-12-21 |website=SiliconANGLE |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2022-01-26 |title=Firebolt secures a fresh round of funding to expand its cloud data warehouse technology |url=https://venturebeat.com/data-infrastructure/firebolt-secures-a-fresh-round-of-funding-to-expand-its-cloud-data-warehouse-technology/ |access-date=2022-12-21 |website=VentureBeat |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2022-01-26 |title=יוניקורן חדש נולד: פיירבולט גייסה 100 מיליון דולר לפי שווי של 1.4 מיליארד דולר {{!}} כלכליסט |trans-title=A new unicorn is born: Firebolt raises $100 million at a valuation of $1.4 billion|url=https://www.calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/article/h1ccikkay |access-date=2022-12-21 |website=calcalist |language=he}}
On December 9, 2020, it launched its data warehousing platform after raising $37 million in a Series A round of funding.{{Cite web |last=Lunden |first=Ingrid |date=2020-12-09 |title=Firebolt raises $37M to take on Snowflake, Amazon and Google with a new approach to data warehousing |url=https://techcrunch.com/2020/12/09/firebolt-raises-37m-to-take-on-snowflake-amazon-and-google-with-a-new-approach-to-data-warehousing/ |access-date=2022-12-21 |website=TechCrunch |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Lunden |first=Ingrid |date=2022-01-26 |title=Firebolt, a data warehouse startup, raises $100M at a $1.4B valuation for faster, cheaper analytics on large data sets |url=https://techcrunch.com/2022/01/26/firebolt-a-data-warehouse-startup-raises-100m-at-a-1-4b-valuation-for-faster-cheaper-analytics-on-large-data-sets/ |access-date=2022-12-21 |website=TechCrunch |language=en-US}}
On June 24, 2021, Firebolt Analytics the Series B round was led by Dawn Capital and K5 Global and the company received $127 million.{{Cite news |date=2021-06-24 |title=Cloud data warehouse co Firebolt raises $127m |language=en |work=Globes |url=https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-cloud-data-warehouse-co-firebolt-raises-127m-1001375821 |access-date=2022-12-21}}{{Cite web |title=Израильский хайтек установил новый рекорд по привлечению инвестиций |trans-title=Israeli high-tech set a new record for attracting investments|url=https://news.israelinfo.co.il/95923 |access-date=2022-12-21 |website=Новости Израиля |language=ru}}{{Cite web |last=Lunden |first=Ingrid |date=2021-06-24 |title=Firebolt raises $127M more for its new approach to cheaper and more efficient Big Data analytics |url=https://techcrunch.com/2021/06/24/firebolt-raises-127m-more-for-its-new-approach-to-cheaper-and-more-efficient-big-data-analytics/ |access-date=2022-12-21 |website=TechCrunch |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2021-06-24 |title=Firebolt Analytics raises $127M to grow its superfast cloud data warehouse |url=https://siliconangle.com/2021/06/24/firebolt-analytics-raises-127m-grow-super-fast-cloud-data-warehouse/ |access-date=2022-12-21 |website=SiliconANGLE |language=en-US}} It became a unicorn according to Forbes Israel.{{Cite web |last=Zehorai |first=Itay |date=2022-01-30 |title=All Fired Up: Forbes' Most Promising Startup, Firebolt, Becomes a Unicorn |url=https://forbes.co.il/e/all-fired-up-forbes-most-promising-startup-firebolt-becomes-a-unicorn/ |access-date=2022-12-26 |website=Forbes Israel |language=en-US}}
According to ZDNet Mosha Pasumansky joined the company as the CTO.{{Cite web |title=Firebolt announces $100M Series C funding round, recruits industry veteran CTO |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/firebolt-announces-100m-series-c-funding-round-recruits-industry-veteran-cto/ |access-date=2022-12-21 |website=ZDNET |language=en}}
In January 2022, Firebolt became a unicorn by completing a $100 million Series C financing round at a company valuation of $1.4 billion.{{Cite news |date=2022-01-26 |title=Firebolt raises $100m, becomes latest Israeli unicorn |language=en |work=Globes |url=https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-firebolt-raises-100m-becomes-latest-israeli-unicorn-1001400129 |access-date=2022-12-21}}{{Cite web |last=Orbach |first=Meir |date=2022-01-26 |title=Firebolt joins Unicorn club with $100 million Series C at $1.4 billion valuation |url=https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3928013,00.html |access-date=2022-12-21 |website=CTECH - www.calcalistech.com}}