DotData

About DotData

DotData operates as a data science automation company, providing a platform that streamlines the entire machine learning lifecycle, from raw data to production-ready models. The company was established in February 2018 as a spin-off from NEC Corporation and is headquartered in San Mateo, California. The founding team includes CEO Dr. Ryohei Fujimaki, Masato Asahara, Yukitaka Kusumura, and Yusuke Muraoka. Fujimaki, a prominent data scientist with a Ph.D. in machine learning and AI, was previously the youngest research fellow in NEC's history, where he was instrumental in developing numerous data science solutions. This deep experience in applied AI and data science at an enterprise level forms the foundation of DotData's mission.

The company's core business revolves around its AI-powered platform designed to serve two primary client types: business intelligence professionals and data scientists. For business intelligence teams and citizen data scientists, DotData offers a no-code, end-to-end automated solution that enables them to build predictive analytics models without deep data science expertise. For expert data scientists, the platform acts as an accelerator, automating the laborious process of feature engineering to help them build more accurate models faster. DotData generates revenue through a subscription-based model for its software and has secured a total of $74.6 million in funding over three rounds, with its Series B in April 2022 raising $31.6 million.

The product suite centers on the concept of automating feature discovery and engineering, which is traditionally the most time-consuming part of a data science project. The platform can connect to various data sources, including relational, transactional, temporal, and text data, and automatically explores millions of potential features. Its flagship offerings include "dotData Enterprise," a no-code platform for predictive analytics, and "dotData Feature Factory," which allows data scientists to programmatically discover and build feature tables within their existing Python-based workflows. The platform also offers "dotData Insight" which uses generative AI to translate statistical signals into actionable business hypotheses, and "dotData Stream" for deploying models for real-time predictions. By automating up to 100% of the data science lifecycle, DotData enables enterprises in sectors like finance, manufacturing, retail, and healthcare to shorten development times from months to days and uncover hidden patterns in their complex data.