Informatica

Informatica Inc.

Company type	Public
Industry	Software
Founded	1993 (1993)
Founder	Gaurav Dhillon, Diaz Nesamoney
Headquarters	Redwood City , United States
Key people	Amit Walia (CEO)
Products	Enterprise cloud data management, data integration, ETL, information lifecycle management, business-to-business data exchange, cloud integration, complex event processing, data masking, data quality assurance, replication, virtualization, master data management, ultra messaging, data governance

Informatica Inc. is a U.S.-based software enterprise established in 1993, with its main offices situated in Redwood City, California. Its primary specialization lies in enterprise cloud data management along with data integration solutions. The company was started by Gaurav Dhillon and Diaz Nesamoney. Currently, Amit Walia holds the position of CEO.

History

Informatica was launched in 1993 through the efforts of founders Gaurav Dhillon and Diaz Nesamoney. The company made its initial public offering on the Nasdaq exchange under the ticker symbol INFA on April 29, 1999.

On April 7, 2015, private equity firm Permira together with the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board reached an agreement to acquire Informatica for roughly US$5.3 billion. The transaction was finalized on August 6, 2015, with additional investments from Microsoft and Salesforce Ventures; following this, Informatica’s shares were removed from Nasdaq trading.

Informatica re-entered public trading on October 27, 2021, listing on the NYSE at a price of $27.55 per share.

In June 2023, the company broadened its data management offerings by purchasing Privitar, a company specializing in data management solutions.

Responding to evolving market demands, Informatica announced a restructuring plan in November 2023 aimed at focusing more intensively on cloud-based services. This initiative included a permanent reduction of its workforce by 10% and a scale-back of its office footprint.

By April 2024, Salesforce initiated advanced discussions to acquire Informatica below its $11 billion valuation; however, these negotiations were initially discontinued. More than a year later, in May 2025, Salesforce declared its intention to purchase Informatica for approximately $8 billion, subject to regulatory approval.

Products

The core suite of Informatica’s products revolves around data integration and encompasses technologies such as extract, transform, load (ETL), information lifecycle management, business-to-business data exchange, cloud integration, complex event processing, data masking, data quality assurance, replication, virtualization, master data management, ultra messaging, and data governance. These tools facilitate the construction and upkeep of data warehouses and are utilized by over 9,500 clients worldwide.

Since initiating its cloud segment in 2006, Informatica has progressively enhanced its portfolio of cloud-based solutions. In 2023, it launched an AI-driven data management platform and hastened its shift toward exclusively cloud-native offerings.

Financial results

	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010	2009
Revenue (USD Millions)	1,047.954	948.171	811.571	783.779	650.076	600.999
Net Income (USD Millions)	114.087	86.400	93.180	117.500	86.320	54.210

Informatica’s expansion has been fueled both by organic growth in sales and through targeted acquisitions that have enhanced its market position and competitive strength within the data integration sector.