Starschema
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Data services, Consulting |
| Founded | 2006 in Budapest, Hungary |
| Headquarters | Arlington, Virginia , United States |
Area served | International |
| Products | Data science, artificial intelligence, machine learning, strategic advisory, data engineering, data visualization |
| Parent | HCL Technologies |
Starschema Inc. operates as an international consultancy specializing in data services, with its main office located in Arlington, VA and additional branches in San Francisco, Budapest, and Szeged.
History
Starschema was established in 2006 in Budapest, Hungary, initially catering to clients within the European region. By the early 2010s, the firm had secured contracts with prominent Fortune 500 corporations, including General Electric, Apple Inc., and Johnson & Johnson. In 2016, the company received the Grand Prix for Innovation in IT from the Government of Hungary. Following a $5 million funding round led by Central European venture capital firm PortfoLion, Starschema launched its US headquarters in 2017. Despite challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the company achieved $14.2 million in revenue during the fiscal year 2020. On January 14, 2022, HCL Technologies declared its intention to acquire Starschema for $42.5 million, pending approval from Hungarian regulatory authorities; this acquisition was finalized on April 6, 2022.
Services
Starschema's clientele has increasingly concentrated on healthcare and life sciences sectors. Beyond serving global corporations, it also supports NGOs such as the United Nations' World Food Programme. Its worldwide alliance network features partners like Amazon Web Services, Snowflake Inc., and Tableau Software. The firm's core competencies encompass:
- data science, artificial intelligence, and machine learning,
- strategic advisory services,
- data engineering including warehousing and lake solutions,
- data visualization techniques.
Awards and recognition
In 2019, Starschema was recognized by the Financial Times as one of Europe's 1,000 fastest-expanding companies, while Deloitte included it among Central Europe's top fifty fastest-growing technology firms. Additionally, Aon Hewitt honored it as one of Hungary's premier workplaces in 2018.
The company's public health initiatives have garnered accolades, especially its partnership with PATH focusing on malaria monitoring across Ethiopia, Zambia, and Senegal. During the COVID-19 crisis, Starschema collaborated with Snowflake to provide an extensive COVID-19 dataset through Snowflake's Data Exchange platform.