Treasure Data
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Data management, analytics software |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Founder | Kazuki Ohta, Hironobu Yoshikawa, Sadayuki Furuhashi |
Key people | Jerry Yang (angel investor and board member) |
| Products | Customer data platform, Fluentd (open-source data collection utility) |
| Owner | SoftBank Group |
| Parent | Arm Ltd. (2018–2021) |
Treasure Data is a privately held firm focused on customer data platforms, offering solutions in data management and analytics software. The company is known for creating Fluentd, an open-source, cross-platform data collection utility. Treasure Data supports a client base exceeding 450 organizations worldwide, including notable names such as AB InBev, Subaru, Stellantis, and Yum! Brands.
History
Established in 2011 by Kazuki Ohta, Hironobu Yoshikawa, and Sadayuki Furuhashi, Treasure Data gained early backing from Jerry Yang, the founder of Yahoo!, who acted as an angel investor and board member. That same year, the company introduced Fluentd, primarily developed in Ruby with support from Yukihiro Matsumoto, the creator of Ruby.
In 2013, Treasure Data obtained $5 million in a Series A funding round led by Sierra Ventures, followed by a $15 million Series B investment from Scale Venture Partners in 2015.
The British semiconductor and software corporation Arm Ltd., part of the Softbank Group, purchased Treasure Data in 2018 for $600 million. This acquisition integrated Treasure Data’s technology into the Arm Pelion IoT Platform, enhancing device and data management capabilities. When Arm was set to be acquired by NVIDIA for $40 billion in 2021, its IoT Services Group—including Treasure Data—was excluded from the transaction. As a result, Softbank reestablished Treasure Data as an independent entity valued at approximately $1 billion.
After regaining independence, Treasure Data secured $234 million in funding led by Softbank Group—marking the largest single funding round ever recorded for a customer data platform.