DatLab

What DatLab does

DatLab s.r.o. is a Czech private limited company founded in 2012 and headquartered in Prague, specializing in data gathering, processing, and analytics for economic data and public procurement. Its product suite is built around four core tools — Sankce (global sanctions screening across 27+ lists and 110M+ companies via Moody's and CRIF data), Tenderman (supplier and tender documentation database for authorities), Kontrola (public procurement risk analysis using accounting and contract data), and Tendry (public procurement monitoring) — supported by sub-brands Zindex, PolitickéFinance.cz, and Tendrnoš, and an affiliated non-profit economic think tank called Datlab Institut. The platform screens against EU, US, and 20+ other country sanctions lists, performs ownership-structure analysis with Cyrillic transliteration matching, monitors politically exposed persons (1M+ individuals), and exposes its screening engine via REST API with ERP integrations (SAP, Helios, JASU).

The company serves primarily Czech government ministries, regional authorities, municipalities, state-owned enterprises, law enforcement, and a smaller set of private enterprises (Veolia, Chart Ferox, Metrostav, GasNet) plus academic and NGO clients such as the Open Contracting Partnership, the University of Cambridge, and Princeton University. Revenue is generated through a mix of annual subscriptions with 12-month minimum commitments, one-time screenings (€30 per check, €27 in 25x packages), and professional services engagements on Kontrola priced at 99,000–799,000 CZK depending on scope, with a free "Malá kontrola" tier used as a top-of-funnel acquisition channel. The GTM motion is enterprise field sales supplemented by self-serve product-led growth and content marketing via the company blog, newsletter, and the Datlab Institut think tank.

Name

DatLab

Legal name

Datlab s.r.o.

Website

https://datlab.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

DatLab is a Prague-based data analytics company serving Czech government ministries, state-owned enterprises, municipalities, and private firms with sanctions screening, public procurement risk analysis, and ownership-structure intelligence powered by Moody's and CRIF data across 190+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Procurement Analytics Software

NAICS

Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services (519), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (51821)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Vendor Master Data Management & Onboarding (BPAAAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Procurement & Strategic Sourcing (BPAHAHAB), Spend Analytics & Reporting Support (BPAAAJAJ), Sourcing Support & RFx Administration (RFI/RFP/RFQ) (BPAAAJAC)

Keywords

• Public procurement analytics
• Sanctions screening software
• Supplier risk analysis
• Ownership structure data
• Tender monitoring platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Prague

HQ country

Czechia

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Subscription Services: Annual subscription plans for ongoing sanctions screening with features like unlimited users, automated screening, API integration, and change monitoring. Subscription prices are guaranteed when ordering for at least 12 months.
2. One-time Sanctions Screening: Single company/person screening with immediate certificate generation. Valid only for the day of screening. Available at €30 per screening or €27 in 25x package.
3. Risk Analysis Services: Robust analysis of risks in public tenders using non-public data, priced at 99,000 - 799,000 Kč depending on complexity and scope of data processing

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

DatLab develops and sells a portfolio of data analytics software products focused on economic data and public procurement. Its core offerings include Sankce (sanctions screening against 27+ global lists), Tenderman (supplier and tender database), Kontrola (procurement risk analysis), and Tendry (real-time tender monitoring). The products serve Czech government ministries, state-owned enterprises, municipalities, and private companies needing sanctions compliance and procurement transparency.

Product overview

DatLab is a Czech company specializing in data gathering, processing and analytics, primarily focused on economic data and the public procurement sector. The portfolio includes Sankce (sanctions screening), Tenderman (tender database), Kontrola (procurement risk control), Tendry (procurement monitoring), and Zindex (procurement quality ranking). The unique combination of technological and economic know-how enables high-quality and reliable outputs for civic servants, entrepreneurs, and politicians. The company also maintains an affiliated non-profit, Datlab Institut, for economic research.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Sankce (Sanctions): Screening service verifying whether companies and persons appear on international sanctions lists (EU, USA, Czech Republic, and 20+ other countries). Powered by Moody's data.
• Tenderman
• Kontrola
• Tendry
• Zindex
• PolitickeFinance.cz
• Datlab Institut

Quantifiable outcome

• 99% of sanctions risks in the EU are linked to individuals in ownership structures, not companies themselves on sanctions lists
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers25 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability3 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Moody'scoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership with Moody's (formerly BvD Orbis) for access to global company and ownership structure data. Provides data for companies from more than 150 countries including Russia and China, enabling identification of ownership chains spanning 10+ jurisdictions. This cooperation powers DatLab's global sanctions screening capabilities covering 110M+ companies from 190+ countries.
• CRIFcoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership with CRIF for additional company and ownership data. Works alongside Moody's data to enhance global coverage for sanctions screening and ownership structure analysis.
• Open Contracting PartnershipcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Open Contracting Partnership for processing tidy open contracting data. DatLab provides state-of-the-art data analysis for 50+ countries, supporting international transparency initiatives in public procurement.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hlídač státu: Czech civic-tech platform that exposes public-procurement and registry data for transparency. Comparable to Tenderman and Kontrola with overlapping use cases for public-sector procurement oversight.
• ComplyAdvantage: AI-driven AML, sanctions, and PEP screening platform sold into fintechs, banks, and corporates. Comparable SaaS-style screening service with API-first delivery like DatLab's Sankce.

Broad incumbents

• Refinitiv World-Check (LSEG): Industry-leading sanctions, PEP, and adverse-media screening platform acquired by LSEG. Direct functional overlap with DatLab's Sankce service for any large enterprise or financial institution evaluating compliance vendors.
• Moody's (Bureau van Dijk / Orbis): DatLab already partners with Moody's for underlying ownership data and Orbis coverage. Moody's is both a critical data supplier and a potential competitor offering bundled compliance analytics to the same buyer base.
• Dow Jones Risk & Compliance: Provides sanctions/PEP watchlists and ownership data (Dow Jones Owned). Comparable to DatLab's screening product but at global scale and geared toward financial-services KYC rather than procurement.
• Refinitiv (Procurement/Supplier Risk): Beyond World-Check, LSEG offers supplier-risk and procurement-intelligence modules. Comparable in serving large enterprises for supplier due diligence, although heavier and pricier than DatLab's Kontrola.

Regional players

• Auditdata / YouControl: Ukrainian company and beneficial-ownership analytics platform focused on Eastern European markets with similar adverse-media and sanctions use cases as DatLab Sankce, but with roots in a different CEE jurisdiction.
• TenderNed (Netherlands): Official Dutch e-tendering platform for publishing and managing public procurements. Comparable in procurement-monitoring scope but publicly operated and anchored to the Netherlands rather than the Czech/CEE market.

Emerging players

• OpenSanctions: Open-source sanctions and PEP data aggregator that sells curated datasets to compliance teams. Comparable to DatLab's screening product but with an open-data, developer-leaning approach.

Others

• CRIF: Data and analytics provider whose business-information feeds DatLab combines with Moody's. Comparable through the CRIF Vision Net subsidiary that delivers CEE ownership data, making CRIF both a partner and an adjacent vendor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/datlab.cz

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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