What Cleartelligence does

Cleartelligence is a data and AI consulting firm founded in 2011 and headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts. The company delivers end-to-end data and AI services to mid-to-large enterprise clients across six verticals: Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Financial Services, and the Public Sector. Its core offerings span four integrated service lines — Analytics & Visualizations, Artificial Intelligence, Data Engineering & Architecture, and Data Strategy & Advisory — supplemented by pre-built plug-and-play Analytics Accelerators (dashboard templates and KPI modules). As of 2024/2025 the firm reports 150+ team members, 50+ enterprise clients, 130+ partner certifications across leading data platforms, and a stated NPS of 86.

The firm's technical approach is built around the modern data stack, with formal partnerships and certifications in Snowflake (Select Partner), Databricks, Salesforce/Tableau (Premier Partner), Qlik, and dbt. Proprietary implementation methodologies include medallion architecture patterns (bronze/silver/gold data layers), semantic layer design for AI grounding, the Data Harmony harmonization framework for master data management, AI-powered data quality and validation controls, and AI-assisted governance frameworks tailored for regulated environments (HIPAA, FDA, GxP, GDPR). Cleartelligence implements Snowflake Cortex Analyst agents with Model Context Protocol (MCP) server exposure, Databricks Genie for natural language SQL generation, and conversational analytics layered with Anthropic Claude as a guardrail model, alongside OpenAI models for generative AI workloads.

Cleartelligence generates revenue through professional services / consulting engagements delivered on a project and retainer basis. Pricing is quote-based and engagement-specific with no publicly disclosed rate card. The company uses a direct enterprise field sales motion targeting C-suite and executive buyers, supported by content marketing, LinkedIn, PR, and industry events. Cleartelligence is a private company owned by private equity firm Align Capital Partners (growth capital investment closed January 2023). In July 2024 it acquired Bardess Group, and in March 2025 it opened a delivery office in Hyderabad, India. Geographic presence includes Newton, MA (HQ), West Conshohocken, PA, and Hyderabad. Leadership comprises CEO Owen Frivold (appointed April 2025), CFO Jay Huie, COO Mark McKenna, and CCO Kevin Lazorik.

Name

Cleartelligence

Legal name

Cleartelligence Inc.

Website

https://cleartelligence.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Cleartelligence is a private, PE-backed data and AI consulting firm delivering end-to-end data strategy, engineering, analytics, and AI implementation services to mid-to-large enterprises across life sciences, manufacturing, retail, technology, financial services, and the public sector.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Data and AI Consulting Services

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation (7374)

akta.pro primary industry

Data, Analytics & AI Consulting (BPAHAEAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

AI/ML Solution Integration & MLOps Enablement (BPAEAAAJ), Database/Application Data Layer Modernization (DB migration, ORM, caching) (BPAEAFAL), Semantic Layer, Metrics Store & Headless BI (HDAEAMAE)

Keywords

• Data engineering consulting
• AI consulting services
• Data analytics consulting
• Cloud data platform implementation
• Data strategy advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Newton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Services / Consulting Engagements: Cleartelligence generates revenue through data and AI consulting engagements with enterprise clients. Services are delivered on a project and retainer basis, providing end-to-end data strategy, engineering, analytics, and AI implementation services. As a consulting firm, engagements are typically scoped and sold directly to enterprise buyers, with revenue recognized over the course of project delivery.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Cleartelligence is a data and AI consulting firm that designs and implements end-to-end data transformation solutions across the modern data stack (Snowflake, Databricks, dbt, Tableau, Qlik, Salesforce). It delivers four integrated service lines — Analytics & Visualizations, Artificial Intelligence, Data Engineering & Architecture, and Data Strategy & Advisory — sold as consulting engagements to mid-to-large enterprise clients in Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Financial Services, and Public Sector verticals. Engagements span AI readiness assessments, medallion architecture design, semantic layer construction, conversational analytics deployment, and AI-assisted governance.

Product overview

Cleartelligence is a data and AI consulting firm offering four integrated service lines: Analytics & Visualizations, Artificial Intelligence, Data Engineering & Architecture, and Data Strategy & Advisory. These service lines are designed to work together as an end-to-end data transformation offering — from data strategy and architecture through to AI implementation and visualization. Analytics & Visualizations provides the insight delivery layer; Artificial Intelligence brings ML, generative AI, and predictive analytics; Data Engineering & Architecture builds the foundational data infrastructure; and Data Strategy & Advisory provides the governance, roadmap, and organizational enablement. Pre-built Analytics Accelerators (plug-and-play dashboard templates) complement the core consulting services. The company also offers industry-specific consulting for Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Financial, and Public Sector verticals, and expanded its data strategy capabilities through the 2024 acquisition of Bardess Group.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Analytics & Visualizations Consulting service that transforms raw data into actionable insights through dynamic, interactive dashboards, statistical analysis, machine learning-enhanced insights, and automated reporting, delivered via best-in-class visualization practices and embedded analytics integrated into existing workflows. For mid-to-large enterprise clients across life sciences, manufacturing, retail, technology, financial, and public sector verticals.
• Artificial Intelligence Consulting End-to-end AI consulting covering AI readiness assessment, machine learning implementation, generative AI solutions, predictive analytics, and conversational analytics — accelerating time to value by infusing AI into supply chains, customer experience, marketing, sales, and risk management. For enterprise clients.
• Data Engineering & Architecture Consulting service delivering cloud-powered data architecture, ETL/ELT pipelines, API integrations, real-time data streaming, data warehousing, data lakes, and cloud-based data platforms. Includes Data Harmonization powered by Data Harmony for master data management and entity resolution. For enterprise clients modernizing data infrastructure.
• Data Strategy & Advisory Advisory service providing data roadmaps, governance frameworks, Centers of Excellence setup, data literacy training, and analytics maturity assessment. Addresses technology, processes, and people dimensions to drive data-empowered culture and transformation. For enterprise clients.
• Analytics Accelerators Pre-built plug-and-play dashboard templates designed to accelerate analytics implementation. Includes enterprise data insights dashboards, KPI visualization templates, and trend detection modules that help clients jumpstart analytics without starting from scratch.

Quantifiable outcome

• Initial analytics value delivered in 4-6 weeks for manufacturing clients, with measurable operational improvements within 3 months
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability13 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Bardess GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 July 2024Cleartelligence acquired Bardess Group, a data and analytics firm serving enterprise clients in technology, financial services, and healthcare & life sciences. The acquisition expanded Cleartelligence's data strategy services and technical capabilities, reinforcing its position as a leading independent data strategy advisory. The combination brought expanded expertise and comprehensive solutions to clients across verticals.
• DatabrickscoreTechnology or IntegrationCleartelligence is a Databricks partner that uses the Databricks Lakehouse platform to bring AI to enterprise data. The partnership enables Cleartelligence to build solutions for clients leveraging Databricks' data platform, including Genie for conversational analytics and MCP server implementations.
• SnowflakecoreTechnology or IntegrationCleartelligence is a Select Snowflake Partner — the only data platform built for the cloud for all data and all users. Cleartelligence implements Snowflake-based solutions including medallion architectures, Cortex agents, and semantic layer deployments for enterprise clients across industries.
• Salesforce (Tableau)coreTechnology or IntegrationCleartelligence is a Salesforce Tableau Premier Partner, helping Tableau users quickly analyze, visualize, and share information seamlessly. The partnership supports embedded analytics deployments within CRM and operational systems.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Perficient: Perficient is a digital consultancy with a sizeable data and analytics practice serving mid-market and large enterprises across healthcare, financial services, and retail. Like Cleartelligence, it pairs vertical expertise with Snowflake, Tableau, and AI platform implementations for transformation engagements.
• Thoughtworks: Thoughtworks is a global technology consultancy with a strong data, AI, and modern data platform practice serving enterprise clients across industries. It competes head-to-head with Cleartelligence on Snowflake/Databricks implementations, AI/ML engineering, and data strategy advisory engagements for mid-to-large enterprises.
• Slalom: Slalom is a mid-to-large enterprise consulting firm with a deep data and AI practice across Snowflake, Databricks, Tableau, and Salesforce ecosystems. It is the closest direct competitor to Cleartelligence, serving similar Fortune 500 and mid-market enterprise buyers with comparable strategy-to-execution data transformation services.
• Tredence: Tredence is a data and AI consulting firm specializing in Snowflake, Databricks, and cloud data platform implementations for retail, manufacturing, and CPG enterprises. It directly overlaps Cleartelligence's modern data stack, vertical expertise, and AI/ML engineering offerings.
• Maven Wave (Zilker Technology): Maven Wave is a Google Cloud-focused data, analytics, and AI consultancy serving large enterprises. While cloud-platform-led rather than multi-platform like Cleartelligence, it competes for similar enterprise data and AI transformation mandates.
• Brillio: Brillio is a digital transformation and data engineering consultancy serving enterprise clients in financial services, healthcare, and consumer industries. It is highly comparable to Cleartelligence in combining modern data stack delivery with industry-vertical expertise and AI/ML capabilities.
• Wavestone: Wavestone (including the former Aspirent/Decision Leaders) is a data, AI, and digital transformation consultancy with deep Snowflake and Databricks partnerships. It competes with Cleartelligence on enterprise data strategy, AI readiness, and analytics engagements across regulated industries.

Others

• Snowflake Professional Services: Snowflake's in-house Professional Services team competes with partner consultancies like Cleartelligence for high-value Snowflake Cortex and AI implementation deals. It is a relevant ecosystem participant rather than a head-to-head peer across the full modern data stack.

Broad incumbents

• Deloitte (Analytics & AI): Deloitte's Analytics & AI practice delivers enterprise data strategy, modernization, and AI transformation to large clients globally. It overlaps with Cleartelligence's offerings but as part of a much wider advisory and audit portfolio.
• Accenture (Data & AI practice): Accenture is the largest global systems integrator with a massive data and AI practice serving Fortune 500 enterprises across all verticals. It competes with Cleartelligence on large-scale data modernization and AI engagements but at a much broader portfolio and global delivery scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A1 record

Investments

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