Dtangle

What Dtangle does

Dtangle SA is a Swiss deep-tech startup incorporated in late 2023 in the Geneva area, specifically Le Grand-Saconnex, as the commercial spin-off of Collaboration Spotting X (CSX), an open-source visual analytics tool developed at CERN over more than a decade. The company offers a no-code visual analytics platform that converts complex, interconnected datasets into interactive, navigable network visualizations, targeting enterprise and institutional buyers across four primary use cases: patents and publications analysis, market research, intelligence and investigation, and community management. End users named in the materials include R&D teams, patent attorneys, market research firms, law enforcement and intelligence agencies, and HR or community functions in large organizations.

The platform is built on CSX, which combines information retrieval with visual analytics to support click-only exploration of relational data without programming. It ingests data from CSV, SQL databases, NoSQL stores, Neo4j, ElasticSearch, and BigQuery, and supports on-premises, private cloud, and air-gapped deployments with granular permissions. The product portfolio comprises a core Dtangle Platform, four domain modules, an extensible API and plugin ecosystem, cross-platform browser support, markdown-enabled annotations, and immersive VR/AR exploration capabilities. The underlying CSX remains freely available under the MIT 2.0 license at csxp.me, providing the open-source foundation for commercial offerings.

Dtangle generates revenue through three streams: enterprise platform licensing sold on a custom-quote, multi-year subscription basis (currently on-premise, with a SaaS version under development), recurring maintenance and support subscriptions, and bespoke data consulting services covering data strategy, analytics implementation, and ongoing optimization. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales with a demo-first motion via Calendly, supported by a content marketing and academic publication engine (including IEEE SNAMS 2021 and ECIR 2023), a company blog, LinkedIn presence, SEO, and a four-tier partner program spanning Technology, Strategic, Reseller, and Referral channels. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is handled through direct sales engagement.

Name

Dtangle

Legal name

Dtangle SA

Website

https://dtangle.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Dtangle SA is a Geneva-based deep-tech startup commercializing CERN's open-source CSX visual analytics platform. It provides no-code, network-based exploration of complex enterprise data for clients in patents, market research, intelligence, and community management via on-premise licensing and consulting.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Geneva

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Visual Analytics Platform Licensing: Dtangle offers its visual analytics platform as an on-premise solution for enterprise servers. Organizations deploy the platform within their IT infrastructure, with licensing structured to align with company requirements. A SaaS version is currently under development to extend reach and simplify access.
2. Data Consulting Services: Dtangle provides specialized data consulting services using their proprietary analytics platform. Services include data strategy development, advanced analytics implementation, interactive reporting and visualization, and ongoing support and optimization. Consulting engagements are tailored to organizational needs.
3. Maintenance and Support: Comprehensive maintenance and support services ensure the platform runs optimally with ongoing assistance and updates to maintain performance and address technical concerns.
4. CSX Open Source (MIT License): The underlying CSX technology is available as open-source under MIT 2.0 license, serving as the foundation for commercial offerings while fostering community contribution.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Dtangle is a Swiss visual analytics platform that converts complex, interconnected datasets into navigable network graphs and interactive visualizations without requiring programming skills. Built on Collaboration Spotting X (CSX), an open-source technology developed at CERN over more than a decade, it ingests data from CSV, SQL, NoSQL, Neo4j, ElasticSearch, and BigQuery and is deployed on-premise, in private cloud, or air-gapped environments. The company also offers specialized consulting services that use the platform for bespoke analytics engagements across patent, market research, investigation, and community management use cases.

Product overview

Dtangle offers a unified visual analytics platform built on CERN's open-source CSX (Collaboration Spotting X) technology. The core Dtangle Platform enables no-code visual analytics and network exploration for complex datasets, available as an on-premise enterprise solution with SaaS planned. The product portfolio includes specialized use-case modules for Patents & Publications Analytics, Market Research Analytics, Intelligence & Investigation Analytics, and Community Management Platform. These modules share the common core platform capabilities of graph visualization, data modeling, and interactive reporting while addressing domain-specific analytical needs. Complementing the platform, Data Consulting Services provides expert guidance for deploying Dtangle solutions and extracting tailored insights across industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dtangle Platform A no-code visual analytics platform that transforms complex, interconnected datasets into navigable network visualizations through click-only exploration. Supports CSV, SQL, NoSQL, Neo4j, ElasticSearch, and BigQuery sources; deployable on-premise, in private cloud, or in air-gapped environments. Targeted at enterprise organizations requiring advanced visual analytics without programming expertise.
• Data Consulting Services Specialized data consulting services leveraging the Dtangle platform to deliver tailored analytics solutions, including data strategy development, advanced analytics implementation, interactive reporting and visualization, and ongoing support. Engagements cover patent landscape analysis, data silo integration, and sustainability data visualization.
• Patents & Publications Analytics Specialized application module for analyzing patent and publication data, providing dynamic network modeling for intellectual property, technology trend analysis, competitive intelligence, and collaborative research development. Built for R&D teams, patent attorneys, and research institutions.
• Market Research Analytics Market research module that unifies diverse data sources including surveys, social metrics, and transactional data. Enables consumer profiling, segmentation, targeting, and longitudinal trend analysis through visual network exploration for market research firms and corporate insights teams.
• Intelligence & Investigation Analytics Advanced analytics module for security and investigation use cases supporting data fusion from SIGINT, OSINT, and classified sources. Includes pattern-of-life analysis, network visualization, operational link analysis, and predictive threat detection for law enforcement, security services, and intelligence organizations.
• Community Management Platform Community management application that visualizes organizational networks, maps expertise, and tracks ecosystem growth. Includes dynamic expertise discovery, synergy identification, collaborative network visualization, and talent optimization for HR and community management functions in large organizations.
• Collaboration Spotting X (CSX) Open-source visual network exploration tool released under MIT 2.0 license, developed at CERN as the foundational technology underlying Dtangle. Available freely to the community while serving as the technical base for Dtangle's commercial offerings.

Quantifiable outcome

• 37 computer science graduate students perceived CSX as valuable for completing tasks through visualization and interaction (study published in IEEE SNAMS 2021)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability3 records

Feature13 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• InnosuissecoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2023Dtangle was selected for Innosuisse's Initial Coaching program in 2023. This Swiss innovation agency program supports science-based ventures and helps strengthen business models, assess development stage, and identify potential weaknesses. The coaching program aids in challenging and optimizing business models, refining strategies, and defining key milestones for Dtangle's development.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Linkurious: Linkurious offers a graph visualization and analytics platform focused on fraud detection, anti-money-laundering, and intelligence use cases. It is the closest direct peer to Dtangle's Intelligence & Investigation module, sharing the same graph-based network exploration paradigm and enterprise/government buyer profile.
• Cambridge Intelligence: Cambridge Intelligence builds KeyLines and ReGraph, graph visualization toolkits for security, intelligence, and fraud applications. Comparable to Dtangle on the technology axis (graph visualization) and on the intelligence/investigation use case, though delivered as SDKs rather than a turnkey platform.
• Neo4j: Neo4j is the leading native graph database with a built-in graph visualization and exploration Bloom tool. Dtangle integrates with Neo4j as a data source while competing for the same graph-analytics buyer workflows, particularly in fraud, recommendation, and network analysis use cases.
• Tom Sawyer Software: Tom Sawyer Software provides enterprise graph visualization and analytics platforms used in intelligence, security, and complex-systems analysis. It competes directly with Dtangle in the network-exploration and link-analysis space, especially for government and defense buyers.

Broad incumbents

• Palantir Technologies: Palantir's Foundry and Gotham platforms deliver large-scale enterprise analytics with strong graph/investigation capabilities. It is a much larger incumbent that overlaps with Dtangle's intelligence and complex-data use cases but at far greater scale and price points.
• Tableau (Salesforce): Tableau is the incumbent visual analytics platform for enterprise BI. Dtangle's value proposition explicitly contrasts itself with 'current BI platforms' cited by prospects, making Tableau the canonical broad incumbent against which Dtangle positions.
• Qlik: Qlik offers an enterprise analytics platform with associative data modeling and interactive visual exploration. Comparable to Dtangle as a broader enterprise BI incumbent competing for the same data-visualization budget and use cases.
• Microsoft Power BI: Power BI is the dominant cloud-based visual analytics and BI platform, deeply embedded in Microsoft enterprise stacks. As a default-buy BI incumbent, it competes with Dtangle for any visual-analytics budget inside an enterprise.

Emerging players

• Sigma Computing: Sigma Computing is a cloud-native BI platform with spreadsheet-style exploration of cloud data warehouses. Comparable as an emerging cloud-first analytics player competing for mid-market and modern data stack buyers where Dtangle's upcoming SaaS will also play.

Others

• Databricks: Databricks provides a unified data and AI platform that includes SQL analytics, dashboards, and graph processing. It is adjacent rather than directly competitive, but Dtangle connects to its ecosystem (BigQuery, Spark, cloud warehouses) and competes for the same enterprise data-investment dollars.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dtangle

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

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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