What Datafloq does

Datafloq B.V. is a Netherlands-based digital media and content platform that publishes news, analysis, and insights on data, AI, and emerging technologies across eleven categories — AI, Big Data, Blockchain, Cloud, Cybersecurity, IoT, Metaverse, Robotics, Startups, Strategy, and Technical. The platform is built on a conventional digital publishing stack (article management, category pages, search, event/job/course listings) and delivers content through a website, a weekly email newsletter, and curated vertical directories. Around the core editorial site, Datafloq operates several adjacent modules: an Events directory for technology conferences, a Job Board for data and AI roles, a Courses directory aggregating third-party providers such as Coursera, a Whitepapers section, and a Company Profiles directory of 12,000+ organizations integrated with its parent group's data assets.

The business model is advertising-led, monetizing audience reach (reported at 1.2M monthly pageviews, 400K+ global professionals, and 180K+ newsletter subscribers) via display and sponsored placements, with ancillary, undisclosed revenue from job postings, event listings, and course directory placements. Content is free to readers, and the company sells access to its audience to technology advertisers through a direct "Advertise with Datafloq" sales motion. The company is privately held and operates as a brand under the Liplyn Group, a diversified media/content parent that also includes the Liplyn Academy training platform. Headcount is small (1–10), the operational headquarters is in Hilversum, Netherlands, and the company has been publishing for more than a decade, serving primarily data engineers, AI/ML practitioners, and C-level technology decision makers.

Name

Datafloq

Legal name

Datafloq B.V.

Website

https://datafloq.com/

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Datafloq is a Netherlands-based digital media platform that publishes news, analysis, and directories on data, AI, and emerging technologies, serving 400K+ data, AI, and technology professionals globally through articles, newsletter, events, jobs, and courses.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Den Haag

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Advertising: Datafloq generates revenue through advertising, offering businesses the ability to reach its professional audience of data, AI, and emerging technology professionals. The platform provides advertising options to reach 400K+ professionals.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Datafloq operates a digital media and publishing platform that publishes editorial content (news, analysis, articles) on data, AI, and emerging technologies across categories including Big Data, Blockchain, Cloud, Cybersecurity, IoT, Metaverse, Robotics, and AI. Around the core publishing platform it offers complementary services: an Events directory, a Job Board for data/AI roles, a Courses directory, a weekly Newsletter, Whitepapers, and Company Profiles, monetized through advertising to businesses seeking reach into a global community of 400,000+ technology professionals.

Product overview

Datafloq is a digital media and content platform that operates as a unified news and information hub rather than a traditional software product. The core offering is the Datafloq News & Articles Platform, which publishes editorial content across 11 technology categories (Big Data, Blockchain, Cloud, AI, Cybersecurity, IoT, Robotics, Metaverse, Startups, Strategy, and Technical). Around this core content platform, Datafloq offers several supplementary services: an Events directory for technology conferences and summits, a Job Board for data/AI professional opportunities, a Courses directory featuring educational content, a Weekly Newsletter reaching 180,000+ subscribers, Whitepapers for in-depth research, and Company Profiles covering 12,000+ technology companies via Liplyn integration. The platform positions itself as connecting a global community of 400,000+ professionals with news, knowledge, and opportunities in the data and AI space.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Datafloq News & Articles Platform A digital media platform providing news, analysis, and articles on data, AI, and emerging technologies across categories including Big Data, Blockchain, Cloud, AI, Cybersecurity, IoT, Robotics, Metaverse, Startups, Strategy, and Technical topics; serves a global community of 400,000+ data, AI, and technology professionals.
• Datafloq Events Directory
• Datafloq Job Board A recruitment listing service featuring job postings in data engineering, software development, AI/ML, and related technology roles from various companies.
• Datafloq Courses Directory An educational content directory featuring online courses from providers such as Coursera covering technology, business, AI, finance, and professional development topics.
• Datafloq Weekly Newsletter A weekly email newsletter delivering curated top stories on data, AI, and emerging technologies to a subscriber base of 180,000+ professionals.
• Datafloq Whitepapers Research reports and whitepaper content accessible through the platform's search and content discovery system.

Quantifiable outcome

• 400K+ professionals reached through advertising
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Liplyn GroupcoreOthersDatafloq B.V. is a brand of the Liplyn Group, a corporate family that includes the Liplyn Academy training platform. The parent company provides operational infrastructure and brand governance.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Datanami: Big data and analytics-focused digital media outlet covering enterprise data infrastructure, AI, and analytics — overlapping directly with Datafloq's big data and AI categories and professional audience.
• KDnuggets: Long-running publication focused on data science, machine learning, big data, and AI, serving a practitioner audience with news, tutorials, and job listings — directly comparable to Datafloq's data/AI editorial focus.
• VentureBeat: A leading digital media outlet covering AI, data, and emerging technology with editorial coverage, events (e.g., VB Transform), and newsletters targeting a similar data/AI professional audience as Datafloq.
• The Next Web (TNW): Amsterdam-headquartered tech media covering emerging technology, startups, and digital innovation, with a comparable European base and broad data/AI/tech editorial coverage similar to Datafloq.

Emerging players

• Towards Data Science: Data science and AI publication on Medium with a practitioner-focused readership, sharing audience and topical overlap with Datafloq's data engineering and AI/ML segments.
• SiliconANGLE / theCUBE: Enterprise technology media covering cloud, data, AI, and infrastructure with editorial and video content; comparable audience of enterprise technology professionals and overlap in event/content verticals.

Broad incumbents

• The Register: Global enterprise technology publication covering AI, data centers, software, and security with a B2B audience similar to Datafloq's professional readership.
• CIO.com (IDG): Enterprise IT and data strategy publication targeting CIOs and senior technology decision-makers — overlap with Datafloq's C-level/decision-maker audience segment.
• TechCrunch: Major technology media outlet with deep coverage of startups, AI, and emerging technology, including events and newsletters reaching a global tech professional audience comparable to Datafloq's.
• ZDNet: Established global tech media brand covering enterprise technology, AI, big data, and cybersecurity for business decision-makers — a broader incumbent with overlapping data/AI editorial verticals.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/datafloq
• Facebookfacebook.com/datafloq
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/datafloq

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

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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