Datatelligent

What Datatelligent does

Datatelligent LLC is a privately held subscription Data Analytics as a Service (DAaaS) provider headquartered in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, founded in 2019 and led by CEO Larry Blackburn. The company sells a managed data and AI platform — the Fusion Platform — purpose-built for U.S. higher education institutions and non-profit organizations that need to unify fragmented data across student information systems (SIS), learning management systems (LMS), CRMs, and financial systems. Implementation is delivered as a service rather than a self-licensed stack, with trial subscriptions available and pricing quote-based on an annual cadence.

The Fusion Platform is architected in two layers. Fusion Flow handles data orchestration: automated pipelines (Data Flows) extract, standardize, and load institutional data into a unified Data Lake built on Snowflake Data Cloud or Microsoft Data Fabric, with a Harmonize layer for schema alignment, deduplication, and access control using preset higher-education data models. Fusion Vision delivers the analytics and AI layer: dashboards, KPI tracking, AI-driven chatbots that accept natural-language queries across the student lifecycle, and machine-learning models trained on higher-education patterns for enrollment forecasting, retention risk scoring, and at-risk identification. Document AI, launched in 2024 as part of the AI Starter Solutions bundle, runs on Snowflake Cortex or Microsoft Co-Pilot and supports context-aware document search; visualization is exposed through Tableau and Power BI integrations. In October 2025 the company consolidated this surface under the new Fusion Platform branding, sharpening positioning around higher education.

Commercially, Datatelligent operates a direct enterprise sales motion — including demo requests, scheduled consultations, and a free IPEDS Comparison Tool as a top-of-funnel asset — supplemented by professional services for platform implementation and a paid Generative AI Foundations Course. The company also runs two flagship community alliances that double as pipeline engines: the Data Analytics Alliance for Higher Education (DAAHE, 400+ member organizations) and the Data Analytics Alliance for Non-Profit (DAANP, 200+ member organizations, founded in 2021). No external funding rounds, institutional investors, or acquisition activity are disclosed in the available data; the company appears to be founder-financed and bootstrapped.

Name

Datatelligent

Legal name

Datatelligent LLC

Website

https://datatelligent.ai

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Datatelligent provides subscription Data Analytics as a Service (DAaaS) to higher education institutions and non-profit organizations. Its Fusion Platform, built on Snowflake and Microsoft Azure, unifies SIS, LMS, and CRM data into AI-powered analytics for enrollment, retention, and student lifecycle management.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education Data Analytics

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182), Software Publishers (51321), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

SIC

Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation (7374), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Data Platform (Unified Data & Analytics) Suites (HDAEABAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Data Platforms & Modern Data Stack Services (Lakehouse, DW, MDM) (BPAEAHAC), Data Governance Platforms (Policies, Stewardship, Workflows) (HDAEADAB)

Keywords

• Higher education analytics
• Data analytics platform
• Student lifecycle analytics
• Data integration services
• Predictive enrollment analytics

Headquarters

HQ city

Glen Ellyn

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Data Analytics as a Service (DAaaS) Subscription: The primary revenue model is a subscription-based Data Analytics as a Service offering. The platform provides ongoing data analytics, AI capabilities, and managed services on a recurring subscription basis. Customer testimonial indicates a 'revolutionary' subscription model at 'a fraction of the price' compared to traditional systems and personnel costs.
2. Platform Implementation Services: Professional services for implementing and customizing the Fusion Platform to each institution's specific data environment and requirements.
3. Training Programs: AI training courses such as the Generative AI Foundations Course offered to higher education institutions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Datatelligent provides Data Analytics as a Service (DAaaS) through its Fusion Platform, purpose-built for higher education institutions and non-profit organizations. The platform unifies data from student information systems (SIS), learning management systems (LMS), CRM, and financial systems into a centralized data lake via Fusion Flow, then delivers AI-powered dashboards, predictive analytics, and intelligent chatbots via Fusion Vision across the entire student lifecycle — from enrollment and retention through career readiness.

Product overview

Datatelligent is a Data Analytics as a Service (DAaaS) company offering the Fusion Platform, a next-generation data analytics platform purpose-built for higher education and non-profit organizations. The core Fusion Platform is organized into two main components: Fusion Flow (which handles data collection, movement, and harmonization through Data Flows, Data Lake, and Harmonize features) and Fusion Vision (which delivers intelligent insights through dashboards, AI chatbots, and predictive analytics). The company also offers AI Starter Solutions (Document AI and Unified Data Lake), the Generative AI Foundations Course, a Data Team managed service, a free IPEDS Enrollment Comparison Tool, and hosts two Data Analytics Alliances (DAAHE for Higher Education and DAANP for Non-Profits). The platform leverages Snowflake and Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure with AI powered by Snowflake Cortex or Microsoft Co-Pilot, and connects to visualization tools like Tableau and Power BI.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Fusion Platform: The core data analytics platform combining Fusion Flow (data collection, unification, harmonization) and Fusion Vision (intelligent insights, analytics, and AI capabilities) for higher education institutions.
• Fusion Flow
• Fusion Vision
• Data Analytics as a Service (DAaaS)
• Data Analytics Alliance for Higher Education (DAAHE)
• Data Analytics Alliance for Non-Profit (DAANP)

Products and services

• Fusion Platform Datatelligent's next-generation data analytics platform that Collects, Harmonizes, and Delivers Insights across an entire higher-education institution. It is the umbrella subscription product encompassing Fusion Flow (data collection, movement, and harmonization into a unified Data Lake) and Fusion Vision (intelligent insights, dashboards, AI chatbots, and predictive analytics) for higher-education organizations.
• Document AI Generative-AI document search tool that returns contextually relevant results in response to natural-language queries rather than keyword searches, understanding meaning and context. Runs on Snowflake Cortex or Microsoft Co-Pilot. Targeted at higher-education institutions and non-profits needing context-aware document retrieval.
• Unified Data Lake Quick-start solution to unify data from across an institution into a single repository with automated pipelines, harmonized data formats, and centralized storage on Snowflake Data Cloud or Microsoft Data Fabric. Built on preset higher-education data models.
• Data Team Managed data team service that helps institutions build and maintain integration pipelines without hiring an internal data engineering team. Provides professional services for platform implementation and ongoing data operations as part of the DAaaS subscription model.
• Generative AI Foundations Course Comprehensive AI training course designed specifically for higher-education administration, covering generative AI fundamentals, security, privacy, ethics, and practical applications including prompt engineering.

Quantifiable outcome

• Customer reduced annual data management spend from $250,000/year to 'a fraction of the price'
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers31 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

AI capability9 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and secondary.

• Data Analytics Alliance for Non-Profit (DAANP)flagshipOthers · 1 January 2021Founded in 2021, DAANP is a dynamic community dedicated to empowering non-profit executives with knowledge and resources to leverage data analytics. Now includes over 200 member organizations. Quarterly meetings focus on shared learning, collaborative discussions, and real-world problem-solving.
• SnowflakecoreTechnology or IntegrationStrategic technology partnership where Snowflake Data Cloud serves as the primary infrastructure for the Datatelligent Fusion Platform. The platform leverages Snowflake's data cloud capabilities for secure, scalable data storage and processing. Automated pipelines deliver data updates from institutional sources to Snowflake-based unified data lakes.
• MicrosoftsecondaryTechnology or IntegrationMicrosoft Azure and Microsoft Data Fabric referenced as alternative or complementary infrastructure options. Document AI solution can run on Microsoft Co-Pilot. Azure mentioned in product imagery for higher education solutions.
• TableausecondaryTechnology or IntegrationTableau appears in customer logo section and solution previews as a visualization tool option within the Fusion Platform ecosystem.
• Power BIsecondaryTechnology or IntegrationMicrosoft Power BI referenced as a dashboard/visualization option within the platform ecosystem alongside Tableau.
• Data Analytics Alliance for Higher Education (DAAHE)flagshipOthersA member-led community group Datatelligent hosts for higher education executives interested in using data analytics to solve higher education issues. Has grown to over 400 member organizations. Quarterly meetings feature speaker presentations on data topics.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Talend: Talend (now part of Qlik) provides data integration, quality, and governance tools that compete with the data ingestion and Harmonize layers of Fusion Flow. It is a horizontal incumbent often present in higher education IT environments evaluating alternatives to vertical, managed offerings like Datatelligent.
• Alteryx: Alteryx is an analytics automation and data preparation platform used across industries including higher education. It competes with the data preparation and pipeline automation capabilities of Fusion Flow for institutions that prefer a self-service, analyst-driven approach over a managed vertical service.
• Domo: Domo is a cloud BI and analytics platform used by some higher education institutions for dashboards and reporting. It competes with Datatelligent's Intelligent Insights / Fusion Vision layer where institutions prefer a horizontal self-service BI tool over a fully managed, verticalized DAaaS model.
• Ellucian: Ellucian is the dominant student information system (SIS) vendor in higher education and has expanded into analytics and data platform offerings. As the system of record for SIS data that Datatelligent ingests via Fusion Flow, Ellucian is both a partner-dependency and a competitor if it builds competing downstream analytics.
• Salesforce Education Cloud: Salesforce Education Cloud is a CRM and engagement platform built for higher education recruitment, admissions, and student success. It overlaps with Datatelligent's CRM data ingestion and student lifecycle analytics, and benefits from Salesforce's massive installed base and AppExchange ecosystem.
• Informatica: Informatica is an enterprise data integration and governance platform that competes with the Harmonize and Data Flows components of Fusion Flow. It is a broader, horizontal incumbent that larger higher education institutions may select instead of Datatelligent's vertical offering when they have in-house data engineering capacity.
• EAB: EAB is a large, well-capitalized advisory and technology firm serving higher education with research, benchmarking, and a student success analytics platform. It competes with Datatelligent's analytics layer at larger institutions and benefits from broader services relationships that Datatelligent does not offer.

Direct peers

• Othot: Othot provides predictive analytics and AI-driven decision support specifically for higher education, focused on enrollment, retention, and student success. It targets the same buyer personas (institutional research, enrollment management, provost) and overlaps with Datatelligent's AI Models and Intelligent Insights components.
• Civitas Learning: Civitas Learning is a higher-education-focused predictive analytics platform that helps institutions improve student success, retention, and graduation outcomes. It is the closest direct competitor to Datatelligent's Fusion Vision analytics and AI Models modules within the same buyer (college/university leadership) and use cases (enrollment, retention, student success).

Emerging players

• Sigma Computing: Sigma Computing is a cloud-native analytics and BI platform built natively on Snowflake, sharing Datatelligent's Snowflake-centric architecture. It is an emerging alternative for institutions that want spreadsheet-style analytics directly on the data warehouse rather than a fully managed vertical service.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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