BENGALURU: Data collaboration platform Atlan has raised Rs 18 crore in Series-A funding, led by Water-Bridge Ventures. It counts Ratan Tata and Rajan Anandan among existing investors. Atlan’s products help teams in large enterprises collaborate seamlessly on data projects by truly democratising data, both internal and external, while automating repetitive tasks.

The company works with more than 200 corporations globally, including Unilever, GroupM, Mahindra Group, Kotak Mahindra Bank and In-Mobi. “To win with data, diverse individuals such as engineers, data scientists and business users need to collaborate effectively. We are building the glue — the collaboration layer — for these diverse teams, to make them more agile and efficient,” said Prukalpa Sankar, cofounder, Atlan.

“Just as HubSpot created a home for marketing teams and GitHub created a home for engineering teams, we are creating a home for data teams,” she said. The company plans to invest the latest funds in expanding globally and for leadership hires.