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Explorium

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Explorium
TypePrivate
IndustryEnterprise software, data integration
Founded2017; 9 years ago (2017)
FoundersMaor Shlomo, Omer Har, Or Tamir
Headquarters,
Israel
Key people
Omer Har (CEO), Or Tamir (COO)
ProductsExternal-data discovery and integration platform
Number of employees
approx. 100 (2025)
Websitewww.explorium.ai

Explorium is an Israeli software company headquartered in Tel Aviv-Yafo. The company develops software for integrating and harmonizing external business-to-business data used in analytics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning workflows.[1][2][3]

History

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Explorium was founded in 2017 in Tel Aviv by Maor Shlomo, Omer Har and Or Tamir.[1][4]

In September 2019, the company emerged from stealth and announced combined funding of approximately US$19.1 million. The funding included a US$3.6 million Seed round led by Emerge with participation from F2 Capital, and a US$15.5 million Series A round led by Zeev Ventures.[4][5][1][6][7]

In July 2020, Explorium raised a US$31 million Series B funding round.[8][9][10][11][12][13]

In May 2021, the company raised a US$75 million Series C round led by Insight Partners, with participation from Zeev Ventures, Emerge, F2 Venture Capital, 01 Advisors, Dynamic Loop Capital, Fort Ross Ventures and Vintage Investment Partners, bringing total funding to approximately US$127 million.[14][15][16][17][18][19] Explorium was included in a 2021 Forbes Israel feature on Israeli companies considered potential future unicorns.[20] In December 2021, Explorium's external-data offering was added to the Snowflake Data Marketplace.[21][22] In 2022, the company was listed as a sample vendor in several Gartner Hype Cycle and Emerging Tech Impact Radar reports related to external data and artificial intelligence technologies.[2]

Co-founder Maor Shlomo left Explorium in 2023, and co-founder Omer Har became chief executive officer.[23]

Operations

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It is headquartered in Tel Aviv-Yafo and has reported operations in the United States and Ukraine.[10][14][13] Reported employee headcount reached approximately 130 in 2021.[14]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Miller, Ron (11 September 2019). "Explorium reveals $19.1M in total funding for machine learning data discovery platform". TechCrunch. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  2. ^ a b "Explorium Facilitates the Use of External Data for Analytics and AI". ISG Software Research. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  3. ^ ""I achieved the Holy Grail: I built software that builds software"". Calcalist (CTech). 24 August 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  4. ^ a b Ravet, Hagar (11 September 2019). "Data Automation Startup Explorium Raises $15.5 Million". Calcalist (CTech). Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  5. ^ Ben David, Ricky (12 September 2019). "Israeli Startup Explorium Raises $19M For Data Science Platform". NoCamels. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  6. ^ Ben Tovim, Idan (September 2019). "אנחנו עושים לדאטה של Machine Learning מה שמנועי החיפוש עשו לאינטרנט". Geektime (in Hebrew). Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  7. ^ "Data science platform co Explorium raises $19m". Globes. 11 September 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  8. ^ "אקספלוריום גייסה עוד 31 מיליון דולר וטוענת: "יש כאן מירוץ חימוש"". Geektime (in Hebrew). July 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  9. ^ Santosdiaz, Richie (20 August 2020). "Tel Aviv-Born Explorium Raised $31 Million in Series B To Further Grow". The Fintech Times. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  10. ^ a b Miller, Ron (28 July 2020). "Explorium reels in $31M Series B as data discovery platform grows". TechCrunch. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  11. ^ Ravet, Hagar (28 July 2020). "Data automation startup Explorium raises $31 million". Calcalist (CTech). Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  12. ^ Wheatley, Mike (28 July 2020). "Data discovery startup Explorium raises $31M in Series B funding". SiliconANGLE. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  13. ^ a b Bosilkovski, Igor (28 July 2020). "Meet The Israeli Entrepreneurs Who Just Raised $31 Million For Their Data Science Platform". Forbes. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  14. ^ a b c Miller, Ron (18 May 2021). "Explorium scores $75M Series C just 10 months after B round". TechCrunch. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  15. ^ Orbach, Meir (18 May 2021). "Explorium raises $75 million led by Insight Partners to expand data science platform". Calcalist (CTech). Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  16. ^ FinSMEs (18 May 2021). "Explorium Raises $75M in Series C Funding". FinSMEs. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  17. ^ Wheatley, Mike (18 May 2021). "External data provider Explorium raises $75M in new funding". SiliconANGLE. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  18. ^ Azar, Almog (18 May 2021). "חברת Explorium גייסה 75 מיליון דולר בהובלת אינסייט". Calcalist (in Hebrew). Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  19. ^ Woodie, Alex (18 May 2021). "Explorium Nets $75 Million to Grow Alternative Data Platform". Datanami. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  20. ^ "Special project: Forbes presents the next Israeli unicorns". Forbes Israel (in Hebrew). 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  21. ^ "Explorium uses machine learning to meet pandemic-fueled need for external business data". SiliconANGLE. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  22. ^ "Explorium Offers Third-Party Data on Snowflake Data Marketplace". CDP Institute. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  23. ^ Sherry, Ben (16 December 2025). "How Base44 Found a Buyer 4 Months After Launching". Inc. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
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