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Collibra sells software that catalogs an enterprise's data and AI systems, tracks their lineage, and checks them against compliance rules. Its verifiable strength is the data-governance business, where it displays Gartner and Forrester Leader placements and regulated accounts such as BNP Paribas Fortis and AXA XL run it. Collibra's current pitch, the AI Command Center for governing AI agents, shipped in May 2026 with a Giskard partnership, a Collibra/Harris Poll survey, and a forward-looking Weir Group endorsement, but the cited record names no production buyer yet. Collibra is the safe call for a regulated enterprise standardizing data governance, and weakest where a buyer scopes only agent oversight, the surface most exposed to bundling by data clouds such as Snowflake.
| Description | Data and AI governance platform that governs AI models, use cases, and agents across their lifecycle, ties them to trusted lineage-tracked data, and enforces compliance and data policies. | [f1] |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2008 | [f2] |
| Latest funding | Series G, $250M, led by Sequoia Capital Global Equities and Sofina, at a $5.25B valuation (2021) | [f3] |
| Deployment | SaaS | [f4] |
| Product | What it does |
|---|---|
| Collibra | Data and AI governance platform that governs AI models, use cases, and agents across their lifecycle, ties them to trusted lineage-tracked data, and enforces compliance and data policies. |
| Deasy Labs unstructured data governance | GenAI-native metadata capability (acquired July 2025) that auto-discovers taxonomies and tags, filters, and enriches unstructured files for AI search and governance, integrated into Collibra. |
AI Defense Matrix
| Govern | Identify | Protect | Detect | Respond | Recover | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI-Workload Platforms Inference servers, training platforms, vector DB platforms, and the model-loading supply chain. | ||||||
| AI Orchestration Tools Agentic orchestration tools, plus their plugins, skills, hooks, system prompts, scaffolding, harnesses, configuration settings, and MCP clients on user devices. | ||||||
| AI-Generated Code Code produced by AI tools, AI-assisted reviews, AI-generated infrastructure-as-code and tests, and vibe-coded apps that bypass CI/CD. | ||||||
| AI Gateways & Routers MCP proxies and gateways, LLM routers, outbound AI-service traffic, shadow AI egress, and model-registry traffic. | ||||||
| AI Model Model weights, fine-tuning checkpoints, model cards, registries, AIBOM, and the third-party LLMs your enterprise consumes. | ||||||
| Training Data Datasets used for training, fine-tuning, and continued learning. | ||||||
| Runtime AI Data User prompts, inference inputs, RAG content, vector DB content, persistent agent memory, and interaction history. | ||||||
| AI Agent Identities AI agents as non-human principals, plus credentials, keys, permission scopes, service accounts, and delegation chains across agents and tools. |
Collibra inventories AI models, use cases, and agents across their lifecycle, ties them to trusted lineage-tracked data, and maps them to compliance and data policies. It is mapped to the AI Defense Matrix. [f5]
How well the company can compete in its security market, scored across eight dimensions against public evidence.
| Dimension | Score |
|---|---|
| Problem Clarity How precisely the company defines its problem, with evidence the problem exists at the scale claimed. | 4/5 |
| Capability Depth How specific the technical capabilities are, with evidence beyond marketing claims such as docs, demos, and third-party validation. | 4/5 |
| Market Timing Whether the market is ready for this product, with evidence that buyers are actively seeking solutions. | 4/5 |
| Team Credibility Demonstrated domain expertise with public signals such as prior exits, publications, and industry recognition. | 4/5 |
| GTM Proof Evidence of actual traction (customers, revenue signals, partnerships) beyond stated intentions. | 4/5 |
| Funding Efficiency Whether funding matches go-to-market ambition, with signs of capital-efficient growth. | 4/5 |
| Category Clarity Whether the company creates or fits a recognizable category that buyers can quickly place in their stack. | 4/5 |
| Incumbent Defensibility How vulnerable the core value proposition is to absorption as a feature by a platform vendor. | 4/5 |
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| Dimension | Score |
|---|---|
| Value Delivery Does the product sell software as the product, or judgment, trust, or accountability with software as the delivery mechanism. | 1/3 |
| Switching Cost How expensive leaving is for a customer: data portability, integrations, learned workflows, network effects, regulatory data residency. | 3/3 |
| Compliance Moat Whether certifications, liability acceptance, or audit trails block an easy replacement. | 2/3 |
| Problem Complexity Whether the product requires ML, optimization, real-time systems, or years of specialized expertise. | 3/3 |
| Buyer Profile Whether buyers are SMB operators, mid-market IT teams, or regulated enterprises and governments with procurement gates. | 3/3 |
| Layer Whether the product is an end-user application, a platform with application features, or infrastructure other applications depend on. | 2/3 |
| Proprietary Data, Content, or IP Whether the product accumulates datasets, content licenses, or IP that a rival cannot recreate from scratch. | 1/3 |
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| Id | Source | Tier | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| f1 | Collibra AI Governance | official | 2026-06-09 |
| f2 | North Data registry record for Collibra N.V. in Brussels, Belgian Crossroads Bank for Enterprises (KBO) 0899.079.439 | regulatory | 2026-06-30 |
| f3 | PR Newswire on Collibra's Series G funding round (Nov 2021) | press | 2026-06-14 |
| f4 | AI Defense Matrix Catalog entry | other | 2026-06-09 |
| f5 | AI Defense Matrix Catalog mapping | other | 2026-06-23 |
| Id | Source | Tier | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | Collibra homepage (Scale AI to production with Data Confidence) “AI Command Center: The control plane for enterprise AI” | official | 2026-06-14 |
| s2 | Collibra AI Command Center product page (logo wall links customer stories for Adobe, AXA XL, BNP Paribas Fortis, TELUS, Wolters Kluwer, OSD) “Collibra AI Command Center helps enterprises manage and control every AI agent and system across the full AI lifecycle. With AI agents taking real action across systems, Collibra's AI Command Center will give Weir Group the foundation to scale agent-led innovation confidently.” | official | 2026-06-18 |
| s3 | Collibra leadership (founders Felix Van de Maele and Stijn Christiaens) “Felix has led Collibra for more than ten years of record growth and is responsible for global business strategy. ... In 2019, Felix was named the EY Technology Entrepreneur of the Year in New York.” | official | 2026-06-14 |
| s4 | PR Newswire on Collibra's 250 million dollar Series G at a 5.25 billion valuation (Nov 2021) “Collibra, the Data Intelligence company, today announced that it has raised $250 million in Series G funding. ... The funding values Collibra at $5.25 billion, more than doubling the company's valuation of $2.35 billion announced in April 2020.” | press | 2026-06-14 |
| s5 | PR Newswire on Collibra acquiring Deasy Labs to extend governance to unstructured data (Jul 2025) “Collibra, the leader in unified governance for data and AI, today announced the acquisition of Deasy Labs, a pioneering startup specializing in automated discovery and enrichment of unstructured data.” | press | 2026-06-14 |
| s6 | TechTarget on Collibra's acquisition of Deasy Labs (build-vs-buy, analyst commentary) “Acquiring Deasy Labs allowed us to leap ahead with proven GenAI-native technology and talent, he said.” | press | 2026-06-14 |
| s7 | Collibra press release announcing the AI Command Center launch with Giskard partnership (May 2026) “Alongside a new strategic partnership with Giskard ... According to a recent Collibra/Harris Poll survey, 91% of tech decision makers say their organizations are already developing or rolling out agentic AI ... yet fewer than half (48%) have established the governance policies needed to oversee it.” | official | 2026-06-14 |
| s8 | Collibra recognized by Gartner as a Leader in the Magic Quadrant for Data and Analytics Governance Platforms (report dated January 2026) “Collibra is a Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Data and Analytics Governance Platforms. Get the full report to see what sets Collibra apart.” | official | 2026-06-18 |
| s9 | Collibra named a Leader in The Forrester Wave Data Governance and a Strong Performer in AI Governance Platforms Q3 2025 “Collibra is named a Leader in The Forrester Wave: Data Governance Solutions, Q3 2025 and a Strong Performer in The Forrester Wave: AI Governance Platforms, Q3 2025.” | official | 2026-06-14 |
| s10 | Snowflake and Collibra expand integration across the Snowflake AI Data Cloud (Snowflake Summit 26, Jun 2026) “Snowflake and Collibra Expand Integration to Bring Governed Business Context and Semantics Across the Snowflake AI Data Cloud” | official | 2026-06-14 |
| s11 | KuppingerCole Leadership Compass on Data Catalogs and Metadata Management naming Collibra an Overall Leader “Overall Leaders (in alphabetical order) are Alation, Collibra, Informatica, and OneTrust.” | research | 2026-06-30 |
| s12 | NVD record for CVE-2026-10621, a path traversal in the Collibra Agent coordinated through CERT/CC (Jun 2026) “Path traversal in restore handler in Collibra Agent, allows an attacker to write arbitrary files via a crafted ZIP archive. Collibra Agent fails to properly validate and canonicalize file path during ZIP extraction, this can allow an attacker to write files outside the intended extraction directory.” | regulatory | 2026-06-30 |
| s13 | NVD record for CVE-2026-10622, an improper authentication path in the Collibra Agent REST API coordinated through CERT/CC (Jun 2026) “Improper Authentication in REST API in Collibra Agent, allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to access privileged functionality via exposed '/rest/* endpoints.” | regulatory | 2026-06-30 |
| s14 | North Data registry record for Collibra N.V. in Brussels, Belgian Crossroads Bank for Enterprises (KBO) 0899.079.439, registration 07/07/2008 “Registration: 07/07/2008 · Chair of the board: Antoon Mary · Managing Director: Felix Van de Maele · Director (3) · Capital: €61,500” | regulatory | 2026-06-30 |
| Id | Source | Tier | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| s1 | Collibra AI Command Center product page (logo wall links AXA XL, BNP Paribas Fortis, Wolters Kluwer, Cambia Health, Office of the Secretary of Defense) “Manage every AI use case, model and agent in a single centralized system of record. ... With AI agents taking real action across systems, Collibra's AI Command Center will give Weir Group the foundation to scale agent-led innovation confidently.” | official | 2026-06-18 |
| s2 | Collibra trust center listing its certifications and control framework “Collibra holds multiple certifications and attestations ... including: SOC 1, SOC 2, ISO 27001, ISO 27017 (Cloud Security), ISO 27018 (Privacy), ISO 42001 (AI Management Systems), FedRAMP (US Government), ITAR (International), HIPAA (Healthcare) and TISAX (German Automotive).” | official | 2026-06-14 |
| s3 | Collibra leadership (founders Felix Van de Maele and Stijn Christiaens) “Felix has led Collibra for more than ten years of record growth and is responsible for global business strategy. ... In 2019, Felix was named the EY Technology Entrepreneur of the Year in New York.” | official | 2026-06-14 |
| s4 | PR Newswire: Collibra raises a 250 million dollar Series G led by Sequoia Capital Global Equities and Sofina at a 5.25 billion valuation (Nov 2021) “Collibra, the Data Intelligence company, today announced that it has raised $250 million in Series G funding. ... The funding values Collibra at $5.25 billion, more than doubling the company's valuation of $2.35 billion announced in April 2020.” | press | 2026-06-14 |
| s5 | PR Newswire: Collibra acquires Deasy Labs to extend governance to unstructured data (Jul 2025) “Collibra, the leader in unified governance for data and AI, today announced the acquisition of Deasy Labs, a pioneering startup specializing in automated discovery and enrichment of unstructured data.” | press | 2026-06-14 |
| s6 | TechTarget: Collibra's acquisition of Deasy Labs (build-vs-buy, analyst commentary) “Acquiring Deasy Labs allowed us to leap ahead with proven GenAI-native technology and talent, he said.” | press | 2026-06-14 |
| s7 | Collibra press release: AI Command Center launch with Giskard partnership (May 2026) “Alongside a new strategic partnership with Giskard ... According to a recent Collibra/Harris Poll survey, 91% of tech decision makers say their organizations are already developing or rolling out agentic AI ... yet fewer than half (48%) have established the governance policies needed to oversee it.” | official | 2026-06-14 |
| s8 | Collibra recognized by Gartner as a Leader in the 2025 Magic Quadrant for Data and Analytics Governance Platforms “See why Collibra was positioned as a Leader again ... in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Data and Analytics Governance Platforms.” | official | 2026-06-18 |
| s9 | Collibra named a Leader in The Forrester Wave Data Governance Solutions and a Strong Performer in AI Governance Solutions Q3 2025 “Collibra named a Leader in The Forrester Wave: Data Governance Solutions, Q3 2025 and a Strong Performer in The Forrester Wave: AI Governance Solutions, Q3 2025.” | official | 2026-06-18 |
| s10 | Collibra Marketplace of partner integrations and community offerings for the Collibra Platform “Discover and download solutions for the Collibra Platform” | official | 2026-06-14 |
| s11 | Snowflake and Collibra expand integration across the Snowflake AI Data Cloud (Snowflake Summit 26, Jun 2026) “Snowflake and Collibra Expand Integration to Bring Governed Business Context and Semantics Across the Snowflake AI Data Cloud” | official | 2026-06-14 |
| s12 | Collibra customer story for BNP Paribas Fortis, a Belgium-based international bank “BNP Paribas Fortis is an international bank based in Belgium and a subsidiary of BNP Paribas. Listen to Jo Couter, Chief Data Officer, speak about how BNP Paribas Fortis uses data to become more efficient, comply with regulations, and know their customers to provide better services.” | official | 2026-06-15 |
| s13 | Collibra customer story for AXA XL, the property and casualty and specialty risk division of AXA “Business users appreciate how easy the Data Governance Center is to access. Users also value knowing that data is trustworthy.” | official | 2026-06-15 |
| s14 | Collibra customer story for Wolters Kluwer on its digital transformation “What makes the digital transformation journey of Wolters Kluwer impressive is not the sheer size of the company, or the way they decided to go about their digital transformation, it's their goal: future-proofing.” | official | 2026-06-15 |
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