Mode

Mode

Collaborative analytics platform with SQL notebooks

Overview

Mode is a collaborative data platform for business intelligence and data analytics that lets teams connect, analyze, and share data using SQL, R, Python, and visual analytics in one cloud environment. It features a shared cloud SQL editor with multiple tabs, full R and Python notebooks, and interactive visualizations across millions of rows, powered by Helix for fast performance. It differentiates itself with multi-language support within one workspace, a collaborative environment for analyses and visuals, scalable handling of large datasets, and strong customer service. Its goal is to help organizations turn data into actionable insights by providing a unified space to explore data, run analyses, and share results.

About Mode

Simplify's Rating
Why Mode is rated
B-
Rated B on Competitive Edge
Rated B on Growth Potential
Rated C on Differentiation

Industries

Data & Analytics

Enterprise Software

AI & Machine Learning

Company Size

501-1,000

Company Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$279.4M

Headquarters

Mountain View, California

Founded

2013

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What believers are saying

  • ThoughtSpot's 2024 $200M acquisition adds generative AI to Mode's code-first workflows.
  • Fishtown partnership integrates dbt for trusted analytics engineering transparency.
  • TriNet partnership scales HR data analytics for enterprise workforce insights.

What critics are saying

  • ThoughtSpot migration forces SQL users to Spotter AI natural language in 2026.
  • Sigma Computing steals finance clients with 100x faster no-code queries on Snowflake.
  • GPT-5 in Power BI automates 80% of Mode workflows, ending subscriptions by 2027.

What makes Mode unique

  • Mode integrates SQL, Python, R, and visualizations in one collaborative platform.
  • Free Studio plan offers unlimited SQL editing for freelancers since 2013.
  • Helix engine enables interactive analysis on millions of rows instantly.

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Funding

Total Funding

$279.4M

Above

Industry Average

Funded Over

8 Rounds

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Benefits

Flexible Time - You know what makes you the most productive. We offer unlimited PTO and the ability to work with your manager to build a schedule that makes sense for you and your family.

Professional Development - We invest in our team's growth by earmarking funds for each employee's continued education, which you can use as you see fit.

Office Life - We strive to make the Mode office a place where everyone is comfortable by providing a variety of working spaces with different volumes and levels of light. We also build community through daily catered lunches and a kitchen that's fully stocked with snacks and beverages.

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance - We cover all premiums for employees, dependents, domestic partners, and spouses on a variety of healthcare plans.

Company News

株式会社PR TIMES
Feb 12th, 2025
Kirin Invests in MODE for Global DX

Kirin Holdings, in collaboration with Global Brain, has invested in MODE, Inc. through the "KIRIN HEALTH INNOVATION FUND" in December 2024. MODE, a Silicon Valley startup, combines IoT and generative AI to enhance real-time data usability in complex field operations. Their platform, BizStack, and AI assistant, BizStack Assistant, aim to improve operational efficiency. The fund targets innovative startups in health science, with a total of ¥5 billion under management since March 2020.

Business Wire
Mar 5th, 2024
Finance Veteran John Hyun Joins Grabango as CFO, as Leading Checkout-Free Tech Provider Expands Globally

Hyun joins Grabango from Mode Analytics, a leading SaaS analytics provider, where as CFO, he led finance and corporate development, expanded internationally through M&A, and led the sale of the company for more than $200 million.

Business Daily Africa
Oct 20th, 2023
Julian Kyula: Pastor juggling business and church

In 2010 he founded the MODE Group - a multi-million dollar international fintech company that won the IBM Global Entrepreneur of the Year (2012) award.

Military Industry Today
Jun 26th, 2023
ThoughtSpot Acquires Mode Analytics for $200M to Empower Data Teams to Redefine Business Intelligence with Trusted Generative AI | Military Industry Today

ThoughtSpot, the AI-Powered Analytics company, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Mode Analytics, the modern Business Intelligence (BI) platform that brings data teams and business teams together to drive impact, in a cash and equity deal valued at $200M.

GlobeNewswire
Jun 26th, 2023
ThoughtSpot Acquires Mode Analytics for $200M to Empower Data Teams to Redefine Business Intelligence with Trusted Generative AI

With Mode and ThoughtSpot, data teams can use a flexible, efficient code-first approach to deliver self service analytics to business users, easily...

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