FACTS
• Collibra raised $ 100mn in its latest funding round , bringing its value to over $ 1bn .
• Collibra is backed by Google ’ s investment arm , Capital G
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“ We were very happy that CapitalG and Google reached out to us ”
— Felix Van de Maele CEO and Co-Founder , Collibra coming from , who was responsible for it , and that processes were in place to fix any problems that cropped up . Since this initial approach to compliance , which was defensive and reactive , data has been brought to the fore of the finance industry . Fast forward to 2019 and Chief Data Officer is a key role for companies as data management is recognised as a core strategic function . “ Today , data drives the whole digital transformation ,” says Van de Maele . “ AI , machine learning , IoT : it ’ s all about data .”
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