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Mountain View, California

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ThoughtSpot, Inc. is an enterprise technology company that specializes in business intelligence (BI) analytics search software and generative AI-driven analytics. Originally incorporated in December 1999 as Scaligent Inc., the company was formally founded in its current incarnation in 2012 by Ajeet Singh and Amit Prakash. Headquartered in Mountain View, California, ThoughtSpot was established to address the growing data analytics bottleneck in large organizations by making complex enterprise data searchable through an intuitive, web-like interface. The company's core platform delivers an autonomous, AI-native intelligence experience, often referred to as an "agentic analytics platform." It allows both technical and non-technical business users to bypass traditional structured query languages (SQL) by typing natural-language questions into a search bar. The system translates these plain-English queries into real-time data visualizations, charts, and interactive dashboards, democratizing data access across organizations. Over time, ThoughtSpot's capabilities have evolved significantly from on-premise appliances to a 100% cloud-first business model. Key product milestones include the launch of SpotIQ in 2017 (an automated AI-driven insights engine), ThoughtSpot Cloud in 2020 (a fully managed SaaS offering), and ThoughtSpot Sage in 2023 (an LLM-powered natural-language engine). Most recently, in July 2025, the company launched Spotter, an artificial intelligence agent designed for advanced business intelligence analytics. To expand its capabilities, ThoughtSpot acquired Mode Analytics for $200 million in mid-2023, integrating code-first data science tools and significantly growing its enterprise customer base. The company serves a diverse range of massive global clients, including numerous Fortune 100 corporations across multiple sectors. It maintains strong technology partnerships and integrations with major cloud data platforms, including Snowflake, Databricks, Google Cloud Platform (BigQuery), Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Microsoft Azure. ThoughtSpot operates as a highly valued private entity, having achieved a valuation of $4.2 billion during its $100 million Series F funding round in November 2021, and growing past a $4.5 billion valuation by 2024. In total, the company has raised over $674 million from prominent venture capital firms, including Lightspeed Venture Partners, Khosla Ventures, General Catalyst, Silver Lake, and Sapphire Ventures. By 2024, the company's annual recurring revenue (ARR) surpassed $150 million. The corporate executive leadership team is headed by Chief Executive Officer Ketan Karkhanis, alongside Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of the Board Ajeet Singh and Co-Founder Amit Prakash. While globally headquartered in Silicon Valley, ThoughtSpot maintains an expansive international presence with multiple regional offices, including a major engineering hub and wholly owned subsidiary, ThoughtSpot India Private Limited, located in Bengaluru, India. Globally, the company employs hundreds of specialized professionals across its data engineering, sales, and product management operations.