6 Automated Data Platform Success Stories [2024]

Updated: November 1st, 2023
Start An Automated Data Platform

Here are some real life success stories of starting a automated data platform:

1. Custimy.io ($600K/year)

Kristoffer and his co-founder, Martin, came up with the idea for Custimy while on vacation in Spain. Martin, who was working in London as a director for a software and technology consultancy, pitched the idea of building a customer data platform for e-commerce stores. Inspired by the potential to revolutionize e-commerce, Kristoffer quit his CEO position at a food-tech company, and together they built Custimy from scratch, eventually raising $1.6 million in pre-seed funding and attracting major media attention.

How much they make: $600K/year
How much did it cost to start: $875K
Current team size: 30

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We Built A $600K/Year SaaS Platform For E-Commerce Brands

Custimy.io co-founders Kristoffer and Martin created an e-commerce data platform that uses machine learning to help SMB stores make better decisions based on higher-quality customer data, raising the biggest pre-seed funding round in Denmark at the time and currently having 50K USD in monthly recurring revenue.

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Kristoffer started Custimy.io almost 4 years ago
Revenue
Kristoffer grew the business to $50K/month
Costs
It cost Kristoffer $875000 to start the business
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2. ADP

ADP offers industry-leading online payroll and HR solutions, plus tax, compliance, benefit administration and more.

Where they're located: Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Website traffic: 95.5M/month

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Learn more about starting an automated data platform:

Where to start?

-> How much does it cost to start an automated data platform?
-> Pros and cons of an automated data platform

Need inspiration?

-> Examples of established automated data platform
-> Marketing ideas for an automated data platform

Other resources

4. Autodesk

Autodesk builds software that helps people imagine, design, and make a better world.

Where they're located: Rochester, New York, USA
Website traffic: 25.3M/month

5. MongoDB

We're the creators of MongoDB, the most popular database for modern apps, and MongoDB Atlas, the global cloud database on AWS, Azure, and GCP. Easily organize, use, and enrich data — in real time, anywhere.

Website traffic: 5.58M/month