# Alvin: Information technology & services, Tallinn, Estonia

> Alvin: Alvin is a SaaS company based in Tallinn, Estonia, specializing in automated BigQuery optimization. Based in Tallinn, Estonia. Founded 2018.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/startup/alvin (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Alvin

Alvin is a SaaS company based in Tallinn, Estonia, specializing in automated BigQuery optimization.

Funding reported Last round: Seed

Information technology & services Tallinn, Estonia

Company summary

- **Founded:** 2018 8 years old
- **Team:** 70 51 to 200 people
- **Funding reported:** 6.1M as listed, currency not stated
- **Last round:** Seed Oct 2022

How sure we are

- ✓ **Listed** We know it exists and what it does
- 2 **Funding reported** A company dataset reports a raise
- 3 **Observed** A filing or a dated announcement confirms a round

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## About Alvin

Alvin is a SaaS company based in Tallinn, Estonia, specializing in automated BigQuery optimization.

Founded in 2018 by Martin Sahlen and Dan Mashiter, Alvin aims to help data teams significantly reduce cloud spending, by up to 60%, without ongoing engineering effort. The company has raised $6 million in seed funding and employs around 26 to 50 people. The Alvin platform utilizes high-performance Rust and Apache DataFusion to enhance BigQuery environments. Key features include automated optimization, query acceleration, resource optimization, and intelligent caching. The platform also offers a user-friendly cost reporting interface, allowing teams to monitor savings effectively. Alvin operates on a performance-based pricing model, charging a percentage of the savings realized, ensuring a positive return on investment. The company serves notable clients such as OpenX, GoCardless, and GetScale, helping them achieve substantial cost reductions and improved query performance.

## What company datasets say Alvin raised

Funding, as reported

Reported in all **6.1M** in the source's currency

Rounds **1**

Last round **Seed**

Last round size **6.7M**

Last round date **Oct 2022**

Investors listed **6**

## The company, in detail

What they build

Known for

cloud spend reduction sql access to metadata health care database efficiency data infrastructure & analytics collaborative workflows consumers information technology and services data governance visualization performance data optimization metadata analysis metadata correlation data quality post-deployment dashboard optimization healthcare

Built with from their website

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- **Sector:** Information technology & services
- **Industry code:** NAICS 513210, 541512, SIC 7375, 7372, 7371
- **Region:** Harju County
- **Revenue:** 2M a year, as listed
- **Full record:** [Every detail in the company directory](https://millionrounds.com/directory/alvin-0bffd3323e)

## Information technology & services in Estonia

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