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Databento
Company typePrivate
IndustryFinancial Services, Technology, Financial Technology
Founded2019; 6 years ago (2019)
FounderChristina Qi
Headquarters
Salt Lake City, Utah
,
U.S.
Websitedatabento.com

Databento is an American financial technology company that offers market data APIs and financial data services. Its platform enables users to access real-time and historical data from major exchanges, including NASDAQ, NYSE, and CME, among others.[1][2][3]

History

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Databento was founded in February 2019 by Christina Qi in Salt Lake City, Utah.[4] Qi previously was a cofounder of Domeyard LP, a quantitative hedge fund that traded up to $7.1 billion in daily volume.[5] Prior to founding Domeyard, Qi worked at UBS and Goldman Sachs.[6]

The company launched publicly in 2023 with services for equities and options data.[7]

In October 2024, the company raised an additional $10 million in Series A funding, bringing its total Series A round to $30 million. The funding round included participation from Belvedere Trading, Clear Street, and Lightscape Partners.[8]

Product

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Databento operates as a licensed data distributor for several major trading venues and exchanges.[1][2] The company offers APIs for accessing real-time and historical market data with various schema types that integrate with research and analytics tools.[9] Their market data platform serves a range of institutional users, including banks, proprietary trading firms, hedge funds, asset managers, and universities.[10]

The company hosts servers in colocation facilities with exchange servers and offers both subscription-based licensing and usage-based pricing models.[10]

Leadership

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Christina Qi serves as Chief Executive Officer.[11] She graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science in Management Science and serves on the MIT Corporation Development Committee.[5] Qi was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in finance in 2018.[12]

Recognition

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In 2022, Databento was named a Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum.[13] The Technology Pioneers program recognizes companies using new technologies to address global challenges.[14]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Licensed Market Data Distributors - CME Group". CME Group. Archived from the original on August 1, 2025. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Nasdaq TotalView: Complete Market Depth Information & Trading Solutions". Nasdaq Data. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
  3. ^ "Databento | Finance Trading Lab | Haskayne School of Business | University of Calgary". haskayne.ucalgary.ca. Retrieved 2025-09-25.
  4. ^ "Hedge fund success, then a pivot with purpose | MIT Sloan". mitsloan.mit.edu. 2020-07-08. Retrieved 2025-09-25.
  5. ^ a b "On the Record with Christina Qi, CEO of Databento". Differential Ventures. May 21, 2024. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
  6. ^ Butler, Amanda (2023-09-18). "At the weekly Duke FinTech Seminar: The incredible story of a FinTech businesswoman". Duke Engineering Master's Programs. Retrieved 2025-09-19.
  7. ^ "Databento company information, funding & investors". Dealroom.co. December 31, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
  8. ^ "Databento Raises $10M to Expand Financial Data Platform". Silicon Valley Journals. October 29, 2024. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
  9. ^ HourcardCo-founder, Nic; CEO (2024-07-02). "Analyzing multi-stream market data with Databento, Grafana and QuestDB". QuestDB. Retrieved 2025-09-25.
  10. ^ a b "Databento - CME Group". CME Group. Retrieved September 25, 2025.
  11. ^ Alcántara, Ann-Marie (2023-03-14). "Bosses Are Catching Job Applicants Using ChatGPT for a Boost". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2025-09-19.
  12. ^ "Domeyard LP". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-09-19.
  13. ^ "Meet the World Economic Forum's Technology Pioneers of 2022". World Economic Forum. June 2, 2025. Archived from the original on August 28, 2025. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
  14. ^ "Technology Pioneers: Innovators Addressing Global Challenges". World Economic Forum. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
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