Databento

About

Databento is a financial technology company based in Salt Lake City, Utah, founded in February 2019. The company specializes in providing real-time and historical market data APIs for various asset classes, including equities, futures, and options, sourced from over 60 trading venues. Databento operates a self-service, pay-as-you-go platform that allows users to access institutional-grade data without upfront commitments, catering to a diverse clientele ranging from startups to large investment firms. The company's core offering includes a scalable API platform that delivers historical, real-time, delayed, and intraday market data, covering up to 15 years of normalized data across millions of active symbols. Databento emphasizes cloud-native delivery and direct sourcing from colocation sites, ensuring high-quality data with nanosecond-resolution timestamps. The platform is designed for developers, featuring comprehensive documentation and tools for quantitative research, algorithmic trading, and data analytics. With a team of experts from leading financial firms, Databento continues to expand its services and capabilities in the financial data space.