COMPANY PROFILE · UPDATED 09 JUL 2026

Metaphor

Metaphor is a search and discovery tool built for data scientists, data engineers, and AI practitioners. It aims to help all organizations better understand and manage their data through the power of the metadata knowledge graph.

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Founded: 2020
Headcount: 6
Open roles: 0
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LEADERSHIP

Founders & key people

Yogen Dalal

Vice President at Art Asian Museum Foundation

GlookoMayfield FundINTIRABeddrVayuStanford UniversityStanford UniversityIIT BombayMayo College AjmerShailesh J. Mehta School of Management

David Liddle

American academic

Metaphor Computer SystemsLinestream TechnologiesSRI InternationalU.S. Venture Partners (USVP)Public Library of Science (PLOS)AltobeamUniversity of Michigan

Donald Massaro

CEO at MainStreet Networks

Yotta NavigationMetaphor Computer SystemsReconnexSilicon GamingInversion Development CorpToad Rental LLCUniversity of CaliforniaNorthwestern UniversityUniversity of Notre Dame

Pardhu Gunnam

Mars Lan

CTO at Metaphor

MetaphorLinkedInGoogleQualcomm Inc.NavicoNavman WirelessThe NavigatorsNagoya Institute of TechnologyUniversity of AucklandUniversity of California Los Angeles (UCLA)