ServiceNow to acquire data.world, reinforcing its Workflow Data Fabric and AI Platform

ServiceNow announced it is acquiring data.world, a data catalog and governance provider, aiming to reinforce its AI infrastructure and deepen enterprise data intelligence.

Announced during the Knowledge 2025 event, the deal is expected to enhance ServiceNow’s Workflow Data Fabric and AI Platform with stronger metadata management and governance layers—both increasingly critical for scaling AI use across enterprises.

data.world’s simple, smart, and powerful data catalog and data governance platform will be brought into the ServiceNow AI Platform, allowing customers to enrich data with meaning, context, and relationships—all while enabling AI agents and workflows to operate. 

“At data.world, our mission has always been to turn data chaos into clarity, and now, together with ServiceNow, we’ll be able to take that mission further across the enterprise,” said Brett Hurt, CEO and co-founder of data.world. “By bringing our powerful data catalog and governance platform into the ServiceNow AI Platform, we will help customers unlock the full potential of their data with more trust, context, and control.” 

From pinpointing the right data source to connecting it with the correct processes and people, ServiceNow helps customers make their data estate AI-ready. By enabling organizations to govern and orchestrate their entire data lifecycle from a single platform, customers can capture and connect all assets, people data, and knowledge in bite-sized, connected insights that fuel action and make ServiceNow’s AI interactions more specific, reliable, and actionable, according to the vendor. 

“To truly harness the power of AI, enterprises need more than data—they need trusted, connected intelligence,” said Gaurav Rewari, senior vice president and general manager of data and analytics products at ServiceNow. “data.world’s data catalog and modern governance capabilities will supercharge ServiceNow’s Workflow Data Fabric, giving every AI agent and workflow the context it needs to drive smarter, faster outcomes. Together, we’re expanding what’s possible with AI in the enterprise, and turning data into action, all on one platform for AI business transformation.” 

ServiceNow signed a definitive agreement to acquire data.world in May 2025. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. 

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