Analytics8

Analytics8 is a data and AI consultancy headquartered in Chicago and founded in 2002. It helps organizations plan, build and modernize data platforms, analytics programs and AI initiatives, serving healthcare, financial services, insurance, life sciences, manufacturing, retail and other sectors while staying independent of any single data-stack vendor.

Its work follows four phases called Strategize, Build, Scale and Monetize. Strategize defines direction and ties data and AI initiatives to business outcomes. Build sets up architecture, governance and operating models that can grow. Scale evolves the platform to support advanced analytics and operational AI, and Monetize identifies high-impact use cases and builds data products embedded in revenue streams. Two AI-enabled accelerators, RADAR and Accelr8, support delivery by assessing existing environments, speeding migrations and building modern data platforms. The firm describes its teams as senior-led and accountable from strategy through implementation, and it offers a 30-minute Data Strategy Session as an entry point.

• Strategy & Advisory: AI readiness assessment, data and AI strategy, data governance, data team talent strategy
• Modernization: technology selection, data infrastructure and architecture, migration and consolidation
• Data & AI: data integration, analytics engineering, AI and advanced analytics, BI and reporting, data team as a service
• Data Monetization: monetization strategy, data product design and commercialization
• Technology partners: Databricks, dbt, Sigma and ThoughtSpot, alongside AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Snowflake, Power BI, Tableau, Looker and Qlik

Client logos shown on its website include ABI, Driven Brands, Thoma Bravo, Autodesk, Crocs, Roche, Bacardi and Bristol Myers Squibb. Published case studies cover a global biopharma company modernizing market access analytics on Databricks, an external-facing analytics platform for Holmes Corporation, and a data modernization for EMC Insurance built with Accelr8. Work spans business functions such as finance, human resources, sales and marketing, and supply chain.

According to its website, Analytics8 has more than 20 years of experience, has served over 1,000 clients and employs more than 100 people, with additional hubs in Dallas, Denver, Raleigh, London and Sofia. It reports a 2026 AI Breakthrough Award in the Data Management Innovation category for Accelr8, a 2026 Built In Best Midsize Places to Work badge for Chicago, membership in the Databricks Brickbuilder Silver partner network, and a growth capital investment from Boathouse Capital.