About SunnyData
SunnyData is a consulting firm focused on the Databricks data platform. It offers data engineering, migration and modernization, AI and data governance, and AI and agentic AI services. It serves financial services, healthcare and life sciences, retail and consumer, and manufacturing clients. The company also lists solutions named SunnyShield, SunnyCoach, SunnyDoc Intel and SunnyInsights.
SunnyData's address is in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Its leaders and engineers work across the US and Latin America, with 24x7 coverage from Nepal. Kai Thapa is chief executive officer and Brock Noland is chairman. Santiago Carrera is chief technology officer, and Ignacio Chartier is senior director of delivery. Named client projects include a regional bank, dichter & neira and McDonald's LATAM.
Funding Rounds (SEC Form D)
| First sale | Filed with SEC | Amount sold | Investors | Avg. check | Terms | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 2025 | Nov 5, 2026 | $4,995,000fully sold | 12 | $416K | EquityRule 506(b) | Form D ↗ |
First sale is the date the first investor in the offering committed to invest. Companies must file Form D within 15 days of that date, so filing dates run later.
Why Investors Backed SunnyData
SunnyData is a Minneapolis consulting firm focused on the Databricks data platform. It handles data engineering, migration and modernization, data governance and AI projects. Kai Thapa, the chief executive officer, spent years in product development and sales at Informatica, SnapLogic and Alation. Brock Noland, the chairman, was an early employee at Cloudera and founded phData.
The problem it targets
SunnyData's view is that most companies spend on Databricks and fall short of its full value. It points to three patterns: use stalls after go-live, projects succeed alone but do not connect, and AI pilots never reach production. The foundation underneath, it argues, was not built to carry AI at scale.
What the product does
SunnyData sells services in four areas. Data engineering covers pipelines and architecture that can carry AI without a rebuild. Migration and modernization projects aim to avoid disrupting current operations. AI and data governance covers secure, compliant data architecture for regulated industries. AI and agentic AI work aims to move projects from pilot to production. SunnyData's pitch is that senior, Databricks-certified engineers do the hands-on work.
Progress so far
SunnyData names three client projects. A regional bank moved a legacy data warehouse to a lakehouse and cut report generation time by 60 percent. At healthcare client dichter & neira, a governance layer brought a 3x increase in accessibility of governed data assets. For McDonald's LATAM, an AI pipeline on Databricks checks catalog images against brand standards and publishes them, with approval 99 percent faster. A Databricks LATAM Best Use Case 2026 award is listed with that project. Chief partner officer Jerónimo Acosta says a Databricks certification acknowledges the firm's financial services work.
How the market is moving
In SunnyData's view, financial institutions are using AI-powered automation to cut costs, speed up processes and compete with digital-native banks. The firm positions its Databricks expertise as the way to get there.
We wrote this summary from public statements by SunnyData and its investors. It is not investment advice.
Leadership Team
Executive officers and directors listed on SunnyData's Form D filed Nov 5, 2026.
