# CARTO

> CARTO is an enterprise platform for spatial analysis, interactive maps, data enrichment and geospatial AI agents. It runs analytical workloads in supported cloud data warehouses and lakehouses, serving analysts, GIS specialists, developers and business teams in telecommunications, retail, finance and other industries.

- **Founded:** 2012
- **Headquarters:** New York, United States
- **Founders:** Javier de la Torre (Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer), Sergio Álvarez (Co-founder; historically led product and design)
- **Products:** CARTO Builder, CARTO Workflows, Analytics Toolbox, Data Observatory, CARTO for Developers
- **Notable:** Raised a US$61 million Series C in December 2021., Named Snowflake Telecom Data Cloud Product Partner of the Year 2024., Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan case study covers a network of over 700,000 vending machines.

## Products & services

- **CARTO Builder** — Build, publish and share interactive maps with layers, filters and widgets.
- **CARTO Workflows** — Visual analysis pipelines compiled to native warehouse SQL; supports automation and exposing workflows as tools. Public beta launched January 2023.
- **Analytics Toolbox** — Spatial SQL functions and procedures extending supported warehouses, including spatial indexing, enrichment and tiling.
- **Data Observatory** — Catalog of approximately 12,000 public and premium spatial data products, accessible through supported cloud data platforms.
- **CARTO for Developers** — APIs and deck.gl integration for custom spatial applications and GPU-rendered visualizations.
- **CARTO AI Agents** — Conversational agents inside maps and applications, using configured data access and analytical tools.
- **CARTO for Agents** — CLI, MCP Server and open Agent Skills connect external AI tools with CARTO maps, workflows and resources.
- **Professional Services** — Spatial data science, implementation guidance, training and custom analysis.

## Achievements

- Raised a US$61 million Series C in December 2021.
- Named Snowflake Telecom Data Cloud Product Partner of the Year 2024.
- Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan case study covers a network of over 700,000 vending machines.
- Launched CARTO for Agents in May 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Announced Ubilabs as exclusive partner and reseller in the DACH region.
- **2026-08** — Published enterprise AI guidance covering model choice, scoped access, auditability and usage billing.
- **2026-07** — Q2 product recap described AI tool traceability, workflow version history, projects and folders, and usage controls.
- **2026-06** — Explained move to consumption-based licensing and introduced flexible pay-as-you-go access.
- **2026-05** — Introduced CARTO for Agents, combining CLI, MCP Server and Agent Skills.

## Links

- Website: https://www.carto.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/carto
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/CARTO
- GitHub: https://github.com/CartoDB
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/CartoDB
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CartoDB

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Last updated: 2026-10-04