GoodData
{{Short description|US-based BI & analytics company}}
{{Infobox company
| name = GoodData
| logo = GoodData Logo, black.svg
| logo_size = 250px
| type = Private startup
| foundation = 2007
| founder = Roman Stanek
| location_city = San Francisco
| location_country = U.S.
| industry = Computer software
| num_employees = 280 (March 2024)
| homepage = {{URL |www.gooddata.com}}
}}
GoodData is a software company headquartered in San Francisco, California, in the U.S., with additional offices in Europe and Asia.
History
GoodData was founded in 2007 by Czech entrepreneur Roman Stanek.{{Cite web |date=2020-11-03 |title=GoodData founder and CEO Roman Stanek on DataOps, radical openness, and how Snowflake changed the data value chain |url=https://diginomica.com/gooddata-founder-and-ceo-roman-stanek-dataops-radical-openness-and-how-snowflake-changed-data-value |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=diginomica.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Nisen |first=Max |title=Being The Founder Of A Startup Is 'One Big Giant Mood Swing' |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/gooddata-startup-culture-2013-4 |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US}} Stanek had previously founded and served as CEO at NetBeans, which was acquired by Sun Microsystems in 1999, as well as Systinet Corporation,{{Cite news|last=Mount|first=Ian|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/20/business/smallbusiness/self-finance-or-raise-money-a-quandary-for-start-ups.html|title=Self-Finance or Raise Money? A Quandary for Start-Ups|date=2013-06-19|work=The New York Times|access-date=2020-04-21|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}} which was acquired by Hewlett Packard in 2006.{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/50-powerful-people-in-enterprise-tech-2013-6|title=The 50 Most Powerful People In Enterprise Tech|last=Bort|first=Julie|website=Business Insider|access-date=2020-04-21}}
The company was founded in April 2007 as "Good Data Corporation" in Cambridge, Massachusetts.{{Cite web |title= Form D: Notice of Sale of Securities |publisher= US SEC |date= June 13, 2008 |url= https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/vprr/0805/08052468.pdf |access-date= March 17, 2017 }}
It received investment in July 2008 from Tim O'Reilly, Esther Dyson, and private equity firm Windcrest Partners for a total sum of $2 million.{{cite web |url= http://www.inc.com/chris-beier-and-daniel-wolfman/roman-stanek-how-gooddata-raised-financing-during-2008-financial-crisis.html |title=A Company That Starts in Crisis Gets a Head Start |work=Inc |author= Daniel Wolfman |date= December 6, 2012 |accessdate= March 17, 2017}}
In 2009, the company received funding from Andreessen Horowitz, O'Reilly AlphaTech Ventures, General Catalyst Partners, and Windcrest Partners across two rounds totaling $5 million. Funding continued with in 2010, 2011, 2012, and in late 2012, bringing its capital raised to $53.5 million.{{cite web|url=http://allthingsd.com/20120725/big-data-startup-gooddata-lands-25-million-series-c-led-by-tenaya-capital/ |title=Big-Data Start-Up GoodData Lands $25 Million Series C Led by Tenaya Capital |publisher=All Things D |date=2012-07-25 |accessdate=2014-03-31}} The company announced $22 million in funding led by TOTVS Ventures in 2013.{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2013/06/13/good-data-raises-22m-from-latin-americas-largest-enterprise-software-company/ |title=GoodData Raises $22M From Latin America's Largest Enterprise Software Company |publisher=TechCrunch |date=2013-06-13 |accessdate=2014-03-31}}
In 2014, GoodData said it provided software to 30,000 companies.{{cite web | url=http://bluehillresearch.com/how-gooddata-is-winning-by-expanding-bi-use-cases/ | title=How GoodData is Winning by Expanding BI Use Cases | publisher=Blue Hill Research | date=2014-01-28 | accessdate=2014-03-31}}
In 2019, GoodData announced a partnership with Amazon and the integration with Amazon Redshift data warehouse solution.{{Cite web|last=Anadiotis|first=George|date=2019-11-08|title=GoodData partners with Amazon on Redshift: When data goes cloud, cloud data goes into analytics|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/gooddata-partners-with-amazon-on-redshift-when-data-goes-cloud-cloud-data-goes-into-analytics/|access-date=2021-08-16|website=ZDNet|language=en}}
On May 20, 2020, GoodData and Visa Inc. announced an investment and strategic partnership.{{Cite web|last=GoodData|date=2020-05-20|title=GoodData Announces Strategic Partnership and Investment from Visa|url=http://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2020/05/20/2036388/0/en/GoodData-Announces-Strategic-Partnership-and-Investment-from-Visa.html|access-date=2020-11-14|website=GlobeNewswire News Room}}{{Cite web|last=Anadiotis|first=George|date=2020-05-20|title=GoodData and Visa: A common data-driven future?|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/gooddata-and-visa-a-common-data-driven-future/|access-date=2021-08-16|website=ZDNet|language=en}}
In June 2021, GoodData launched a new integration in partnership with Snowflake Inc..https://www.gooddata.com/press-releases/gooddata-launches-new-integration-in-partnership-with-snowflake/
On July 15, 2021, GoodData announced a partnership with unified analytics platform provider Vertica.{{Cite web|last=GoodData|date=2021-07-15|title=GoodData and Vertica Partner to Accelerate Cloud-Native Self-Service Analytics Adoption in the Enterprise|url=https://www.globenewswire.com/en/news-release/2021/07/15/2263613/0/en/GoodData-and-Vertica-Partner-to-Accelerate-Cloud-Native-Self-Service-Analytics-Adoption-in-the-Enterprise.html|access-date=2022-01-03|website=GlobeNewswire News Room}}
On July 27, 2021, GoodData said it received a $45 million credit facility from J.P. Morgan & Co. to "grow its global sales and engineering teams while continuing to invest in building solutions for modern, enterprise-grade analytics."{{Cite web|last=GoodData|date=2021-07-27|title=GoodData Announces $45 Million Credit Facility from J.P. Morgan to Accelerate Enterprise Adoption of Cloud-Native Business Analytics|url=https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2021/07/27/2269712/0/en/GoodData-Announces-45-Million-Credit-Facility-from-J-P-Morgan-to-Accelerate-Enterprise-Adoption-of-Cloud-Native-Business-Analytics.html|access-date=2022-01-03|website=GlobeNewswire News Room}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.gooddata.com/ Official website]
Category:Data and information visualization software
Category:Business software companies
Category:Business intelligence companies
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Category:Software companies established in 2007
Category:Software companies based in the San Francisco Bay Area