Company:WibiData

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Short description: Defunct software company
WibiData
TypePrivate
IndustrySoftware development
Founded2010
Defunct2015
HeadquartersSan Francisco, California
Key people
Christophe Bisciglia, Aaron Kimball, Garrett Wu, Rob Seaman
ProductsWibiRetail, WibiEnterprise
Websitehttp://www.wibidata.com/

WibiData was a software company that developed big data applications for enterprises to personalize their customer experiences.[1][2][3][4][5] It developed applications based on open-source technologies Apache Hadoop, Apache Cassandra, Apache HBase, Apache Avro and the Kiji Project.[3][6] Wibidata was founded under the name Odiago in 2010 by Christophe Bisciglia, Aaron Kimball, and Garrett Wu.[3][6] Based in San Francisco, California, WibiData was backed by investors such as Canaan Partners, New Enterprise Associates, SV Angel, and Eric Schmidt.[3][7][8]

In 2014, WibiData laid off much of their staff, stating that they are "reorienting itself".[9]

References

  1. Nick Wingfield (January 23, 2013). "Start-Up Uses Portal Game as Recruiting Tool". New York Times. http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/01/23/start-up-uses-portal-game-as-recruiting-tool/. Retrieved July 13, 2013. 
  2. Leena Rao (May 23, 2013). "Cloudera Founder's Enterprise Data App Management Startup WibiData Raises $15M From Canaan Partners, Eric Schmidt And Others". Tech Crunch. https://techcrunch.com/2013/05/23/cloudera-founders-enterprise-data-app-management-startup-wibidata-raises-15m-from-canaan-partners-eric-schmidt-and-others/. Retrieved October 3, 2013. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Derrick Harris (May 23, 2013). "WibiData gets $15M to help it become the Hadoop application company". http://gigaom.com/2013/05/23/wibidata-gets-15m-to-help-it-become-the-hadoop-application-company/. Retrieved October 3, 2013. 
  4. John Furrier (November 9, 2011). "Cloudera's Omer Trajman Joins WibiData". Silicon Angle. http://siliconangle.com/blog/2012/11/09/clouderas-omer-trajman-joins-hot-silicon-valley-startup-wibidata-to-run-scale-field-ops/. Retrieved October 3, 2013. 
  5. Rebecca Grant (May 23, 2013). "Wibidata raises $15M so small businesses can compete using big data". Venture Beat. https://venturebeat.com/2013/05/23/wibidata-raises-15m-so-small-businesses-can-compete-using-big-data/. Retrieved October 3, 2013. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 Leena Rao (November 2, 2011). "Cloudera Founder Debuts Big Data Management And Analysis Platform WibiData With Backing From Eric Schmidt". Tech Crunch. https://techcrunch.com/2011/11/02/cloudera-founder-debuts-big-data-management-and-analysis-platform-wibidata-with-backing-from-eric-schmidt/. Retrieved October 3, 2013. 
  7. "Company Overview of WibiData, Inc.". Bloomberg Businessweek. http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/people.asp?privcapId=144223499. Retrieved July 13, 2013. 
  8. "The cool aspects of Odiago WibiData". DBMS2. November 2, 2011. http://www.dbms2.com/2011/11/02/5576/. Retrieved July 13, 2013. 
  9. "WibiData lays off employees, switches CEO in new focus on analytics app". 2015-03-05. https://venturebeat.com/2015/03/05/wibidata-lays-off-employees-switches-ceo-in-new-focus-on-analytics-app/. Retrieved 2015-12-10.