OpenDataSoft

Opendatasoft is a French company that offers data sharing software. Based in Paris, it also has a subsidiary in Boston (United States) and an office in Nantes (France).

Opendatasoft has developed a tool for sharing and reusing the data of companies and public administrations. Its software lets you organize, share, and visualize any type of data. The software can be used by both private companies and public entities.

History[edit]

Opendatasoft was founded in 2011 by Jean-Marc Lazard (CEO), Franck Carassus (CEO North America), and David Thoumas (CTO).

In 2014, the company was integrated into the incubation program of the Open Data Institute^[1] to promote the sharing of public data. That same year, Opendatasoft was ranked by the Electronic Business Group^[2] as one of the ten most innovative startups in France.

In June 2015, Opendatasoft was awarded €1.5 million in seed funding from the venture capital fund Aurinvest.^[3]

In 2016, Opendatasoft was included in the "IDC Innovators: Smart City Open Data Platforms"report.^[4] In the same year, the company opened its North American headquarters in Boston, Massachusetts.^[5]

In October 2016, Opendatasoft was granted €5 million in Series A funding from Aster Capital, Salesforce Ventures, Aurinvest.,^[6] and Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations, who were joined two years later by UL Ventures.

In November 2018, Opendatasoft launched "Data on Board," an annual summit for enthusiasts of data and data sharing. In 2018, 250 people attended the event. During the second edition, held at Campus Station F in Paris, 500 participants and 20 French and international speakers met to discuss the challenges surrounding the use and sharing of data.^{[citation needed]}

The Opendatasoft solution[edit]

Opendatasoft is a SaaS (software as a service) solution that allows companies, local authorities, and public administrations to organize, share, and visualize any type of data (as tables and graphs), as well as make data available via APIs.

The company's founding principles are based on the sharing of public data as open data: historically, its customers include entities of the French government and local French communities. In recent years, Opendatasoft has broadened the scope of its activities and now works with all types of companies, both public and private, in France and around the world. Users of the software can share their data publicly as open data to create services for citizens, users of public transportation, companies, and associations. The data can also be published in a limited way within an organization or a group of organizations for use by partners or employees.

Opendatasoft's customers come from a variety of sectors: energy & utilities, local communities, transportation & mobility, government, banking & insurance, luxury goods, IoT, etc.

To date, Opendatasoft has earned the trust of more than 280 customers worldwide: in Europe (France, Belgium, United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal), North America (United States, Canada), Mexico, Australia, and the Middle East.

In particular, the company has developed the open data portals of the City of Paris (Paris Data), the SNCF Group,^[7] the GRDF Group, Kering, EDF, the Occitanie Region, Mexico City, Newark, Vancouver, and more.

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