Socrata

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Socrata

Company type	Private
Industry	Data as a Service
Founded	2007
Founder	Kevin Merritt
Headquarters	Seattle, Washington, United States
Key people	Kevin Merritt, Safouen Rabah, Matt Miszewski
Products	Open data, government performance management, government financial insights, data-driven government
Website	www.socrata.com

Socrata was a business-to-government software company that sold an open data platform whose goal was to help civic developers build apps more efficiently.^[1] The company was acquired by Tyler Technologies in 2018.

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History[edit]

In 2007, Socrata was established in Seattle, Washington, in the United States. The company later expanded to have offices in Washington, D.C. and London, UK.

Initially known as Blist, Socrata was introduced as an online database software service provider at the DEMO 2008 conference.^[2]

In 2009, the company rebranded as Socrata and shifted its focus towards serving the public sector.^[3]

In 2016, Socrata formed a strategic partnership with Motorola Solutions to develop and operate CrimeReports. This resulted in a modern, mobile-friendly crime mapping solution being provided to over 1,200 law enforcement agencies in the US.^[4]

In 2017, The Obama White House presented their budget using Socrata, Genius, and Github.^[5]

In 2018, Socrata was acquired by Tyler Technologies.^[6] A majority of the employees joined Tyler and the offices in Seattle and Washington D.C. remained open.^[7]

Cost[edit]

Socrata was purchased by the City of Los Angeles for $319,000 in initial fees and $287,000 in annual fees, as reported in 2015 by Governing Magazine. Governing Magazine goes on to say that an additional cost of $756,000 was invested over a three year period in reformatting data from the Department of Insurance.^[8]

Open Data Network[edit]

In July 2014, Socrata launched the Open Data Network, a machine learning-powered initiative aimed at promoting data-centered collaboration between the public and private sectors. This network provides governments with access to various types of data, including crime data, transit data, 311 service request data, and expenditure data.^[9] The San Francisco administration later incorporated the open data network into its operations.

FedRAMP[edit]

In 2017, Socrata was authorized to operate with a Moderate status under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) of the US Government's General Services Administration (GSA) Program Management Office.^[10]

In January 2008, Socrata received its initial series A round of venture capital funding, totaling $6.5 million, from Morgenthaler Ventures and Frazier Technology Ventures.^[11] The company later received a series B funding round of $18 million from OpenView Venture Partners, Morgenthaler Ventures, Frazier Technology Partners, and In-Q-Tel in June 2013. In November 2014, Socrata closed a C round of funding, worth $30 million, with Sapphire Ventures as the lead investor and participation from Morgenthaler Ventures, Frazier Technology Ventures, and OpenView Venture Partners.^[12][13]

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