Quid Inc.
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2010 [1] |
| Successor | NetBase Quid |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, U.S. |
Area served | San Francisco New York City London |
Key people | Bob Goodson (CEO) |
Number of employees | 125 |
| Website | www |
Quid, Inc. is a private software and services company, specializing in text-based data analysis. Quid software can read millions of documents (e.g. news articles, blog posts, company profiles, and patents) and offers insight by organizing that content visually.[2]
Quid clients have historically included technology companies and research teams who use Quid market landscapes to analyze investment trends, gain competitive intelligence, and map innovation.[3] It has since expanded its customer base[4] to serve large corporations in healthcare, consulting, finance, industrials, consumer goods, advertising/marketing, as well as government organizations.
In 2013, Quid was named by Fast Company as one of the World's Top 10 Most Innovative companies in Big Data.[5] In 2016, World Economic Forum presented Quid with their Technology Pioneers award[6] and IDC (International Data Corporation) named Quid a Top Innovator for the 2016 U.S. Financial Compliance and Risk Analytics Market.[7]
The company is based in San Francisco with offices in New York City and London.[8]
Quid, Inc. merged with the social analytics company NetBase on January 28, 2020.[9]
Customers
[edit]The media has cited a handful of notable Quid clients including the Boston Consulting Group,[10] the Department of Defense,[11] the UN Global Pulse[12] +,[13] various political campaigns,[14][15] and the Knight Foundation.[16]
Applications
[edit]The Press
[edit]Quid is often used by publications for its data analysis and visualizations. For example, Fast Company leveraged Quid to pick its annual Most Innovative Companies list.[17]
Other examples include Fortune analyzing VC funding trends,[18] The Atlantic reporting coincidences collected by a University of Cambridge professor,[19] VentureBeat analyzing the media's backlash of Uber,[20] Wired diving into the language used at Presidential party conventions,[21] and more from outlets such as The Economist,[22] The New York Times,[23] Forbes,[24] and the San Francisco Chronicle.[25]
Criticism
[edit]In 2010, TechCrunch asked: “Does Quid have the most pretentious website of any startup ever?”[26] The jab followed a debate on Quora discussing the website's use of Latin, arcane typefaces, and an overly academic tone. The company has since updated its website.
References
[edit]- ^ "Quid Emerges From YouNoodle, Delves Into Data on Private Firms". Bloomberg News. Sep 14, 2010. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
- ^ "The Future of {Re}Search". Tip of the Spear. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
- ^ "Can an Algorithm Spot the Next Google?". MIT Technology Review. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
- ^ "Quid Raises $39M More to Visualize Complex Ideas". TechCrunch. 2015-03-19. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
- ^ "2013 Most Innovative Companies". Fast Company. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
- ^ "Introducing the Technology Pioneers 2016". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
- ^ "IDC Innovators for the 2016 U.S. Financial Compliance and Risk Analytics Market". International Data Corporation. 2016-05-18. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
- ^ "Quid Expands - will Open New Office in London". 2016-06-20. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
- ^ "NetBase and Quid are Merging!". NetBase. 2020-01-28. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
- ^ "The Quiet Start-Up Inking Million-Dollar Deals". CNBC. 2015-03-16. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
- ^ "The Pentagon Reboots Its Silicon Valley Outpost". Bloomberg News. 2016-06-08. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
- ^ "News Media Analysis of SDG Summit Through New Partnership with Quid". United Nations Global Pulse. 2015-10-02. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
- ^ "Online Data and Child Marriage". United Nations Global Pulse. 2016-06-01. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
- ^ "How big data analysts are counting on your vote". Financial Times.
- ^ "Meet Quid, The Silicon Valley Big Data Analytics Startup That Hopes To Shake Up The 2016 Presidential Race". International Business Times. 2015-07-21. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
- ^ "A Fascinating Look Inside Those 1.1 Million Open-Internet Comments". NPR. 2014-08-12. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
- ^ "How Fast Company Picked 2016's Most Innovative Companies". Fast Company. 2016-02-16. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
- ^ "Where $64.5B in VC funding went last year". Fortune. 2015-07-02. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
- ^ "The Most Common Kinds of Coincidences". The Atlantic. 2016-05-06. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
- ^ "Uber's black week: Media focused too much on threat to journalists". VentureBeat. 2014-11-22. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
- ^ "Science didn't make a great showing at either party's convention". Wired. 2016-07-29. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
- ^ "Million-dollar babies". The Economist. 2016-04-02. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
- ^ "The promise of Artificial Intelligence unfolds in small steps". The New York Times. 2016-02-28. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
- ^ "Artificial Intelligence paves the way for ambient intelligence". Forbes. 2015-05-14. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
- ^ "What happens when you analyze Beard Award nominees' menus?". San Francisco Chronicle. 2016-05-03. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
- ^ "Does Quid Have The Most Pretentious Website of Any Startup Ever?". TechCrunch. 2010-09-17. Retrieved 2016-11-08.