Datamarket

DataMarket is a data aggregator, helping companies to fulfill their data needs.

Mission

DataMarket's mission is to build an active marketplace for structured data, regardless of topic, type or format.

Background and status

Data and statistics are very important to today's businesses, and yet good data can be incredibly hard to find and acquire. Data sources are fragmented, data formats are a hassle and connecting data from two or more data sources can be very difficult.

Countless hours are spent by managers and specialists all over the world searching for data, copying, pasting and cleaning it to prepare it for further work in Excel, database applications or business intelligence tools, often with less than optimal results.

DataMarket was founded to relieve this headache. We want to transform the data aggregation process from custom projects to tradable products, making the process far more efficient and cost effective, yet growing the potential market for quality data providers.

DataMarket captures the needs of those in search of data and connects them with suitable data providers, delivering the data in the form and function that best suits the buyer. DataMarket handles all licensing issues and maintains traceability of every data point to its source, whether the provider is a public sector organization, market research company or an open service providing user-generated content.

DataMarket is a privately owned company, incorporated in Iceland in June 2008.

Management Team

Hjálmar Gíslason, Founder and CEO: Hjalmar is a successful entrepreneur, founder of three startups in the gaming, mobile and web sectors since 1996. Prior to launching DataMarket, Hjalmar worked on new media and business development for companies in the Skipti Group (owners of Iceland Telecom) after their acquisition of his search startup - Spurl. Hjalmar offers a mix of business, strategy and technical expertise. DataMarket is based largely on his vision of the need for a global exchange for structured data.

hjalmar.gislason@datamarket.net

Gunnlaugur Briem, CTO: Since 1996, Gunnlaugur has been writing and designing software at Dimon Software, National Bank of Iceland and several other companies, punctuated by a stint as an investment analyst. He holds an MS degree in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University, teaches a course in that field at the University of Iceland each year, and has received excellence-in-teaching awards at both institutions. Gunnlaugur offers broad technical expertise as well as a skill and zeal for instructing and motivating others.

gunnlaugur.briem@datamarket.net