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WibiData

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WibiData
Company 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

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  1. ^ Nick Wingfield (January 23, 2013). "Start-Up Uses Portal Game as Recruiting Tool". New York Times. 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. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d Derrick Harris (May 23, 2013). "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. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
  5. ^ Rebecca Grant (May 23, 2013). "Wibidata raises $15M so small businesses can compete using big data". Venture Beat. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
  6. ^ a b Leena Rao (November 2, 2011). "Cloudera Founder Debuts Big Data Management And Analysis Platform WibiData With Backing From Eric Schmidt". Tech Crunch. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
  7. ^ "Company Overview of WibiData, Inc". Bloomberg Businessweek. Archived from the original on August 17, 2013. Retrieved July 13, 2013.
  8. ^ "The cool aspects of Odiago WibiData". DBMS2. November 2, 2011. Retrieved July 13, 2013.
  9. ^ "WibiData lays off employees, switches CEO in new focus on analytics app". VentureBeat. 2015-03-05. Retrieved 2015-12-10.