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]

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  5. ^ Rebecca Grant (May 23, 2013). "Wibidata raises $15M so small businesses can compete using big data". Venture Beat. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
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  9. ^ "WibiData lays off employees, switches CEO in new focus on analytics app". VentureBeat. 2015-03-05. Retrieved 2015-12-10.