Instabase
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| Private | |
| Industry | Software |
| Founded | 2015 |
| Founder | Anant Bhardwaj |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, United States |
| Website | www.instabase.com |
Instabase is a technology company specializing in data related services and products. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, United States[1].
History
Instabase was founded by Anant Bhardwaj, when he was a Ph.D. student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In July 2015, he moved to San Francisco where the company is currently located. Instabase announced on August 31, 2015 that it has raised $3.8 million from Greylock Partners and New Enterprise Associates[2][3]. On 14 June 2017, CNBC reported that Instabase has raised a $23.2 million Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz[4].
Software
The company provides a software platform with a suite of applications to automate complex data operations for large organizations. The platform also provides a variety of applications for data science including IPython-style notebooks which is widely used by universities for teaching classes[5]. Stanford professor Jennifer Widom used Instabase as the platform for her 2016-17 Instructional Odyssey (a year-long sabbatical traveling the world offering free short-courses in data and design)[6].
References
- ↑ "Instabase - Crunchbase". Retrieved September 8, 2015.
- ↑ Billings, Mike (August 31, 2015). "The Daily Startup: Instabase Seeded With $3.7 Million for Big-Data Tech". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
- ↑ Hay, Timothy (August 31, 2015). "Instabase Stockpiles $3.7M for Hiring". Dow Jones & Company. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
- ↑ Novet, Jordan (June 14, 2017). "VC firm Andreessen Horowitz explains why it led a $23 million round in a social network for data". CNBC. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
- ↑ "Introduction to Databases". Retrieved February 2, 2017.
- ↑ "Professor Widom's Instructional Odyssey". Retrieved February 2, 2017.