Quid Inc.
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2010 |
| 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 claims it reads millions of documents (e.g. news articles, blog posts, company profiles, and patents) and offers insight by organizing that content visually.[1] The company is based in San Francisco with offices in New York City and London.[2]
Quid claimed two customer companies used Quid market landscapes for investment strategy.[3] It has since expanded its customer base.[4]
Quid, Inc. merged with the social analytics company NetBase on January 28, 2020.[5]
The media has cited a handful of notable Quid clients including the Boston Consulting Group,[6] the Department of Defense,[7] the UN Global Pulse[8] +,[9] various political campaigns,[10][11] and the Knight Foundation.[12]
History
Quid was founded in San Francisco in 2010.[13] In 2013, Quid was named by Fast Company as one of the World's Top 10 Most Innovative companies in Big Data.[14] In 2016, World Economic Forum presented Quid with their Technology Pioneers award[15] and IDC (International Data Corporation) named Quid a Top Innovator for the 2016 U.S. Financial Compliance and Risk Analytics Market.[16]
Fast Company partnered with Quid to assist in picking its annual Most Innovative Companies list in 2016.[17]
Quid has been quoted or used in stories by 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]