Press & Media
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Ian Greenleigh
Director of Marketing
ian.greenleigh@data.world

Recent Coverage
Startups must curb bureaucracy to ensure agile data governance
Publisher - TechCrunch
Tableau’s COVID-19 Data Hub revamped for recovery phase
Publisher - ZDNet
Facebook can save itself by becoming a B Corporation
Publisher - TechCrunch
Key Takeaways: Forrester Wave for Machine Learning Data Catalogs, Q4 2020
Publisher - Solutions Review
Top 10 Data Catalog Software Solutions
Publisher - Datamation
data.world Announces New Platform Features And Introduces Continuous Innovation Digest
Publisher - AiTHORITY
Solutions Review Names 7 Data Catalog Vendors to Watch, 2021
Publisher - Solutions Review
What Data Analysis Is and the Skills Needed to Succeed
Publisher - US News & World Report
Interview with Brett Hurt, CEO and cofounder of data.world
Publisher - vator
Top 12 Big Data and Analytics Funding Rounds of 2020 (So Far)
Publisher - Solutions Review
Stressed Out Over the Covid-19 Pandemic? Some Companies Invent a Holiday
Publisher - The Wall Street Journal
A peek at Workday’s venture arm and three of its portfolio companies
Publisher - diginomica
Five Steps to Succeed with Your Continuous Intelligence Strategy
Publisher - Eckerson Group
How to Make Agile Data Governance Work
Publisher - Database Trends and Applications
Cloud-based data organizer, data.world, named Strong Performer in new Forrester Wave report
Publisher - vator
Top Seven Hits and Misses in the Graph Database World
Publisher - The Startup
Above the Trend Line
Publisher - insideBIGDATA
data.world Secures $26 Million In Venture Capital Funding
Publisher - AiThority
Term Sheet
Publisher - Fortune
data.world Aims to Rethink Data Catalogs
Publisher - datanami
data.world secures $26 million funding, exemplifies the use of semantics and knowledge graphs for metadata management
Publisher - ZDnet
data.world Raises $26 Million for Making Data Usable for Everyone
Publisher - Cheddar
Austin’s data.world closes on $26 Million in funding as demand for its data platform soars
Publisher - Silicon Hills News
data.world raises $26 million from likes of Tech Pioneers Fund, Breyer Capital, Prologis
Publisher - Austin Business Journal
Austin’s data.world raises $26M to speed growth
Publisher - Austin-American Statesman
data.world Secures $26M For Cloud Data Catalog
Publisher - Crunchbase
data.world raises $26 million to address data processing pain points
Publisher - VentureBeat
Using data for public good in fight for racial equity
Publisher - TechTarget
Collaboration is the Future of Journalism
Publisher - NiemanReports
Accelerating Time to Value with Data
Publisher - Novarica
Health technology innovator tackles Covid-19
Publisher - Miami Today
Austin’s Best Places to Work ranked for 2020
Publisher - Austin Business Journal
The Innovative Structure That Could Save Facebook
Publisher - Techonomy
Creating Planet Data To Fight Covid-19 And Future Healthcare Emergencies
Publisher - Forbes
A data dump during a crisis
Publisher - Austin Business Journal
Tech leaders look at access, diversity demands caused by Covid-19
Publisher - Austin Monitor
Coronavirus, SARS and Flu Resources
Publisher - Journalist's Toolbox
A State-by-State Look at Coronavirus in Prisons
Publisher - The Marshall Project
Life as a startup CEO right now: Big wins, bonuses and a few tears
Publisher - Austin Business Journal
Publishing open data in times of crisis
Publisher - Open Data Institute
Data Journalism Top 10: Bill Gates Conspiracies, COVID-19 Excess Mortality, Home Deaths Spike, Test Kits
Publisher - Global Investigative Journalism Network
Using Data to Crunch COVID-19
Publisher - Stratfor Pen and Sword (podcast)
All the trauma we cannot see
Publisher - Muck Rack Weekly
Weekly Refresh: Hitch’s New Routes, data.world’s COVID-19 Portal, and More
Publisher - built in Austin
How to Find Data Sources and Organize Data to Fit Your Content Needs
Publisher - SEMrush
AP Makes Coronavirus Dataset Available to All
Publisher - Editor and Publisher
AP makes coronavirus dataset available to all
Publisher - AP: The Definitive Source
Knowledge graphs in the fight against COVID-19
Publisher - The Graph Lounge
Hunt for real numbers for Bergamo and Brescia
Publisher - scienzainrete
As COVID-19 data sets become more accessible, novel coronavirus pandemic may be most visualized ever
Publisher - ZDNET
data.world hiring as it jumps into COVID-19 fight
Publisher - Austin Business Journal
Above the Trend Line
Publisher - insideBIGDATA
Brett Hurt’s Data.world showcases how businesses can be recognized for ethical practices
Publisher - Austin Business Journal
Austin’s data.world Finds Success as a B Corp Bringing Together Data Users on its Global Platform
Publisher - SiliconHills
Top 10 Workday Podcasts of 2019
Publisher - Workday Blog
ProgrammableWeb’s Most Clicked, Shared and Talked About APIs of 2019: Big Data and Analytics
Publisher - ProgrammableWeb
12 Ways Texas Science Innovators Made the Most of 2019
Publisher - UT Austin College of Natural Sciences
K is for Knowledge: Application and data integration for better business, using metadata and knowledge graphs
Publisher - ZDNet
New tools power collaborative data journalism with a local emphasis
Publisher - Center for Cooperative Media
The Data Toolbox: The Expanding Domain of AI & Analytics
Publisher - G2 Research Hub
Syria, the victims of a war and the maps of the world’s conflicts
Publisher - Il Sole 24 Ore
A UT Austin Spin-Out Beats the Odds, Turning Data into Knowledge
Publisher - UT Austin College of Natural Sciences News
Why We Need Community-Driven Tech Ethics: Two Years of the Global Data Ethics Project
Publisher - Tech at Bloomberg
Setting the Startup World Ablaze: Austin Inno’s 2019 50 on Fire
Publisher - Austin Inno
The Uncounted Dead of Duterte’s Drug War
Publisher - The Atlantic
Dollars for Data Journalism: How One Project Makes Money by Selling Data on Police
Publisher - Global Investigative Journalism Network
SXSW PanelPicker Voting is Open. Here Are 24 Sweet Pitches by Austinites
Publisher - Austin Inno
Austin Mosaic Awards Name Finalists for 2019 Diversity and Inclusion Honors
Publisher - Austin Inno
data.world captures Capsenta
Publisher - data.world captures Capsenta
data.world Acquires Austin-based Capsenta
Publisher - SiliconHills
data.world Acquires Capsenta
Publisher - Texas TechPulse
data.world joins forces with Capsenta to bring knowledge graph-based data management to the enterprise
Publisher - ZDNet
Austin’s data.world acquires UT spin out Capsenta
Publisher - Austin-American Statesman
data.world Makes Its First Acquisition
Publisher - Austin Inno
Data wranglers come together in Austin startup merger
Publisher - Austin Business Journal
Joining forces: Austin’s data.world just acquired Capsenta
Publisher - Built in Austin
Building a data-driven culture for a sustainable tomorrow
Publisher - CIO
Don’t let your data curiosities die!
Publisher - Tableau Public Blog
A Conversation with Ron Green
Publisher - Gigaom: Voices in AI
You Ask, I Answer: Starting Marketing Data?
Publisher - Christopher S. Penn Marketing Blog
4 Key Lessons Content Marketers Can Take From Data Journalists
Publisher - Moz.com
Austin’s Best Places to Work in 2019
Publisher - Austin Business Journal
What is “reasonable security”? And how to meet the requirement
Publisher - IT World
What is “reasonable security”? And how to meet the requirement
Publisher - IT World
The Mueller report is coming. Are you technically ready?
Publisher - Poynter
How knowledge graphs create data-driven cultures
Publisher - CIO
Flush with cash and high-power execs, data.world is finally ready to put the pedal to the metal
Publisher - Austin Business Journal
DataPractices.org joins the Linux Foundation for data teamwork
Publisher - SD Times
Datapractices.org Joins the Linux Foundation to Advance Best Practices and Offers Open Courseware Across Data Ecosystem
Publisher - Linux.com
Open Source Project Fosters Data Teamwork Best Practices
Publisher - ADT
Linux Foundation nimmt Datapractices.org als neues Projekt auf
Publisher - heise online
Linux Foundation Adds a Project for Building Data Best Practices
Publisher - SDxCentral
Sunshine Week: Brandon Quester’s take on public records
Publisher - inewsource
The Rise of Expert Communities in Data-Driven Organizations
Publisher - Forbes
Mirum teams with data.world to unlock potential of data
Publisher - Campaign
The future of data journalism in local news
Publisher - AP – The Definitive Source
The AP is using data journalism to help strengthen local newsrooms
Publisher - Poynter
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About data.world
data.world is the modern catalog for data and analysis. Choose data.world to activate the hidden data workforce within your enterprise, multiply your data’s value, and create a data-driven culture—faster. The data catalog unites and classifies your data, metadata, and analysis—no matter where it lives. The modern, intuitive user experience brings together employees of all roles, backgrounds, and skills to collaborate using the tools they already love. And the knowledge graph keeps data connected to everything people need to find, understand, and use it. As a result, your data, analysis, and expertise become more discoverable, trustworthy, and reusable.
Executives

Brett Hurt
CEO & Co-Founder

Ryan Cush
Chief Revenue Officer

Lisa Novak
Head of Human Resources

Matt Laessig
COO & Co-Founder

Bryon Jacob
CTO & Co-Founder

Jon Loyens
CPO & Co-Founder

Ariane Chan
General Counsel
Awards & Recognition
Spotlight Award for Diversity
Publisher - Association for Corporate Growth
Austin’s Best Places to Work
Publisher - Austin Business Journal
50 on Fire
Publisher - Austin Inno
Finalist, Diversity and Inclusion
Publisher - Austin Mosaic Awards
Best for the World
Publisher - B Lab
Upstart 100
Publisher - CNBC
Austin’s Best Places to Work
Publisher - Austin Business Journal
Austin’s Coolest Companies
Publisher - Austin Inno
Best for the World
Publisher - B Lab
50 on Fire
Publisher - Austin Inno
A-List of the Hottest Startups
Publisher - Austin Chamber
Austin’s Best Places to Work
Publisher - Austin Business Journal
Austin’s Best Places to Work
Publisher - Austin Business Journal