Opendatasoft provides a SaaS data-democratization platform that lets internal teams rapidly build compelling digital experiences and share data across internal and external ecosystems. Led by CEO and co-founder Jean-Marc Lazard, the company positions its product to help customers transform operations and increase transparency with stakeholders. More than 300 organizations worldwide — including Schneider Electric, Groupe BPCE, Veolia, Enedis, Saint‑Gobain and major cities such as Paris and Vancouver — use the platform. The company plans to use the new funding to scale operations, accelerate international expansion and enter new vertical markets. It intends to strengthen its North American presence by expanding its Boston office and to boost activities in Australia and across Europe, targeting verticals such as retail, services and healthcare. OpenDataSoft builds a cloud-based data publishing and sharing platform that enables data visualization, API access, and reuse by citizens, startups, and internal teams. The platform offers advanced capabilities such as real-time data processing, targeting Smart City and IoT projects. The company serves over 80 customers across ten countries, including public bodies and large enterprises. Customers named in the article include the Portuguese Ministry of Health, the Swiss National Railway Company, the City and County of Durham (NC), the City of Paris, the French Ministry of Education, Veolia, and Saint-Gobain. OpenDataSoft was founded five years ago in Paris and is led by Co-Founder and CEO Jean-Marc Lazard. The company plans to strengthen R&D in France, open a North American headquarters in Boston, hire sales and marketing in North America, and expand into additional European markets such as Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK.

Total raised

$31M

Funding rounds

2

Latest round

Equity

Latest activity

Jan 2022