# Onvia

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**Onvia, Inc.** is an American government [business intelligence](/source/Business_intelligence) company with 180 employees and annual revenue of US $21.1 million. Onvia offers a number of [business-to-business](/source/Business-to-business) software products, including Onvia Business Builder, a government leads and relationship manager; Onvia Navigator, a database of government contracts; and the Onvia Guide, which provides push notifications of government business opportunities.

Onvia is located in [Seattle](/source/Seattle), Washington, USA.

## History

Onvia was founded in 1996 by 25-year-old Canadian entrepreneur Glenn Ballman,[1] as a one-stop shop for small business owners, initially selling over 25,000 office supplies on its website, Onvia.com. Onvia raised US $70 million in early rounds of financing,[2] and went public on March 1, 2000 on the [NASDAQ](/source/Nasdaq)[3] where it raised US $235 million. In August 2000 the company was awarded "Hottest Startup in Canada" by the [Toronto Board of Trade](/source/Toronto_Region_Board_of_Trade) and Profit Magazine.[4] In August 2000 Onvia acquired Globe-1, a business-to-government portal, turning the company's focus away from e-commerce to the government-bid space. Onvia then used its cash reserves to buy competitors, including DemandStar in March 2001.[5]

In 2005, Onvia released Onvia Business Builder, a tool allowing subscribers to research historical and real-time data on individual government contract opportunities [6] Onvia continued to focus on the business to government market until the launch of their private sector tool, Onvia Planning and Construction, in February 2008.[7] In the third quarter of 2007, Onvia reported net income for the first time, but has lost money in all but that one quarter, according to its [SEC filings](/source/SEC_filing).[8]

In early 2009, Onvia launched www.recovery.gov, with the stated goal of bringing increased [transparency](/source/Transparency_(behavior)) and [accountability](/source/Accountability) to economic recovery spending. The site features real-time data, maps, and graphs detailing the spending activity associated with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act [9]

In November 2017, Onvia was purchased by [Deltek](/source/Deltek),[10] a division of [Roper Technologies](/source/Roper_Technologies).[11]

## References

1. Canadian Encyclopedia (2007). "[Martin's Budget](https://web.archive.org/web/20110518180031/http://thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=M1ARTM0012143)." *[Historica Foundation of Canada](/source/Historica_Foundation_of_Canada)*

1. Cook, John (1999-9-8). "[Onvia.com able to raise $11 million](http://www.seattlepi.com/business/onvi08.shtml)." *[Seattle Post-Intelligencer](/source/Seattle_Post-Intelligencer)*

1. Internet Capital Group (2000-3-1). "[Internet Capital Group Announces the Initial Public Offering of Its Partner Company Onvia.com](http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2000_March_1/ai_59689128)." *[Business Wire](/source/Business_Wire)*

1. Business Editor (2000-8-28). "[Toronto Board of Trade and Profit Magazine Name Onvia.com Hottest Startup in Canada](http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2000_August_28/ai_64982337)." *[Business Wire](/source/Business_Wire)*

1. Tice, Carol (2001-6-29). "[Onvia pursues profitability with new business model](http://seattle.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2001/07/02/focus5.html)." *[Puget Sound Business Journal](/source/Puget_Sound_Business_Journal)*.

1. Business Wire (2005-7-5). "[Onvia to Launch New Business Intelligence Tool for Business to Government Market](http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2005_July_5/ai_n14712768)." *[Business Wire](/source/Business_Wire)*

1. Reuters (2008-2-11). "[New Onvia Service Fills Information Gap with Early Visibility into Commercial and Residential Development](https://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS113967+11-Feb-2008+PRN20080211) [Archived](https://archive.today/20120912112909/http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS113967+11-Feb-2008+PRN20080211) 2012-09-12 at archive.today." *[Reuters](/source/Reuters)*

1. Cameron Way (2007-10-30). "[Onvia Generates Net Income in the Third Quarter of 2007](http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-33318695_ITM/)." "[Onvia Inc. (ONVI.O) Company Profile](https://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/companyProfile?rpc=66&symbol=ONVI.O) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160810121410/http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/companyProfile?rpc=66&symbol=ONVI.O) 2016-08-10 at the Wayback Machine." *[Reuters](/source/Reuters)*

1. Recovery.gov (2009-3-31). "[Welcome to Recovery.gov and Onvia](http://www.recovery.gov) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20090221120833/http://www.recovery.gov/) 2009-02-21 at the Wayback Machine." *[Recovery.gov](/source/Recovery.gov)*

1. ["Deltek Completes Its Acquisition of Onvia"](https://www.deltek.com/en/about/media-center/press-releases/2017/deltek-completes-its-acquisition-of-onvia). *www.deltek.com*. Retrieved 2019-02-27.

1. ["Deltek closes $70M Onvia acquisition"](https://washingtontechnology.com/2017/11/deltek-closes-70m-onvia-acquisition/343217/). *Washington Technology*. 2017-11-17. Retrieved 2023-09-20.

## External links

- [Onvia](http://www.Onvia.com/) — *Official website*
- [Onvia, Inc. Overview and Fact Sheets at Hoover's](http://www.hoovers.com/onvia/--ID__61586--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml)
- [Internet Capital Group](http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2000_March_1/ai_59689128/) - "[Internet Capital Group](/source/Internet_Capital_Group) Announces the Initial Public Offering of Its Partner Company Onvia.com"

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