# Quid Inc.

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This article is about the company. For the currency, see [Pound Sterling](/source/Pound_Sterling). For other uses, see [Quid (disambiguation)](/source/Quid_(disambiguation)).

**Quid, Inc.** is a [private](/source/Private_company) [software](/source/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](/source/San_Francisco) with offices in [New York City](/source/New_York_City) and [London](/source/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]

## Customers

The media has cited a handful of notable Quid clients including the [Boston Consulting Group](/source/Boston_Consulting_Group),[6] the [Department of Defense](/source/United_States_Department_of_Defense),[7] the [UN Global Pulse](/source/United_Nations_Global_Pulse)[8] +,[9] various political campaigns,[10][11] and the [Knight Foundation](/source/Knight_Foundation).[12]

## History

Quid was founded in San Francisco in 2010.[13] In 2013, Quid was named by *[Fast Company](/source/Fast_Company_(magazine))* as one of the World's Top 10 Most Innovative companies in [Big Data](/source/Big_Data).[14] In 2016, [World Economic Forum](/source/World_Economic_Forum) presented Quid with their Technology Pioneers award[15] and IDC ([International Data Corporation](/source/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](/source/Fortune_(magazine))* analyzing VC funding trends,[18] *The Atlantic* reporting coincidences collected by a [University of Cambridge](/source/University_of_Cambridge) professor,[19] *VentureBeat* analyzing the media's backlash of [Uber](/source/Uber),[20] *Wired* diving into the language used at Presidential party conventions,[21] and more from outlets such as *[The Economist](/source/The_Economist)*,[22] *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*,[23] *[Forbes](/source/Forbes)*,[24] and the *[San Francisco Chronicle](/source/San_Francisco_Chronicle)*.[25]

## Criticism

In 2010, *[TechCrunch](/source/TechCrunch)* asked: “Does Quid have the most pretentious website of any startup ever?”[26] The jab followed a debate on [Quora](/source/Quora) discussing the website's use of Latin, arcane typefaces, and an overly academic tone. The company has since updated its website.

## References

1. ["The Future of {Re}Search"](https://jagyyc.com/2016/02/23/the-future-of-research/). Tip of the Spear. Retrieved 2016-02-23.

1. ["Quid Expands - will Open New Office in London"](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/quid-expands-will-open-new-office-in-london-300286557.html). 2016-06-20. Retrieved 2016-11-05.

1. ["Can an Algorithm Spot the Next Google?"](https://www.technologyreview.com/s/423648/can-an-algorithm-spot-the-next-google/). [MIT Technology Review](/source/MIT_Technology_Review). Retrieved 2014-04-11.

1. ["Quid Raises $39M More to Visualize Complex Ideas"](https://techcrunch.com/2015/03/19/quid-series-d/). [TechCrunch](/source/TechCrunch). 2015-03-19. Retrieved 2016-09-12.

1. ["NetBase and Quid are Merging!"](https://www.netbase.com/blog/netbase-quid/). *NetBase*. 2020-01-28. Retrieved 2020-02-06.

1. ["The Quiet Start-Up Inking Million-Dollar Deals"](https://www.cnbc.com/2015/03/16/tart-up-inking-million-dollar-deals.html). [CNBC](/source/CNBC). 2015-03-16. Retrieved 2016-11-06.

1. ["The Pentagon Reboots Its Silicon Valley Outpost"](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-06-08/pentagon-s-silicon-valley-outpost-struggles-to-master-agility). [Bloomberg News](/source/Bloomberg_News). 2016-06-08. Retrieved 2016-11-06.

1. ["News Media Analysis of SDG Summit Through New Partnership with Quid"](https://web.archive.org/web/20161130185343/http://www.unglobalpulse.org/sdg-summit-news-analysis-new-partnership-quid). [United Nations Global Pulse](/source/United_Nations_Global_Pulse). 2015-10-02. Archived from [the original](http://www.unglobalpulse.org/sdg-summit-news-analysis-new-partnership-quid) on 2016-11-30. Retrieved 2016-11-06.

1. ["Online Data and Child Marriage"](https://childmarriage.unglobalpulse.net/). [United Nations Global Pulse](/source/United_Nations_Global_Pulse). 2016-06-01. Retrieved 2016-11-06.

1. ["How big data analysts are counting on your vote"](https://www.ft.com/content/fc1879be-1ed4-11e6-b286-cddde55ca122). [Financial Times](/source/Financial_Times)

1. ["Meet Quid, The Silicon Valley Big Data Analytics Startup That Hopes To Shake Up The 2016 Presidential Race"](https://www.ibtimes.com/meet-quid-silicon-valley-big-data-analytics-startup-hopes-shake-2016-presidential-2015618). *[International Business Times](/source/International_Business_Times)*. 2015-07-21. Retrieved 2016-11-03.

1. ["A Fascinating Look Inside Those 1.1 Million Open-Internet Comments"](https://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2014/08/12/339710293/a-fascinating-look-inside-those-1-1-million-open-internet-comments). [NPR](/source/NPR). 2014-08-12. Retrieved 2016-11-03.

1. ["Quid Emerges From YouNoodle, Delves Into Data on Private Firms"](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2010-09-14/quid-emerges-from-younoodle-aiming-to-sell-data-on-closely-held-companies). *[Bloomberg News](/source/Bloomberg_News)*. Sep 14, 2010. Retrieved 2016-01-01.

1. ["2013 Most Innovative Companies"](http://www.fastcompany.com/most-innovative-companies/2013/industry/big-data). [Fast Company](/source/Fast_Company_(magazine)). Retrieved 2016-11-07.

1. ["Introducing the Technology Pioneers 2016"](http://widgets.weforum.org/techpioneers-2016/). [World Economic Forum](/source/World_Economic_Forum). Retrieved 2016-11-05.

1. ["IDC Innovators for the 2016 U.S. Financial Compliance and Risk Analytics Market"](https://web.archive.org/web/20161130114639/http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prUS41292416). [International Data Corporation](/source/International_Data_Corporation). 2016-05-18. Archived from [the original](http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prUS41292416) on 2016-11-30. Retrieved 2016-11-05.

1. ["How Fast Company Picked 2016's Most Innovative Companies"](https://www.fastcompany.com/3056777/how-fast-company-picked-2016s-most-innovative-companies). [Fast Company](/source/Fast_Company_(magazine)). 2016-02-16. Retrieved 2016-11-05.

1. ["Where $64.5B in VC funding went last year"](https://fortune.com/2015/07/02/venture-capital-tech-investments/). [Fortune](/source/Fortune_(magazine)). 2015-07-02. Retrieved 2016-11-05.

1. ["The Most Common Kinds of Coincidences"](https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2016/05/the-most-common-kinds-of-coincidences/481503/). [The Atlantic](/source/The_Atlantic). 2016-05-06. Retrieved 2016-11-05.

1. ["Uber's black week: Media focused too much on threat to journalists"](https://web.archive.org/web/20161106230657/http://venturebeat.com/2014/11/22/ubers-black-week-media-focused-too-much-on-threat-to-journalists/). [VentureBeat](/source/VentureBeat). 2014-11-22. Archived from [the original](https://venturebeat.com/2014/11/22/ubers-black-week-media-focused-too-much-on-threat-to-journalists/) on 2016-11-06. Retrieved 2016-11-05.

1. ["Science didn't make a great showing at either party's convention"](https://www.wired.com/2016/07/science-didnt-make-great-showing-either-partys-convention/). [Wired](/source/Wired_(magazine)). 2016-07-29. Retrieved 2016-11-05.

1. ["Million-dollar babies"](https://www.economist.com/news/business/21695908-silicon-valley-fights-talent-universities-struggle-hold-their). [The Economist](/source/The_Economist). 2016-04-02. Retrieved 2016-11-05.

1. ["The promise of Artificial Intelligence unfolds in small steps"](https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/29/technology/the-promise-of-artificial-intelligence-unfolds-in-small-steps.html?emc=eta1&_r=3). *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*. 2016-02-28. Retrieved 2016-11-05.

1. ["Artificial Intelligence paves the way for ambient intelligence"](https://www.forbes.com/sites/neilhowe/2015/05/14/artificial-intelligence-paves-the-way-for-ambient-intelligence/#32033f093144). *[Forbes](/source/Forbes)*. 2015-05-14. Retrieved 2016-11-05.

1. ["What happens when you analyze Beard Award nominees' menus?"](https://web.archive.org/web/20161017064938/http://insidescoopsf.sfgate.com/blog/2016/05/03/what-happens-when-you-analyze-beard-award-nominees-menus-infographic/). [San Francisco Chronicle](/source/San_Francisco_Chronicle). 2016-05-03. Archived from [the original](http://insidescoopsf.sfgate.com/blog/2016/05/03/what-happens-when-you-analyze-beard-award-nominees-menus-infographic/) on 2016-10-17. Retrieved 2016-11-05.

1. ["Does Quid Have The Most Pretentious Website of Any Startup Ever?"](https://techcrunch.com/2010/09/17/quid-futuere/). [TechCrunch](/source/TechCrunch). 2010-09-17. Retrieved 2016-11-08.

## External links

- [Quid Inc.](https://www.quid.com/)

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