by Angela Guess

A new press release reports, “data.world, a new company that makes it fast and easy to find and use data to solve problems, has officially launched today. Led by Bazaarvoice founder and former CEO Brett Hurt and three former HomeAway executives, data.world is building the most meaningful, collaborative, and abundant data resource in the world by dismantling the barriers between people and data. With data.world, people who work with data can quickly and easily discover, prepare, and share it, as well as effectively collaborate in real time to solve important problems.”

Brett Hurt, co-founder and CEO of data.world, commented, “Open data, which is data that can be freely used, modified, and shared by anyone for any purpose, is shaping up to be one of the most important forces impacting humanity today… This movement can speed our cure for cancer, help keep governments accountable, curtail climate change, and positively impact other important world issues.  We’ve built data.world to facilitate these breakthroughs – by allowing professional and amateur data scientists, analysts, and researchers to instantly find, use, and share data.”

The release continues, “data.world is a mission-driven company and received 100% investor support to operate as a public benefit corporation to create societal value through growth, IPO, and beyond. This innovative corporate structure allows data.world to make a profound impact by democratizing access to the world’s data and creating a sustainable archive. data.world’s specific public benefit purposes can be found at data.world/benefit-statement.”

Read more at GlobeNewswire.

Photo credit: data.world