# Quid

> Quid is an AI-powered consumer and market intelligence platform that reads billions of structured and unstructured data points - news, social posts, reviews, patents, forums - and turns them into business outcomes. Born from the 2020 merger of NetBase (social listening) and Quid Inc. (AI text analytics and network visualization), the company now sells a workflow platform (Q Platform) and a library of AI agents (Q Agents) so brands can see what's coming and decide what to do about it before competitors do.

- **Founded:** 2010
- **Headquarters:** Santa Clara, California, United States
- **Founders:** Bob Goodson (Founder & President (former CEO of Quid Inc.); first employee at Yelp), Sean Gourley (Co-founder, Quid Inc.)
- **Team size:** ~230 employees
- **Products:** Q Platform, Q Agents, Quid Monitor, Quid Discover, Quid Compete / Predict / Connect
- **Notable:** Fast Company named Quid one of the 'World's Top 10 Most Innovative Companies in Big Data' (2013), World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer award (2016), IDC recognition as a Top Innovator for U.S. financial compliance and risk analytics (2016)

## Products & services

- **Q Platform** — A workflow platform that converts consumer and market data into business outcomes across brand strategy, competitive analysis, product innovation and trend detection.
- **Q Agents** — A library of AI agents that turn raw data into actionable insights and automate intelligence workflows.
- **Quid Monitor** — Real-time social and media monitoring for brand health, reputation and crisis detection.
- **Quid Discover** — Network visualization and exploratory analysis that organizes millions of documents into navigable maps of meaning.
- **Quid Compete / Predict / Connect** — Competitive intelligence, predictive trend forecasting and data-source integration tools.

## Achievements

- Fast Company named Quid one of the 'World's Top 10 Most Innovative Companies in Big Data' (2013)
- World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer award (2016)
- IDC recognition as a Top Innovator for U.S. financial compliance and risk analytics (2016)
- 2020 merger of NetBase and Quid combined 300M+ in raised capital into a single intelligence platform
- Acquired Rival IQ (Dec 2021) to expand competitive social analytics

## Latest updates

- **2024-09** — Appointed Silicon Valley veteran Anthony Lye (ex-Amplience, Palantir) as Chairman & CEO.
- **2024-12** — Latest funding event reported (~$110M; venture round not specified).
- **2023** — Rebranded fully to 'Quid', signaling evolution from social listening to full-spectrum market intelligence with generative AI.

## Links

- Website: https://quid.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/quidofficial
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Quid
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Quid.Inc

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Last updated: 2026-06-20