Observable, the Destination for Data Visualization, Launches With $10.5M Series A Funding Led by Sequoia and Acrew
Summary
Chief Technology Officer Mike Bostock created D3.js, the popular open source library for data visualization, and was previously a Graphics Editor at The New York Times. With more than 4.7M users who have engaged on its platform, Observable has powered major data stories on topics from elections, to COVID-19, to wildfire air quality. Making sense of it is the biggest challenge facing our connected world,” said Meckfessel, “We believe working with data is an essential skill for everyone. Melody’s gifts in leading the developer community with simplicity and Mike’s linguistic design thinking for visualization combine the best of both worlds," said Jim Goetz, partner at Sequoia and Observable board member. “Ultimately, Melody, Mike and the Observable team are bringing data exploration and visualization to the web, making it more accessible, collaborative and effective."
Funding
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