Socrata

Socrata was founded in 2007 in Seattle, Washington, later opening offices in Washington, D.C. and London.

The company was originally known as Blist and was introduced as an online data as a service provider at the DEMO 2008 conference.

In 2009, the company rebranded as Socrata and shifted its focus toward providing services to the public sector. Socrata's technology was subsequently used for municipal open-data portals, including the City of Chicago's Data Portal. The portal allows users to search and download city datasets and create maps and graphs from the data. The portal also provides access to datasets through Socrata's Open Data API.

In 2016, Socrata collaborated with Motorola Solutions on CrimeReports, a crime mapping platform used by law enforcement agencies in the United States.

In 2017, the White House presented the federal budget using Socrata, along with other platforms.

In 2018, Socrata was acquired by Tyler Technologies for $150 Million. Many employees joined Tyler, and the company maintained offices in Seattle and Washington, D.C.

In 2019, Motorola Solutions ended its collaboration with Socrata, discontinuing access to open crime data APIs in the United States.

In July 2014, Socrata launched the Open Data Network, a project designed to encourage collaboration between governments and private organizations by providing access to datasets such as crime, transit, and 311 service requests.