Grid
Reykjavík, IS · Founded 2018 · 14 employees on LinkedIn · 5 known investors
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36 people in our graph share verified history with the Grid team — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Hrönn Greipsdóttirunlockedknows Thorsteinn Yngvi Gudmundsson · together at Reykjavik University (overlapped)
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GRID builds spreadsheet technology that lets software teams embed spreadsheet capabilities into their products, with Excel and Google Sheets compatibility, high performance, and AI integration through its own Spreadsheet LLM. Its technology powers tools such as Calculator Studio and the spreadsheet features of AI assistants.
Founders & leadership
Grid was founded in 2018 by Hjalmar Gislason, Thorsteinn Yngvi Gudmundsson, Borgar Þorsteinsson, and Steinn Eldjárn Sigurðarson.
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Hjalmar GislasoninFounder & CEOHe previously served as VP of Product Management at Qlik following the 2014 acquisition of DataMarket, and brings over 20 years of software startup experience.
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Thorsteinn Yngvi GudmundssoninCo-Founder & VP of Operations & FinanceCo-founder and VP of Operations & Finance at Grid, which builds embedded spreadsheet technology with Excel and Google Sheets compatibility. Gudmundsson has experience in venture creation, product development, operations, and team leadership.
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Borgar ÞorsteinssonCo-Founder, Engineering
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Steinn Eldjárn SigurðarsonCo-Founder, Engineering
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Eva Dogg SteingrimsdottirVP of Software Development
Investors · 5
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Grid do?
- GRID builds spreadsheet technology that lets software teams embed spreadsheet capabilities into their products, with Excel and Google Sheets compatibility, high performance, and AI integration through its own Spreadsheet LLM. Its technology powers tools such as Calculator Studio and the spreadsheet features of AI assistants.
- Who founded Grid?
- Grid was founded by Hjalmar Gislason, Thorsteinn Yngvi Gudmundsson, Borgar Þorsteinsson, Steinn Eldjárn Sigurðarson in 2018.
- Who are Grid's investors?
- Grid's investors include Acequia Capital (AceCap), BlueYard Capital, New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Slack Fund, Brunnur Ventures GP.
- Where is Grid headquartered?
- Grid is headquartered in Reykjavík, IS.
