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Hjalmar Gislason

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Founder at Grid

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About

Hjalmar Gislason is the founder and CEO of GRID, a spreadsheet technology company, and has worked in software startups for over 20 years. He previously served as VP of Product Management at Qlik following its 2014 acquisition of DataMarket, a Data-as-a-Service company. He is an angel investor and serves on the boards of Heimildin, Miðeind, and the board of trustees for Reykjavík University.

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Grid's investors · 7

Acequia Capital (AceCap)Seattle · $100K – $5M checksBlueYard CapitalBerlin · $500K – $5M checksBrunnur Ventures GPReykjavik · $1M – $3M checksFuturistic.VCCopenhagenKindred VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $2M checksNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park · $200K – $40M checks · since 2020Slack FundSan Francisco

Co-founders at Grid

TYThorsteinn Yngvi Gudmundsson
Thorsteinn Yngvi GudmundssonFounder
BÞBorgar Þorsteinsson
Borgar ÞorsteinssonCo-Founder, Engineering
SESteinn Eldjárn Sigurðarson
Steinn Eldjárn SigurðarsonCo-Founder, Engineering
GZ
Gernot ZackeFounder
JE
Jan EetveltFounder
NW
Nima WedlakeFounder
RK
Raj KandasamyFounder

Experience

  1. GRIDFounder and CEOcurrent2018 — presentIceland
  2. ISNIC the .is registryBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentReykjavik, Capital Region, Iceland
  3. AranjaBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentReykjavik, Capital Region, Iceland
  4. MiðeindBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentReykjavík, Capital Region, Iceland
  5. KLAK - Venture Mentoring ServiceMentorcurrent2023 — present
  6. Investa - Early Stage Investor in IcelandPartnercurrent2015 — present
  7. HeimildinBoard Member2023 — 2024Reykjavík, Capital Region, Iceland
  8. KjarninnChairman of the Board2014 — 2023Reykjavik, Iceland
  9. New England Center for Investigative ReportingAdvisory Board Member2016 — 2018Greater Boston
  10. QlikVP of Product Management - Data2015 — 2018Greater Boston Area
  11. QlikManaging Director, DataMarket2014 — 2015Newton, MA
  12. DataMarketFounder and CEO2008 — 2014
  13. TalBoard Member2010 — 2012
  14. TrackwellBoard Member2006 — 2008
  15. Iceland Telecom (Síminn)Director of Business Development2006 — 2008
  16. Spurl.netFounder and CEO2004 — 2006
  17. Independent consultant2003 — 2004
  18. Digital ReykjavikProducer2003
  19. VivaProduct Manager2003
  20. MaskinaChief Software Architect2001 — 2003
  21. MaskinaChief Technology Officer2000 — 2001
  22. GagarinProject manager, R&D1999 — 2000
  23. PC World Iceland - TölvuheimurContributing Editor1997 — 1999
  24. Lon & DonCEO and much else1996 — 1998

Skills & more

Data6Data Visualization10Product Management99Architecture2Marketing19Product Marketing55Mobile Technology13Software Design8Journalism3Technology Journalism2Mobile Devices89Project Management33
+12 moreProduct DevelopmentStart-upsWeb ApplicationsBloggingTelecommunicationsBusiness StrategyEntrepreneurshipBusiness DevelopmentEnterprise SoftwareMarketing StrategyStrategyManagement

Languages Danish · English · German · Icelandic · Norwegian · Swedish

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Who is Hjalmar Gislason?
Hjalmar Gislason is the founder and CEO of GRID, a spreadsheet technology company, and has worked in software startups for over 20 years. He previously served as VP of Product Management at Qlik following its 2014 acquisition of DataMarket, a Data-as-a-Service company. He is an angel investor and serves on the boards of Heimildin, Miðeind, and the board of trustees for Reykjavík University.
Where does Hjalmar Gislason work?
Hjalmar Gislason is Founder of Grid.
What companies did Hjalmar Gislason found?
Hjalmar Gislason founded Grid.
Where did Hjalmar Gislason go to school?
Hjalmar Gislason studied at Menntaskólinn að Laugarvatni (High School, Physics).

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