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.
Founder & CEO at Grid
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Co-founders at Grid
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Thorsteinn Yngvi GudmundssonCo-Founder & VP of Operations & Finance
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Borgar ÞorsteinssonCo-Founder, Engineering
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Steinn Eldjárn SigurðarsonCo-Founder, Engineering
Experience
- GRIDFounder and CEOcurrent2018 — presentIceland
- ISNIC the .is registryBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentReykjavik, Capital Region, Iceland
- AranjaBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentReykjavik, Capital Region, Iceland
- MiðeindBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentReykjavík, Capital Region, Iceland
- KLAK - Venture Mentoring ServiceMentorcurrent2023 — present
- Investa - Early Stage Investor in IcelandPartnercurrent2015 — present
- HeimildinBoard Member2023 — 2024Reykjavík, Capital Region, Iceland
- KjarninnChairman of the Board2014 — 2023Reykjavik, Iceland
- New England Center for Investigative ReportingAdvisory Board Member2016 — 2018Greater Boston
- QlikVP of Product Management - Data2015 — 2018Greater Boston Area
- QlikManaging Director, DataMarket2014 — 2015Newton, MA
- DataMarketFounder and CEO2008 — 2014
- TalBoard Member2010 — 2012
- TrackwellBoard Member2006 — 2008
- Iceland Telecom (Síminn)Director of Business Development2006 — 2008
- Spurl.netFounder and CEO2004 — 2006
- Independent consultant2003 — 2004
- Digital ReykjavikProducer2003
- VivaProduct Manager2003
- MaskinaChief Software Architect2001 — 2003
- MaskinaChief Technology Officer2000 — 2001
- GagarinProject manager, R&D1999 — 2000
- PC World Iceland - TölvuheimurContributing Editor1997 — 1999
- Lon & DonCEO and much else1996 — 1998
Skills & more
Data6Data Visualization10Product Management99Architecture2Marketing19Product Marketing55Mobile Technology13Software Design8Journalism3Technology Journalism2Mobile Devices89Project Management33
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Product DevelopmentStart-upsWeb ApplicationsBloggingTelecommunicationsBusiness StrategyEntrepreneurshipBusiness DevelopmentEnterprise SoftwareMarketing StrategyStrategyManagementLanguages Danish · English · German · Icelandic · Norwegian · Swedish
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Frequently asked questions
- 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 & CEO 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).
