The Company
We are GRID
GRID was founded in 2018 by software and data veterans. We’re united by our shared passion for the versatility and power of spreadsheets.
Building the future of spreadsheets
GRID was founded in 2018 by a group of web software veterans and data enthusiasts. The team includes experienced individuals from varied tech sectors—data analytics, gaming, international airlines, creative agencies and more.
United by our shared passion for data and belief in the incredible versatility of spreadsheets, we're dedicated to pushing the boundaries of spreadsheet innovation.
Careers at GRID
Our team
Management
Hjalmar Gislason
Founder & CEO
Hjalmar Gislason is the founder and CEO of GRID. Hjalmar previously served as VP of Product Management at Qlik in Boston. He was the founder and CEO of DataMarket, founded in 2008 and sold to Qlik in 2014. A career data nerd and entrepreneur, GRID is Hjalmar’s fifth software startup as a founder.
Thorsteinn Yngvi Gudmundsson
VP of Operations & Co Founder
Thorsteinn Yngvi Gudmundsson, co-founder and VP of Operations & Finance at GRID. Thorsteinn has served in managerial positions in the tech industry primarily focused on building new ventures internationally. Thorsteinn worked with Hjalmar as VP of Operations at DataMarket. Prior to that he held positions as a CEO, GTM lead, VP Operations, Finance lead, Product manager & Board Director. Thorsteinn holds an undergraduate and MBA degree from Reykjavik University.
Eva Dogg Steingrimsdottir
VP of Software Development
Eva Dögg Steingrímsdóttir is VP of Software Development at GRID. Eva is an experienced frontend developer and software team leader and has worked in such roles for early startups and international airlines alike. Eva holds undergraduate degrees in both computer science and psychology. An avid & competitive cyclist, Eva enjoys few things more than speeding around Iceland in the midnight sun.
Alexandra Dilja Bjargardottir
VP of Product
Alexandra Diljá Bjargardóttir is VP of Product at GRID. She has more than a decade of experience in digital growth, marketing and research for companies in the gaming & tech sectors. She holds an undergraduate degree in psychology and a master's in marketing & international trade. Alexandra is an active member of the local indie game scene and an advocate for diversity in gaming and tech.
Our team
Staff
Borgar Þorsteinsson
Co-Founder, Engineering
Steinn Eldjárn Sigurðarson
Co-Founder, Engineering
Atli Páll Hafsteinsson
Engineering
Birkir Pálmason
Engineering
Gunnlaugur Þór Briem
Engineering
Hörður Ragnarsson
Product Design
Kristen Martel
Director, Calculator Studio
Marín Jónsdóttir
Product Management
Matt Riggott
Engineering
Our Team
Board of Directors
News
Updates and announcements
26.08.2020
GRID closes $12M in Series A funding round led by NEA
We’re thrilled to announce that we have closed a $12M Series A funding round led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA), with participation from our existing investors BlueYard Capital, Slack Fund, Acequia Capital and other strategic partners! This funding will enable us to bring GRID to market and power accelerated product development. For more information see our press release. Additional coverage: Tech Crunch: GRID raises $12M Series A to turn spreadsheets into 'visual narratives' SiliconANGLE: Iceland's Grid lands $12M to help workers make their spreadsheets more visual Tech Target: Analytics startup Grid raises $12 million in funding
27.03.2019
GRID closes $3.5M seed funding
We are thrilled to share some great news with you: We just closed $3.5M in seed funding! The investment is led by BlueYard Capital, with participation from strategic investors such as Slack Fund, Acequia Capital and angel investor Charlie Songhurst. We are happy to work with this group, as they add a lot of value to our mission other than their funding. Needless to say, they deeply believe in our mission to empower people to turn any spreadsheet into a beautiful web report, dashboard or interactive application. After our private Alpha launch a few weeks ago, we are now all heads-down again working on product, strategy, network expansion and go-to-market planning. This investment - on top of our $1M angel round in October - fuels current plans well into 2021. It gives us breathing room to focus on building the initial version of our product, take it to market and grow it from there - by delighting our users. We will be adding a few people to our team in the coming weeks and months. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an exciting startup at an inflection point. Take a look at our open positions, and keep an eye on our tweets.
31.10.2018
GRID closes $1M angel round
GRID, the software company here to “free the spreadsheet,” closed a $1M angel round of funding this Monday. A Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) startup, GRID’s user-friendly software empowers people to turn any spreadsheet into a beautiful web report, dashboard or interactive application. Investors worldwide participated in the round, both institutions and private individuals from the United States, Europe and Iceland. GRID’s angel investors include: Denmark’s Futuristic.vc angel fund; Iceland’s Brunnur Ventures venture capital fund; Ari Helgason, London-based principal at Index Ventures; Iceland’s early-stage investor Investa; Anthony Deighton, CMO of Celonis and former CTO of Qlik; Kristín Pétursdóttir, Chair at Kvika bank; and America’s 1/0 Capital investment fund. “We are thrilled that the international investment community joins us in our enthusiastic mission. Tremendously humbled and grateful, we look forward to partnering with these investors to expand GRID’s network and strength,” said Hjalmar Gislason, founder and CEO of GRID. “This funding will give us the runway we need to build the initial commercial version of the GRID product and fuel our go-to-market initiatives.” GRID’s founding team includes both repeat team members and Silicon Valley expertise, bringing together the strength of legacy teamwork with U.S.-based go-to-market experience. The founding team consists of: Hjalmar Gislason CEO and founder; Laura Edwards, VP of Revenue; Thorsteinn Yngvi Gudmundsson, VP of Operations; Borgar Thorsteinsson, lead client developer; and Steinn Eldjarn Sigurdarson lead cloud and server developer.