Carbon Arc is a startup with $55 million in seed funding that aims to provide a marketplace for buying and selling licensed real world transaction data for AI applications and enterprise models.
The company's goal is to help businesses consume, trade, and integrate structured intelligence efficiently without the hassles of traditional data acquisition methods.
It was founded in March 2021 and focuses on transforming unstructured, siloed datasets into AI-ready insights through its proprietary ontology framework.
Carbon Arc addresses the issue of vast amounts of private data being locked within corporate silos, and aims to make this data available on demand for decision-makers.
The platform creates a structured market for data, treating it as a financial asset and introducing price discovery, demand discovery, and real-time access.
Consumption-based pricing is offered, allowing businesses to pay per-megabyte for the insights they use, while a wallet structure is introduced for better spending control.
The platform is already being used in various industries, offering real-time intelligence, API connectivity, and interactive data visualizations.
It addresses challenges faced by retailers, enterprise analytics users, software developers, and data scientists by simplifying data handling and offering timely insights.
By turning data into a tradable asset, Carbon Arc aims to make real-time insights more accessible and cost-effective, potentially reshaping AI, finance, and business intelligence.
With a focus on redundancy, the company ensures data backup in multiple locations to safeguard against pricing hikes or supply disruptions.