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Onvia, Inc. (NASDAQ: (ONVI )) is an American government business intelligence company with 180 employees and annual revenue of US $21.1 million. Onvia offers a number of business-to-business software products, including Onvia Business Builder, a government leads and relationship manager; Onvia Navigator, a database of government contracts; and the Onvia Guide, which provides push notifications of government business opportunities. Onvia is located in Seattle, Washington, USA. == History == Onvia was founded in 1996 by 25-year-old Canadian entrepreneur Glenn Ballman〔Canadian Encyclopedia (2007). "( Martin's Budget )." ''Historica Foundation of Canada''〕 as a one-stop shop for small business owners, initially selling over 25,000 office supplies on its website, Onvia.com. Onvia raised US $70 million in early rounds of financing,〔Cook, John (1999-9-8). "( Onvia.com able to raise $11 million )." ''Seattle Post-Intelligencer''〕 and went public on March 1, 2000 on the NASDAQ 〔Internet Capital Group (2000-3-1). "( Internet Capital Group Announces the Initial Public Offering of Its Partner Company Onvia.com )." ''Business Wire''〕 where it raised US $235 million. In August 2000 the company was awarded "Hottest Startup in Canada" by the Toronto Board of Trade and Profit Magazine.〔Business Editor (2000-8-28). "( Toronto Board of Trade and Profit Magazine Name Onvia.com Hottest Startup in Canada )." ''Business Wire''〕 In August 2000 Onvia acquired Globe-1, a business-to-government portal, turning the company's focus away from e-commerce to the government-bid space. Onvia then used its cash reserves to buy competitors, including DemandStar in March 2001.〔Tice, Carol (2001-6-29). "(Onvia pursues profitability with new business model )." ''Puget Sound Business Journal''.〕 In 2005, Onvia released Onvia Business Builder, a tool allowing subscribers to research historical and real-time data on individual government contract opportunities 〔Business Wire (2005-7-5). "(Onvia to Launch New Business Intelligence Tool for Business to Government Market )." ''Business Wire''〕 Onvia continued to focus on the business to government market until the launch of their private sector tool, Onvia Planning and Construction, in February 2008.〔Reuters (2008-2-11). "(New Onvia Service Fills Information Gap with Early Visibility into Commercial and Residential Development )." ''Reuters''〕 In the third quarter of 2007, Onvia reported net income for the first time, but has lost money in all but that one quarter, according to its SEC filings.〔Cameron Way (2007-10-30). "(Onvia Generates Net Income in the Third Quarter of 2007 )." ''PR Newswire''〕 Currently, Onvia's database includes over 4.5 million procurement records connected to over 275,000 companies from across 78,000 U.S. government agencies. Private sector data covers over 127,000 opportunities and contact data for more than 24,000 officials on the local and state level 〔Reuters (2008-10-20). "(Onvia Inc. (ONVI.O) Company Profile )." ''Reuters''〕 In early 2009, Onvia launched www.recovery.gov, with the stated goal of bringing increased transparency and accountability to economic recovery spending. The site features real-time data, maps, and graphs detailing the spending activity associated with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 〔Recovery.gov (2009-3-31). "(Welcome to Recovery.gov and Onvia )." ''Recovery.gov''〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Onvia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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