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Sparrow
The home of trusted information on science
- 21-100 employees
- B2C
- Education
- Publishing
- Science
- London, UK
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Company mission
Sparrow aims to democratise access scientific data in order to revolutionise the definition of trusted data. Its platform makes it easy and understandable for anyone to access evidence on critical issues such as climate change and COVID-19.
23% employee growth in 12 months
Our take
Sparrow was founded on the belief that scientific information about the most pressing societal concerns should be readily available to everyone. As under 3% of people have access to scientific journals, Sparrow uses augmented intelligence to help democratise science, bridging the gap between inaccessible science journals and untrusted journalism.
Its database combines over 60 million research papers and patents across the scientific field to make data easily searchable, navigable, and shareable. It also utilises machine learning to crawl 50,000 information sources daily, before its expert scientists compile the data into an easily digestible format for mass consumption.
Through the blend of expert curation and machine learning, Sparrow helps users from over 150 countries to keep in touch with the scientific areas that appeal to them. Sparrow aims to fight back against trust bankruptcy at a time when the demand for understandable, evidence-based content has never been greater.
Sparrow's methodology also allows organisations to access new market segments and garner knowledgeable. This is helping to combat the manipulation and misinformation surrounding scientific data by democratising information on the internet.
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Benefits
- 15 days holiday (excl. bank holidays)
- Work from home opportunities
- 15 vacation days plus public holidays
- Healthcare and Dental Plan contributions
- Monthly home office allowance
Company values
- Clarity
- Curiosity
- Care
- Change
Funding (2 rounds)
Oct 2019
$4.9m
SEED
Jul 2017
$2.9m
EARLY VC
Total funding: $7.8m
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Leadership
Vivian Chan
(CEO)Vivian studied at Cambridge and the University of Queensland before joining Entrepreneur First's inaugural cohort with Silicon Fen Concepts. In July 2013, she used this experience to co-found Sparrow.
Niluka Satharasinghe
(Technical Advisor)After studying at Leicester and Oxford, Niluka co-founded Course Horse and Verse.io, going through Entrepreneur First in 2012. He co-founded Sparrow with Vivian in 2013.