Happy researching!

Dewey exits to make the lives of academic researchers a little easier.

Who we are

Small team with a mighty mindset

It is often sunshine and smiles at the Dewey office in San Diego, CA. Just steps from the beach, our team of eight meets in person to support thousands of academic researchers around the world. We’re lean by design and move fast to solve problems and ensure every email gets answered. We never want to be the bottleneck in your research workflow and are here to celebrate your wins!

Our vision

Let us handle the hard stuff

You didn’t get a PhD to deal with procurement.

We’re here to remove friction from the academic research experience. We envision a world where access to data is no longer a constraint on research, and we do everything in our power to make that a reality. Consider the painful tasks of negotiating licenses and wrestling usage terms and approvals a thing of the past!

450+
researcher questions answered
200+
data partnerships evaluated
1,091 TB
of data unlocked this year
What we solve

Dewey connects researchers with great data

Dewey was founded to make it easier for academic researchers and data providers to work together. We believe data should be just as accessible to academics as it is to advertisers and hedge funds.

What researchers need
Limited budget to go far
Flexible terms for publishing
Simple data download
Minimize license negotiating
Support on data questions
Fewer contracts for more data
Affordable subscription model
Research-friendly terms, pre-negotiated with providers
Multiple download options for pre-ingested data
One license with Dewey directly
Community and Dewey support
Single platform unlocking more data for less effort
What data companies need
Recurring revenue
Strict access requirements
Cloud bulk delivery
Prioritize bigger customers
Minimize academic support
Increase return on investment
How we got here

Where happy researching got its start

In the early months of COVID-19, a major geolocation data provider gave their data away for free to academics trying to understand pandemic behavior. Researchers flooded in and the signal was impossible to miss: there was a massive, undeserved audience for commercial data in academic research.

In August 2022, Dewey was founded to be the infrastructure layer for academic data.One place for researchers to find, license, and use commercial datasets on terms that actually work for them.

The problem was the mechanics of getting data into researchers’ hands. Deals moved slow managed by enterprise-only teams and data was priced for hedge funds and advertisers. Support for academics barely existed.

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Our values

Grit, Ownership, Action, and Trust

We ship fast, own our work, and don't quit when it gets hard. Researchers trust us with their time and budgets. Data providers trust us with their most valuable asset. We don’t take either lightly.

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We remove obsicles

Our job is to clear the path for the world's best minds. If something's slowing you down, we're on it.

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We treat data with care

Academic-only access, enforced. Because the privilege of affordable data is worth protecting.

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We show librarians love

Librarians have been guiding researchers through information since 2,500 BCE. The tools shouldn’t feel that ancient.

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