Harvard-based Big Data and analytics consulting marketplace Experfy, Inc. has raised a seed round of $1.5 million.

Investors included XPRIZE Chairman and CEO Peter Diamandis, Harvard Business School Professor Tarun Khanna; Intrado President George Heinrichs; Former Chief Innovation Officer of the Agency for International Development Maura O'Neill; Former president of Singularity University Neil Jacobstein; Thomson Reuters Global Head of Trading Compliance Miftah Khan; and Smart Launch Cofounder Rawy Iskander.

Founded in 2014, Experfy offers a marketplace for data scientists that is similar in fashion to what is offered by companies such as Upwork Global, Inc. (formerly oDesk,) and Freelancer Technology Pty. Ltd. for more generic skills.

 The company has as its primary goal to assemble the world's most prestigious data and analytics talent, available to work on-demand, "that not only possesses algorithmic skills but also deep domain knowledge."

Experfy says it wants to help enterprises hire the world's best analytics talent to increase the speed of decision-making, manage risk and understand customer needs while fundamentally disrupting how big data consulting is done today.

 "We empower both clients and data experts by bringing them on a common platform, which minimizes administrative overhead and ensures full confidentiality. Experfy is here to usher a new era in which high-end consulting can take place in the cloud, on-demand."

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