Specialties
Meltwater is a global Software as a Service (SaaS) company developing disruptive, no-nonsense software designed to meet the specific needs of businesses around the world.
Meltwater News combines the industry's broadest search capabilities, exclusive analytical tools and a consultative relationship with its clients to deliver the business critical information that executives in organizations worldwide require to gain, and maintain, their competitive edge.
With Meltwater News' expansive international coverage and robust search capabilities, users can find the information they need, when they need it, via an easy-to-use, Web-based interface. Meltwater News' interactive analytical capabilities enable users to get even more value from their media mentions by evaluating trends, mapping press activity, identifying target markets and measuring the ROI of marketing and public relations campaigns.
History
Established in 2001.
From our humble beginnings, the Meltwater Group was built from scratch, brick by brick. The company was founded in 2001 with just $15,000 and a trusty coffee machine.
Through our focus on hard work, creating great value for our clients, our consultative approach and our uncompromising belief in hiring the best people, Meltwater News quickly became the top online media monitoring solution in Norway. By the end of 2006, Meltwater News was the number one solution in Europe, and just two years later in 2008, the company grew to be one of the largest online media monitoring firms in the world.
Building on the experience from growing Meltwater News globally, Meltwater began transforming into a Software as a Service (SaaS) company in 2009. Now we have multiple distinct product divisions providing solutions for online and social media monitoring, media contact databases, collaboration, talent management and search engine marketing.
Meet the Business Owner: Jorn L.
In 2001, with only $15,000, Jørn founded Meltwater News, a B2B media search engine company offering business intelligence services, which has now grown into the Meltwater Group. As CEO, he leads the expansion of Meltwater with new ventures in the Software as a Service (SaaS) market. Jørn also founded the non-profit Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST), designed to provide training and mentoring to young African entrepreneurs aspiring to launch new, Ghana-based software companies.