DataHero today announced a $6.1 million Series A funding round led by existing investor Foundry Group. In addition, software industry veteran Ed Miller has joined the company as CEO. Both the funding and new CEO reflect the company's aggressive growth strategy in this rapidly emerging market. Self-service Cloud BI lets anyone go from sign-up to insight within minutes, enabling users to quickly identify and understand the metrics that drive their business.

'DataHero is uniquely positioned in the marketplace with the combination of their intuitive interface, advanced analytics and ability to easily visualize cloud data,' said Ryan McIntyre, Managing Director and Co-founder of Foundry Group. 'We invested in the company three years ago because we identified a real market gap for data analysis for the non-technical user. To thrive in today's business environment, companies need to shift from traditional gut-based decision making to a data-driven mindset for everyone in the organization. This is what DataHero is all about.'

With its unique data classification engine and pre-built connections to dozens of leading cloud services, DataHero makes it easy for users to get insights from the data that matters to them.

'While many vendors claim to offer self-service BI, DataHero is the only solution designed to be accessible to anyone, regardless of their technical ability,' said Chris Neumann, Founder and Chief Product Officer at DataHero. 'With our Series A funding and the addition of Ed to our team, DataHero is firmly positioned to deliver self-service analytics to all.'

Miller is a 25-year software entrepreneur with a track record in high growth markets and companies in their earliest stages. A serial CEO and entrepreneur, he has led several startups to successful outcomes, most recently Xythos, which was acquired by Blackboard Inc. (BBBB). He remained with Blackboard, contributing to their $1.64 billion acquisition by Providence Equity Partners. Miller's blend of strategic thinking and a hands-on approach has been instrumental in his ability to lead sales, operations, and strategic development efforts.

'Cloud BI is expected to develop into a multi-billion dollar market but existing solutions don't meet the needs of the typical cloud user,' said Ed Miller, CEO of DataHero. 'Chris and his team have built an incredible solution that addresses the needs of this rapidly growing market, empowering users to make decisions that drive measurable results. I'm excited to draw upon my experience to fuel our growth.'

With the funding and new CEO, DataHero will prepare for substantial growth in 2015, expand development of its core technology, and scale its operations and support infrastructure to meet the growing demand for its service.

'ReneSola America is an organization with a national sales platform which relies on seamless collaboration between the operations, finance, and sales/marketing teams,' said Naveed Hasan, Head of Marketing at ReneSola America Inc. 'DataHero is a dynamic tool that enables us to easily access and analyze our data across all of these teams, allowing optimization of our strategic forecasting and efforts towards continuous customer service improvement.'

To create a free account, and to start charting any data, anywhere, visit www.datahero.com.

About DataHero

DataHero is the leading provider of self-service Cloud BI, enabling users to quickly identify and understand the metrics that drive their business. With its intuitive drag-and-drop interface, users are able to import and analyze data from the services they use every day -- including Salesforce, HubSpot, Marketo, Google Analytics, Dropbox, Stripe, Excel, and many more. The company is based in San Francisco, California. For more information or to create a free account, please visit www.datahero.com.

About Foundry Group

Foundry Group is a venture capital firm focused on making investments in early-stage information technology, internet and software start-ups. Their passion is working alongside entrepreneurs to give birth to new technologies and to build those technologies into industry-leading companies. Located in Boulder, Colorado, Foundry Group invests in companies across North America.