DAWEX SYSTEMS

Their core work

Dawex is a French technology SME that builds and operates a data exchange and marketplace platform, enabling organizations to buy, sell, and share data securely. Their core product — the Dawex Global Data Marketplace — provides the infrastructure for companies to monetize their data assets while maintaining governance and compliance. In EU projects, they contribute data marketplace technology, data governance frameworks, and expertise in creating trusted data ecosystems across sectors.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Dawex entered H2020 in 2017 through Data Pitch, a relatively small participation focused on data acceleration. Their trajectory quickly escalated: by 2018 they coordinated their flagship Dawex GDM project with over €2.4M in funding, deploying their own marketplace technology at European scale. By 2019, they expanded into cybersecurity governance through CyberSec4Europe, signaling a shift toward the trust and security dimensions of data exchange.

Dawex is moving from pure data marketplace deployment toward embedding security, certification, and governance into data exchange — positioning themselves for the EU data regulation landscape (Data Act, Data Governance Act).

How they like to work

Despite only three projects, Dawex has built an impressive network of 51 partners across 23 countries, largely through participation in large-scale European initiatives like CyberSec4Europe. They have demonstrated the ability to both lead (as coordinator of Dawex GDM) and contribute specialized expertise as a participant. Their pattern suggests a company that joins large consortia to extend their platform's reach while coordinating focused deployment projects around their own technology.

Broad European network spanning 51 unique partners across 23 countries, built primarily through large cybersecurity and data innovation consortia. Strong pan-European reach despite being a relatively small SME.

What sets them apart

Dawex occupies a rare niche as a European-origin data marketplace operator — most competitors in this space are US-based. Their combination of marketplace technology with data governance expertise makes them a natural fit for EU-funded projects that need compliant, European-sovereign data exchange infrastructure. For consortium builders, they bring a ready-made platform rather than just research capacity.

Highlights from their portfolio

• Dawex GDM
  Their flagship H2020 project as coordinator (€2.4M), deploying their own data marketplace technology — by far their largest funded effort and a strong validation of their core product.
• CyberSec4Europe
  Part of a major EU cybersecurity competence network, indicating that Dawex's data governance and security credentials are recognized at the European policy level.