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Data Buyer Quarterly

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Dan Entrup
July 01, 2025

A lot of people are saying Anna stepped down from Vogue in advance of increased competition from newly launched Data Buyer Quarterly. Inspired by the publication, rumor has it she may even join the industry as a data buyer. Pictured below in the first data vendor meeting.

Since last post we’ve seen 6 acquisitions, 9 funding rounds ($132.9M raised), 20 people moves & promotions, 10 roles ($269K average salary), 1 podcast, 1 newly added upcoming event, and 1 receipt of donation.

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M&A

*Deals are announced but may not be closed.

Funding

  • Altertable (AI-native data platform) raised €2.5M in a Seed round led by 20VC.

  • Bruce Markets (alternative trading system and overnight markets) raised a strategic investment round led by multiple prominent financial and markets firms.

  • Claira (deal intelligence platform) raised $7M in a Seed round led by Barclays, Citi, and Reimagine Tech Ventures.

  • Conquest Planning (financial planning technology) raised $80M in a Series B led by Goldman Sachs Growth Equity.

  • CubeNexus (spatial data analytics) raised $650K in a Pre-Seed round led by 46 VC.

  • Eventual (multimodal data infrastructure) raised $20M in a Series A led by Felicis.

  • Foresight (private markets platform) raised $5.5M in a Seed round led by NEA.

  • Obviant (data intelligence platform for defense acquisition) raised $7.1M in a Seed round led by Shield Capital.

  • Qualytics (data quality platform) raised $10M in a Series A led by BMW iVentures.

People Moves, Promotions, and Appointments

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  • Constantin Bettermann was promoted to COO at Boerse Stuttgart Group, effective August 1.

  • Jason Beyer joined Ralliant as VP, Data + AI.

  • Ethan Chernofsky was promoted to CMO at Placer.

  • Isaac Esseku joined Enquire AI as Chief Strategy and Content Officer.

  • Ben Kolada was promoted to Managing Director at ICON Corporate Finance.

  • Samantha Gann was promoted to VP, Finance Data Science and Analytics at American Express.

  • Aly Hancock joined Catena Clearing as Head of Growth.

  • Diana Hoskins Schildhouse was promoted to EVP, Chief Data and Analytics Officer at Colgate-Palmolive.

  • Barry Hurewitz joined Enquire AI as President.

  • Lucy Junker joined YipitData as Director of Business Operations.

  • Dan Kalish joined Maven as Director of Recruitment Operations.

  • Steve Karas was promoted to VP of Sales & Partnerships at Stirista.

  • Campbell Keller was promoted to VP, Product Strategy & Development, RADAR Data Products at Clear Channel Outdoor.

  • David Miller joined Parameta Solutions as Head of New Business.

  • Nigel was finally promoted to Editor-In-Chief at Vogue.

  • Meghan Optiz joined PureSpectrum as Director of Supply & Partnership Acquisition.

  • Stacie Rabinowitz was promoted to VP of Data Strategy at Consumer Edge.

  • Sol Rashidi joined Cyera as Chief Strategy Officer, AI & Data.

  • Craig Stelmach joined Ambee as SVP of Business Development.

  • Rob Wengel joined Radius Global Market Research as CEO.

Who’s Hiring

Check out the It’s Pronounced Data job board for full listings. This week’s additions are below.

*salaries only listed where provided by the company and may vary based on location and other factors. See links for specific salary details.

What I’m Reading

  • Not reading, putting together more Data Buyer Quarterly content

What I’m Listening To

Resource Corner

Upcoming Events

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