Data Qualiti

Since last post we’ve seen 8 acquisitions, 12 funding rounds ($127.1M raised), 25 people moves & promotions, 8 roles ($210K average salary), 4 articles, 1 podcast, 1 chart of the week, and 3 memes.

M&A

• Behavox acquired Mosaic Smart Data (FICC transaction data insights).

• DataGalaxy acquired YOOI (data & AI product portfolio management).

• DoubleVerify acquired Rockerbox (marketing measurement platform).

• FactSet acquired LogoIntern (logo database and tools).

• IBM acquired DataStax (NoSQL and vector databases).

• Kynetec acquired Freshlogic (fruit and vegetable data).

• Pexapark acquired RenewaFi (pricing intelligence platform for renewable energy).

• Viant acquired Lockr (first-party data collaboration platform).

*Deals are announced but may not be closed.

Funding

• Analytics8 (data and analytics consulting) received an investment from Boathouse Capital.

• Bridgetown Research (AI agents for research and analysis) raised $19M in a Series A led by Lightspeed and Accel.

• Ethos (model risk management) raised $6M in a round led by Canapi Ventures.

• EvidenceHunt (AI-powered medical research platform) raised €1.2M in a round led by Keen Venture Partners, DFF Ventures and Slimmer AI

• FinChat (AI-powered investment research) received a $1.5M investment from VanEck Ventures.

• Genesis Computing (AI agents for data pipelines) raised $5M in a Seed round led by Kearny Jackson.

• Patlytics (patent intelligence) raised $14M in a Series A led by Next47.

• Renew Risk (renewable energy risk analytics) raised £5M in a round led by Molten Ventures.

• Sparta (commodities market intelligence) raised $42M in a Series B led by One Peak.

• SponsWatch (sports sponsorship analytics) raised €1M in a Seed round led by node.vc.

• TrackSights (automotive data intelligence) raised €1M in a Pre-Seed round led by Maki Ventures.

• Unique (agentic AI for financial services) raised $30M in a Series A led by CommerzVentures and DN Capital.

People Moves, Promotions, and Appointments

• Naggi Asmar joined Crux as CTO.

• John Blaine was promoted to Senior Director, Strategic Sales at AlphaSense.

• Natasha Brooks joined 60 Decibels as Chief Commercial Officer.

• Tom Butler joined Arima as Chief Revenue Officer.

• Anne-Sophie Damelincourt was elected President of ESOMAR.

• Joe Dery joined Aera Technology as VP, Customer Success.

• Jay Farber was promoted to GM of GPX at Juniper Square.

• John Fawcett joined Citadel as Head of Equities Engineering.

• Glenn Hall joined Arizent as EVP, Information Services.

• Johnathan Hamiter joined FirstParty as Director, Customer Success.

• Cindi Howson was promoted to Chief Data & AI Strategy Officer at ThoughtSpot.

• Jake Hujar joined Parameta Solutions as COO.

• Shannon Lal joined BCA Research as CTO.

• Camille Le joined Listen Labs as Lead Insights Strategist.

• Leonardo Libman joined Techsalerator as Head of Data Sales and Partnerships.

• Matthew Lyberg was promoted to Head of Asset Management AI at Manulife Investment Management.

• Lauren Manchester was promoted to RVP of Sales at Ridgeline.

• Nazed Mannan was promoted to Head of Quant Products at BMLL.

• Marlowe Newman joined National Research Group as SVP, Trends and Futures.

• Katerina Palamountain joined S3 Partners as Director, Business Development.

• Aditya Raj joined BioBrain Insights as Partner & EVP Product.

• Aakarsh Ramchandani was promoted to Chief Product Officer a RavenPack.

• Sriram Sekhar joined Daphne as Head of Product & Customer Success.

• Yuriy Shterk joined Clearwater Analytics as Global Head of Alternatives.

• Kevin Zacharuk was promoted to Global Head of Private Equity at S&P Global.

Who’s Hiring

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

• Capital Markets Gateway (CMG) is hiring a Global Client Director, SellSide ($300K - $350K).

• Databricks is hiring a Senior Associate, Corporate Development & Ventures.

• Differential Ventures is hiring a Chief of Staff.

• FirstParty is hiring a Data Science Director, Data Products & Alternative Data ($100K - $150K).

• Four Seasons is hiring a Director, Analytics Centre of Excellence (COE).

• Grata is hiring a VP of Engineering ($250K - $300K).

• Primary Venture Partners is hiring a Senior Associate, Fintech and Enterprise AI ($150K - $200K).

• WorldQuant is hiring a Data Strategist ($125K - $175K).

*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

• Can AI Match Sell-Side Analysts? Testing OpenAI’s Deep Research by Jason DeRise.

• The Rise of ‘Alt-Data’ — Fundies’ Secret Weapon in the Quest for Alpha by Jack Derwin.

• How to Build A Successful Business: Define Your Own Success by Evan Schnidman.

• Hire or AI? by Jayesh Punater.

What I’m Listening To

• Practical Founders Podcast episode with Richard Change in conversation with Greg Head.

Chart Of The Week

Upcoming Events

*new events added since last newsletter

• Winter Data Conference, March 7, Zell am See, Austria

• InvestOps, March 10-12, Orlando

• Fintech Meetup, March 10-13, Las Vegas

• Quant Strats, March 11, NYC

• SampleCon, March 17-19, Pasadena, California

• IIEX North America, April 30 - May 1, Washington D.C.

• World of DaaS Summit, May 8, Washington D.C.

• KIMRA: Knowledge & Information Management, Research & Analysis, June 4, London

• Data Disrupt, June 4-5 2025, NYC

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