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Since last post we’ve seen 5 mergers & acquisitions, 5 funding rounds, 7 people moves & promotions, 4 roles, 3 articles, 1 podcast, and 1 newly added upcoming event.

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M&A

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• Datavant acquired DigitalOwl (AI-driven medical data analysis). PR

• Morningstar acquired CRSP (stock market data and indexes) for $375M. PR

• S&P Crisil acquired PriceMetrix (wealth management performance benchmarking and insights) from McKinsey. PR

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Funding

• Ardent (AI data engineer) raised $2.15M in a Pre-Seed round led by Crane Venture Partners.

• GHGSat (greenhouse gas sensing technology and emission data) raised CAD $47M in equity and debt.

• Juicebox (AI-powered recruiting platform) raised $30M in a Series A led by Sequoia Capital.

• Redpine (data for AI) raised $1.3M.

• Signal AI (risk and reputation intelligence) raised $165M in a growth equity round led by Battery Ventures.

People Moves, Promotions, and Appointments

• Dean Berry joined MarketAxess as Group COO and CEO of EMEA & APAC.

• Tom Beckenham joined Respondent as Head of Engineering.

• Michael Maloof joined NewtonX as VP, Marketing.

• Dean Owen joined HUB as Director.

• Raluca Pop joined TresVista as SVP, Sales.

• Jeff Settle joined Endex as VP of Sales.

• Christopher Sunada joined Bovitz as VP, Insights Operations.

Who’s Hiring

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

• Arbolus is hiring a Head of US Private Equity.

• FISD is hiring a Content Development Director ($130K - $150K).

• ProSights is hiring a Head of Engagement.

• Salesforce is hiring a VP, Unified Profile and Knowledge ($281K - $491K).

*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

• Hedge-Fund Stars Are Making So Much Now That They Are Hiring Agents by Peter Rudegeair.

• AI in Market Research: Past, Present and Future by Tim Spenny.

• The Question Is Your Moat by Michael Mayhew and John Farrall.

What I’m Listening To

• AI Won’t Replace Expert Networks, It Will Supercharge Them featuring Margo Polishchuk of ProSapient in discussion with Steve Budd.

Upcoming Events

*new events added since last newsletter

• BattleFin Discovery Day, Oct 9, NYC

• Women in Research (WIRe) Executive Leadership Summit, Oct 20-23, Dubrovnik, Croatia

• Stocktwits Stocktoberfest, Oct 20-22, Coronado, CA

• FINOS Open Source In Finance Forum, Oct 21-22, NYC

• The Private Markets AI Summit, Oct 28, NYC

• *Beryl Elites Alternative Investments & Data Revolution, Nov 3-4, NYC

• World of DaaS Summit, May 7, 2026, Washington D.C.

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