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September 07, 2023

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This week, an exciting product launch in the financial data space, 1 acquisition, 8 fundraising rounds, 9 people moves & promotions, 6 articles, 2 podcasts, 2 roles, and 2 new events.

M&A

*transactions have been announced but may not be closed

Fundraising

  • Brillio (digital transformation services) received a strategic investment from The Orogen Group.

  • ConverSight (intelligence platform) raised $9M in a Series A led by Surface Ventures.

  • Elemental Cognition (AI problem solving) raised $60M in a Series B.

  • Harmonya (product data) raised $20M in a Series A led by Bright Pixel Capital.

  • Integral (healthcare data privacy and quality) raised $6.9M in a Seed round led by Haystack, The General Partnership, and Virtue Ventures.

  • SaaSGrid (SaaS analytics) raised $3.3M in a Seed round led by Craft Ventures.

  • Socket (cross chain interoperability) raised $5M in a round led by Coinbase Ventures and Framework Ventures.

  • Trellis (legal data) raised $15M in a Series B led by Top Tier Capital Partners.

People Moves, Promotions, and Appointments

  • Jeremy Baksht joined Shaper Capital as an Entrepreneur.

  • Erin Bascom was promoted to SVP, Front Office Sales at FactSet.

  • Ian Byrne joined Evergreen Residential as Senior Data Engineer.

  • Scott Fink joined DiffusionData as Managing Director, Americas.

  • Julie Harris joined IWSR Drinks Market Analysis as CEO.

  • Sarah Howard-Coles joined proSapient as Head of Client Services, UK.

  • Brendan Milnamow was promoted to Director of Customer Success at Domino Data Lab.

  • Karen Pang was promoted to SVP, Front Office Sales at FactSet.

  • Ali Van Ness was promoted to SVP of Investor Relations at FactSet.

Who’s Hiring

What I’m reading

What I’m Listening To

New Products & Services

Bloomberg introduced a new alternative data function, ALTD <GO>, on the Bloomberg Terminal. The new feature includes data from Bloomberg Second Measure (credit and debit card purchases) and launch partner Placer.ai (location analytics)

“With ALTD <GO>, we are democratizing access to alternative data by seamlessly integrating it into the Bloomberg Terminal alongside traditional market data, broker research, estimates and news,” said Shawn Edwards, Bloomberg’s Chief Technology Officer. “By launching this product, we are empowering our clients with the ability to gain faster and deeper insights into the performance of companies and economies. The future of investment research will be driven by data and Bloomberg will continue to invest in innovative products and technologies that enable our clients to make better data-driven investment decisions.”

More information can be found in the press release.

Upcoming Events

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