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October 19, 2023

This week 2 acquisitions, 13 fundraising rounds, 1 quote, 9 people moves & promotions, 4 articles, 4 roles, 1 podcast, 4 new events, and 2 memes.

BattleFin Corporate Data - Last Call - Complimentary Tickets

On November 2nd, BattleFin is hosting a conference focused on data use by corporations. If you are a data leader, strategist, analytics professional, or other data user (I’m looking at you supply chain and competitive intelligence folks), this is a can’t miss opportunity to hear from industry peers and data vendors about use cases, ROI, integration, and more.

If you work at a corporate and are interested in attending, please reach out (you can reply to this email) or register here for a complimentary ticket: Register - Corporate

M&A

*transactions have been announced but may not be closed

Fundraising

  • Acceldata (data observability) raised $10M in a Series C extension from Prosperity7 Ventures.

  • Aindo (synthetic data platform) raised €6M in a Series A led by United Ventures.

  • Alpaca (brokerage platform) raised $15M in a strategic investment from SBI Holdings.

  • Anonybit (biometric security and data protection) raised $3M in a round led by JAM FINTOP

  • Auquan (investment intelligence engine) raised $3.5M in a Seed round led by Neotribe Ventures.

  • DealMaker (capital raising technology) raised a growth investment from CIBC Innovation Banking.

  • Done Deal (M&A data) raised $800K in a Pre-Seed round led by Gruhas.

  • Hayden AI (geospatial analytics and vision-based data) raised $53M in a Series B led by Drawdown Fund.

  • Globacap (private capital markets technology) raised $21M in a Series B.

  • Nova Credit (alternative credit data & analytics) raised $45M in a Series C led by Canapi Ventures.

  • Pantomath (data pipeline observability) raised $14M in a Series A led by Sierra Ventures.

  • Scylla (databases) raised $43M in a round led by Eight Roads Ventures.

  • Zelus Analytics (sports analytics) raised $3.6M as a first tranche of a Series A.

Quote of the Day

“Where there is data smoke, there is business fire.”

- Tom Redman, “the Data Doc”

People Moves, Promotions, and Appointments

  • Christopher Fong joined Two Sigma in Data Strategy.

  • Adam Inzirillo was promoted to EVP, Global Head of Data and Access Solutions at CBOE Global Markets.

  • Donna Kimmins was promoted to SVP, Client Growth & Consulting at Guidepoint.

  • Henry Lindemann joined BlueFlame AI as COO.

  • Marta Martinez was promoted to Managing Director, Data, Technology & Measurement at Google.

  • Alyssa Lewis Matabeek joined Earnest Analytics as Chief Revenue Officer.

  • Rob O'Connor joined Seeking Alpha as Head of Business Development.

  • Martina Satherlund was promoted to Global Head of Market Data & Third Party Vendor Management at Fidelity International.

  • Sophia Van joined Disney as Director, Portfolio and Program Management - Emerging Tech, Data and Platforms.

Who’s Hiring

What I’m reading

What I’m Listening To

Upcoming Events

*new events added since last newsletter

And another for good laughs…

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