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AI-Driven Research Firm Aiera Raises $7 Million After Pivot
02/14/2020
Aiera, a new wave research firm founded by former internet analyst Ken Sena, secured $7 million in a Series A funding after refocusing on real-time analysis of earnings calls and ...
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US IPO Activity Starts off Steady in 2020
02/12/2020
US IPO activity started off the year steady in January 2020 as 9 deals were priced during the month, 13% higher than the number of new deals priced in December. ...
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Quant Macro Platform ClearMacro Receives Minority Investment
02/07/2020
Investment strategy platform ClearMacro, which incorporates alternative data, received an undisclosed investment from Canadian asset manager British Columbia Investment Management Corporation. ClearMacro founder Mike Simcock said in a statement that ...
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RANE Network Acquires Geopolitical Research Provider Strafor
02/06/2020
Boston-based risk intelligence firm RANE Network, recently announced it has acquired Stratfor, a leading geopolitical research provider based in Austin Texas. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed. RANE’s ...
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Earnest Research Acquires Geolocation Data Provider Alpha Hat
02/05/2020
New York-based consumer oriented alternative data and analytics provider, Earnest Research, recently announced that it has acquired Alpha Hat, a mobile geolocation research and data provider. Terms of the deal ...
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Interactions Data Provider Feedstock Raises £2.5 Million
01/22/2020
FeedStock, which captures research interaction information for the buy-side and sell-side, received a £2.5 million ($3.3 million) investment led by Manchester UK based Praetura Ventures, with London venture firm Force ...
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Model Provider Canalyst Closes $20 Million Series B Funding
01/20/2020
Canalyst, a Vancouver-based platform offering financial models, completed a $20 million Series B financing led by an unnamed strategic investor with participation from Toronto-based ScaleUP Ventures and existing investors including ...
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Mixed 2019 U.S. IPO Activity
01/02/2020
US IPO activity posted mixed results for 2019 reflecting volatile performance throughout the year where 160 deals were priced, 17% lower than the number of new deals priced in 2018. ...
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2019 Review: Capital Raises Total $177+ Million, Mainly Alt Data
12/31/2019
We tracked $177.8 million in disclosed capital raises during 2019, the majority -- $165.8 million – sourced by alternative data firms. In contrast, Macquarie completed its exit from cash equities ...
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2019 Review: Alternative Data & ESG Drive 2019 M&A Activity
12/27/2019
Alternative data and ESG firms were the main targets of research industry M&A activity, reflecting their growing importance in the investment process. In contrast, there was little evidence of the ...