A market map of market maps
Inception
Market Map (Draft)
Below is a first draft of a research market map I started putting together a few weeks ago (inspired by the FirstMark Capital MAD 2023). I welcome any feedback on companies or categories in the comments on the LinkedIn post. Intentionally not including traditional market/exchange data (fundamentals, estimates, prices, analytics), data management/technologies, or crypto/blockchain.
M&A
apexanalytix acquired ESG Enterprise (ESG software)
Chartbeat acquired Tubular Labs (social video analytics).
Syntax acquired Locus Analytics (business and economic data).
*transactions have been announced but may not be closed
Fundraising
DiffusionData (data platform) raised £1M from The North East Development Capital Fund (NEDCF).
Horsefly (talent analytics) announced an investment from LDC.
MultiLynq (fixed income trading) announced an investment from Citadel Securities and Jane Street Capital.
pgEdge (database) raised $9M in a Seed round led by Sands Capital Ventures and Grotech Ventures.
Quantifind (AML-KYC) raised $23M in a round led by DNS Capital.
Savant Labs (analytics automation) raised $11M in a Seed round led by Cota Capital.
People Moves, Promotions, and Appointments
Ryan Brier joined AlphaSense as SVP & GM, Stream.
Nick DeSalvo was promoted to Chief Revenue Officer at Consumer Edge.
Benjamin Fagan was promoted to VP, Corporate Strategy & Chief of Staff at BitSight.
Peter Feret joined Exegy as CFO.
Rob Kyle joined SavaNet as an Advisor.
Peter MacDonald joined the Board of Directors of Equilar.
Jeffrey Maron joined 7Ridge as Managing Director.
Michael Pagano was promoted to President & COO at Consumer Edge.
Andrea Remyn Stone joined the Board of Directors of Alkymi.
Krithika Saikrishnan was promoted to Director, Performance and Reporting Engineering at FactSet.
David Taylor was promoted to CEO at Exegy.
Penny Tehrani-Littrell joined Accordion as Managing Director & General Counsel.
Jason White was promoted to CTO at Exegy.
Who’s Hiring
Betches Media (media) is hiring a Vice President, Data.
Blackstone (asset management) is hiring a SVP, ESG - Reporting and Ratings.
Chubb (insurance) is hiring a Global Head of Data Management, Privacy and Governance.
EY (consulting & accounting) is hiring a Data Scout, Supervising Associate.
Future of Sustainable Data Alliance (FoSDA) (ESG) is hiring a Executive Director.
GSK (life sciences) is hiring a VP, Data & Analytics Global Functions.
Honeywell (industrials) is hiring a Chief Data Officer - Enterprise Info Management.
Ingram Micro (IT distribution) is hiring a Director, Data Science.
Molina Healthcare (healthcare) is hiring a Chief Data and Analytic Officer.
Molson Coors (food & beverages) is hiring a Chief Digital Officer.
NetJets (aviation) is hiring a Chief Data Officer.
Vuori (apparel) is hiring a VP, Data & Analytics.
What I’m Reading
The good, the bad and the ugly: The world of data is changing by Derek Zanutto at CapitalG in VentureBeat.
What I’m Listening To
The Joe Reis Show - Data Monetization and Business Value, featuring Chris Tabb.
Domo Data Therapy - Keep Asking Questions, featuring Mohammed Aaser.
Upcoming Events
*new events added since last newsletter
Alpha Events Quant Strats - March 14, NYC
Data Driven NYC - March 15, NYC
*dbt Labs Future of Data Analytics with Joe Reis - March 15, Salt Lake City
Gartner Data & Analytics Summit - March 20-22, Orlando
*Portable Low-Key Data Conference - March 22, Virtual
Neudata London Data Summit - March 30, London
*Alternative Data Happy Hour - March 30, NYC
Corinium CDAO Spring - April 25-26, San Francisco
FIMA US Financial Data Innovation - April 25-26, Boston
The Knowledge Graph Conference - May 8-12, NYC
WatersTechnology North American Financial Information Summit - May 16, NYC
Spatial Data Science Conference - May 17-18, London
BattleFin Discovery Day New York - May 17-18, NYC
*Neudata New York Summer Data Summit - June 1, NYC
*Eagle Alpha UNBOUND New York - June 6, NYC
*Substantive Research Unbundling Uncovered - June 14, NYC
*FinTech Connect North America - June 27, NYC