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Since last post we’ve seen 9 acquisitions, 15 funding rounds, 1 holiday wish list, 11 people moves & promotions, 13 roles, 2 articles, 1 quote of the week, 1 podcast, 3 newly added upcoming events, and 3 memes.
Looking for a new job? Check out the It’s Pronounced Data Job Board for a table of the jobs from each week’s newsletter and the status of each posting. There are 102 open roles with an average salary of $212K.
Links to the M&A and Funding trackers are at the bottom for paid subscribers.
If 1,000 people vote I will send the results to Steve Schwarzman.
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M&A
Advan acquired Real Estate Intelligence (mobile device location data and analytics) from RetailStat.
Charlesbank acquired Implan (economic impact analytics software).
ECI Partners acquired Insurance Insider from Delinian.
GlobalData acquired LinkUp (job market data).
Growth Protocol acquired NWO.ai (AI-driven consumer intelligence).
Inverness Graham acquired Alliant (advertising data).
Kpler acquired Spire Maritime (vessel tracking) from Spire Global.
Reward acquired Hospitality Data Insights (hospitality sector insights).
*Deals are announced but may not be closed.
Fundraising
Arbolus (expert intelligence) raised $20M in a Series B led by Kayne Anderson Partners.
Atlas.co (collaborative mapping platform) raised $2M in a Pre-Seed round led by Pale Blue Dot, Ben Lang and Andreas Klinger.
big xyt (trading data analytics) raised €10M in a round led by Finch Capital.
Conduktor (enterprise data management) raised $30M in a Series B led by RTP Global.
Eidon AI (data sharing for training AI) raised $3.5M in a Seed round led by Framework Ventures.
Hotglue (data integrations and connectors) raised $4M in a Seed round led by 8VC.
Lume (data mapping) raised $4.2M in a Seed round led by General Catalyst.
Medeloop (AI-driven medical research platform) raised $15.5M in a Series A led by Inovia Capital.
Mithrl (AI-powered scientific research platform) raised $4M in a Seed round led by Bonfire Ventures.
oneZero (multi-asset enterprise trading technology) received an investment from Golden Gate Capital.
Orderful (AI-powered electronic data interchange) raised $15M in a growth round led by NewRoad Capital Partners.
Partsol (cognitive AI) raised $17.5M in a round.
Polar Analytics (first-party e-commerce data platform) raised $18M in a Series A led by Chalfen Ventures.
runQL (smart query platform) raised $1.6M in a Pre-Seed round led by Mistral Venture Partners.
Zeplyn (AI assistant for financial advisors) raised $3M in a Seed round led by Leo Capital.
Holiday Wish List
People Moves, Promotions, and Appointments
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Karen Boulanger joined RAVL as Principal, Business Development.
Michael Chiappinelli joined Similarweb as Global Head of Sales, Investor Vertical.
Kristen Clark joined Kalibri Labs as President & COO.
Peter Davaney-Graham was promoted to Head of Operations and Business Enablement at Lord, Abbett & Co.
Michael Fisher joined Point72 as Chief Risk Officer.
Chris Larkin joined iCapital as SVP, Data Solutions - Business Development.
Meghan McGill joined CFRA Research as VP of Sales.
Elad Pashtan joined Millennium as Partner, Senior Portfolio Manager.
Tom Paul joined RTI International as VP, Primary Data Collection.
Illeana Pennetto was promoted to Head of Financial Services Sales, Product & Marketing at Selby Jennings.
Emily Prince joined the Board of Directors of FINBOURNE Technology.
Who’s Hiring
Check out the It’s Pronounced Data Job Board for a table of the jobs from each week’s newsletter and the status of each posting.
Daloopa is hiring a Product Marketing Manager (Founding Role) ($145K - $150K).
Elise AI is hiring a Founding Software Engineer - Healthcare ($210K - $260K) and a Senior Software Engineer (Healthcare) ($210K - $260K).
Federal Reserve Board is hiring a Associate Director, Deputy Chief Data Officer ($255K - $314K).
FinChat is hiring a Head of Partnerships ($100K - $120K).
ISI Markets is hiring a Global Business Director, Data & Analytics.
Kite Pharma is hiring a Director, Global Data Strategy and Solutions ($201K - $260K).
LSEG is hiring a Group Director, Global Head of Sales, Risk Intelligence ($199K - $369K).
Microsoft M12 is hiring a Investment Partner ($162K - $268K).
Pipl is hiring a Strategic Account Executive.
Rank Group is hiring a Head of Data Delivery.
U.S. Bank is hiring a Data Strategy and Data Governance Leader ($165K - $213K).
Webz.io is hiring a Head Of Customer Success Management.
*salaries only listed where provided by the company. See links for specific salary details.
What I’m Reading
2024 U.S. Data Utilization Survey Insights: The Impact of Generative AI on Data Generation by Industry Sector by Adam Wright at IDC.
AI Investments Are Booming, but Venture-Firm Profits Are at a Historic Low by Berber Jin in The Wall Street Journal.
Quote Of The Week
“Because I know how to do math,” Damola Adamolekun, CEO of Red Lobster on why endless shrimp is never coming back. I might have to start using this line.
What I’m Listening To
Deal Sourcery, a new podcast for private equity professionals hosed by Dan Herr.
Upcoming Events
*new events added since last newsletter
BattleFin Discovery Day, November 20-21, London
Monda Meetup - Biggest Data Sales Challenges You Faced in 2024, November 20, London
Feeding the AI Machine: Diving Deeper into the Data That Powers the World’s Leading AI Companies, November 21, Tel Aviv
*FISD Holiday Party, December 5, NYC
Neudata Winter Data Summit, December 5, NYC
Battle of the Quants, December 5, NYC
*FISD New York, February 6, NYC
*IIEX North America, April 30 - May 1, Washington D.C.
Data Disrupt, June 4-5 2025, NYC