IG Group buys exchange market research portal DailyFX for $40m
Online trading platform IG Group is acquiring news and research portal DailyFX from foreign exchange market broker FXCM.
$3m scoop for financial news and data platform Benzinga
Financial news and data site Benzinga has picked up $3m in a new funding round from WorldQuant Ventures.
SigOpt takes $6.6m for research optimisation
SigOpt has raised $6.6m in a Series A round led by Silicon Valley heavy weight Andreessen Horowitz.
Second Measure pulls in $2m for investor insights
Second Measure, a data analysis company for investors, has raised $2m in a round of seed funding.
ExtractAlpha raises new round for investor intelligence
ExtractAlpha, a data-driven research firm aimed at institutional investors, has raised an undisclosed seed round of funding.
Accern launches trading analytics platform
New York-based company Accern has announced the beta version launch of its analytics platform which scores over 20 million websites for market data.
Zirra rakes in $1.6m to evaluate startups
Artificial intelligence (AI)-driven startup evaluation company Zirra has raised $1.6m in its Series A round. The company says it values it at $6m.
Singapore’s Call Levels kicks off 2016 with fresh funding round
Singapore-based fintech startup Call Levels has raised an undisclosed amount at the beginning of the new year.
PeerIQ nabs $2.5m for peer-to-peer risk analysis
PeerIQ, a financial information service startup aimed at the peer-to-peer lending market, has raised $2.5m in a round of seed funding.