DemystData pockets $7m for financial services data analytics
Data analytics for financial institution provider DemystData has raised $7m in its Series B round of funding led by MissionOG.
CityFALCON smashes through crowdfunding target
London financial news and intelligence platform CityFALCON has hit its £150,000 crowdfunding target in less than a month. The company attracted 120 investors to its campaign on Seedrs.
InnoTree picks up $15m for Chinese investment data service
Investment data and research startup InnoTree has raised $15m in a Series B round led by Guangdong Poly Asset Management.
PitchBook hits home run with $180m exit to Morning Star
Deal data platform PitchBook Data is being acquired by investment research provider Morningstar for $180m. The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter of the year.
Reuters teams up with Imperial College for FinTech data crunching
Thomson Reuters is partnering with Imperial College London to take on big data challenges in FinTech, as well as the legal world.
Stripe acquires engineers team behind failed database startup
Online payments solution for developers Stripe is acquiring the engineering team behind NoSQL database startup ReThinkDB.
Aire pockets $2m for machine learning-driven credit scores
London-based credit score provider Aire has raised $2m in a new round funding. The investment was led by White Star Capital with existing backers Sunstone Capital and Accion Venture Lab also participating.
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.
BigchainDB pulls in €3m for blockchain database
Scalable blockchain database BigchainDB has raised €3m in a Series A investment. The round comes from Earlybird Venture Capital, Anthemis Group, Digital Currency Group and innogy SE.