The Download 07 - 13 New Datasets, Point72 Invests in Database Startup

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Point72 leads $25mm Series A for database startup, FaunaDB. (PRnewswire)
- Coatue invested in data science infrastructure company, Domino Data Lab, earlier this year. (WSJ, login required)
AppAnnie, app usage data provider, expands Chinese consumer analytics offering. (Reuters)
YipitData has combined web data with new email receipt data for GRUB, enabling KPI accuracy and insights not possible with either dataset alone.
YipitData launched Best Inc. (BSTI) dataset, which IPO’d last Wednesday.
1010data launched a Suburban Shopper Panel (SSP), data into consumer behavior and demographics of rural and suburban shoppers. (Business Wire)
Prattle, a public sentiment analysis provider, launched an analytics platform of corporate earnings calls. (Prattle Blog)
QuadAnalytix and Mobee merged into Wiser Solutions to provide consumer/retail data from online and offline sources. (Business Wire)
VisibleAlpha, an analytics platform, partnered with Thompson Reuters.(Reuters)
M Science’s 3rd party email receipt panel is 3.5mm and it now has access to an EU credit card panel. (from Learn2Quant Hong Kong)
Sandalwood employs 3 main sources of data: UnionPay credit card panel, a partnership with JD.com, and web scraping for Tmall brand data. (from Learn2Quant Hong Kong)

ADDED:

Prosper - consumer survey data on 296 tickers (US) and 126 tickers (China), distributed through Consumer Edge Research.
Granular.ai - satellite data on industrial sectors and emerging economies.
Selbourne Research - data on payments ecosystem.
Geotab - fleet GPS tracking and fleet management data.
Predata - analytics platform based on market/risk signals and event predictions.
Statistical Surveys - data on recreational vehicles.
IndexMath - index for predicting UK stock market trends.

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74% of hedge funds plan to increase spending on alternative data, based on a survey of 50 hedge funds by Greenwich Associates and Arcadia Data. (full report for purchase at Greenwich Associates) Other report highlights:
- 90% of alternative data users have seen the return they hoped for, with two-thirds of buy-side firms using alternative data. (Business Insider)
- Alternative data could be a silver lining for active investment strategies. (Institutional Investor, Pensions & Investments)
Market size for alternative data estimated between $183 - $200mm, and projected to double in 4 years. (Value Walk, Quartz)
Use of alternative data could lead to a revenue uplift of 15% for asset managers, while additionally cutting costs by another 15%, according to Quinlan and Associates. (The Street)
Sentieo, a financial data platform, developed a short thesis on Darden (DRI) based on sub-brand level restaurant unit counts and implied growth rates.(Futures Magazine)
State Street launches Quantextual Idea Lab, a quant-based research management platform. (FINalternatives)
Private equity and corporates see opportunity in satellite, GPS, IoT, and economic alternative data. (International Business Times)

Quantamental Investing: A Look Under the Hood by the Professional Risk Managers' International Association (New York, Sep. 27)
Benzinga Fintech Summit (San Francisco, Sep. 28)
HFM Webinar: Balancing Risk, Compliance, and Performance in Data Analytics(Oct. 4, free for HFM members or trial users)
Hedge Fund General Counsel and Compliance Officer Summit (New York, Oct. 4-5)
Learn2Quant - London (London, Oct. 11)

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The Download 07 – 13 New Datasets, Point72 Invests in Database Startup