The Global Media Business Weekly

Dataminr raises $221m for “news before it’s news”

B2B information. New York-based Dataminr, a startup that analyzes public data about events in real time, has raised $221m in new funding. The company analyzes data using AI and machine learning in order to discover events and breaking information “long before it’s in the news” for clients in 70 countries across sectors including corporate security, finance, government and PR. Dataminr previously raised around $180m, including a $130m round led by Fidelity in 2015. Other shareholders include IVP, Venrock, Wellington Management and Goldman Sachs.

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