Weekly DaaS Roundup for July 25

DaaS Never Sleeps

READ OF THE WEEK

From Prequin and Envestnet to Tegus and multiple others, there’s been a lot of consolidation in the data industry - can we expect more?

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“The probability of more consolidation activity in the data provider space is more likely than not (which can be M&A-driven, partnership-driven, or from competitors exiting the market).”

NEWS, READS AND MORE

AI Adoption Data by Aaron Adolphson (Envestnet Yodlee)

Looking at the data, one would not call AI retention …sticky.

Google is keeping cookies, now what? by Natasha Lomas (TechCrunch)

In the longest game of “will they, won’t they” Google decided to “let the users decide”.

🎧Growing Great Data Organizations 🎧 -Think Like an Owner

Auren sat down with Alex Bridgeman to discuss what it takes to grow a data business.

Global Unicorn Club - CB Insights

There are over 1,200 private unicorns. With other unicorns being taken private, is the era of IPOs over?

🎧THE LATEST WOD PODCAST 🎧

Jason Bordoff, founding director of the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University on why the future of energy is not a straight road.

The World of DaaS on YouTube is closing in on 30K subs!

M&A AND FUNDING

Applied Systems acquires insurtech DaaS Planck in $300 million deal |

Further consolidation in the world of insurance data.

Clarivate Acquires Rowan TELS to Enhance Support for Patent Practitioners

Bringing additional legal data to a wide offering.

Allium Raises $21.5M - Theory Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Amplify Partners

Data management for an unruly data set - the blockchain.

RANDOM ART(TIFICIAL HALLUCINATION) OF THE WEEK

prompt: A chaotic office

To those not WFH, hope you weren’t too offended.

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