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US-based data platform Golden Analytics has raised $14 million in a seed funding extension, and is moving to public beta trials of its AI-native tools, which promise to 'instantly surface insight, patterns, and visualizations the moment users connect their data.' More
Two bills which would have placed significant extra admin burdens on researchers working with respondent incentives have been dropped in Minnesota, while Massachusetts is proceeding with legislation which will ban companies from selling their users' precise location data. More
In London, Cynozure has expanded the role of Matthew Clarke, with the new title of Director of Architecture, to meet growing enterprise demand for AI transformation and operational impact. Louise Wilson will continue as Director of Data and AI Transformation, also with an expanded remit. More
Market research group Kadence International has announced that Aman Makkar, who has led its India business for twenty years, will be stepping down from the CEO role at the end of this month. More
YouGov has expanded its suite of consumer intelligence tools with the launch of AI Index and AI CategoryView, promising client firms continuous, structured intelligence on how consumers 'perceive, use and feel about' AI tools and brands. More
In New York, CX platform Sprinklr has acquired assets from ViralMoment, an AI-powered social video intelligence and analytics solution. More
In Australia, Kantar has joined a benchmarking initiative aimed at understanding the use of AI in marketing. The global insight agency's local team joins IBM as partners of the Australian Centre for AI in Marketing (ACAM). More
Research marketplace and tech firm Cint has expanded its collaboration with Salesforce, with the launch of an AI suite based on the CRM giant's team communication platform Slack. At launch the suite includes Enterprise Search and an AI-powered 'Slackbot.' More
B2B research fieldwork company RONIN International has promoted Tavis Urquhart to Sales Director for APAC, based in Australia and starting in late July. More
Global marcoms group Publicis is to acquire data collaboration platform LiveRamp, for a total enterprise value of around $2.2 billion. Publicis says the buy will make it a leader in data co-creation, and help 'unlock new opportunities for the agentic era.' LiveRamp has also announced annual revenue up 9% to $813m. More
Nashville, TN-based Optura, which helps healthcare clients measure and optimise the ROI of their AI investments, has announced $17.5 million in Series A funding, with which to continue its own investment in expanding AI capabilities, platform teams and LLM partnerships. More
Norstat has launched an Expert Network, giving clients access to verified, senior business decision-makers including CFOs, IT decision-makers, category leads and security experts. The solution is live now in 22 countries, and is headed up by MD Carsten Broich. More
US company Orbweaver, a provider of data integration, quoting and sales automation solutions for the electronics industry, is acquiring Budde Marketing Systems, specialist in POS data management and channel performance analytics. More
US company BIScience is now offering data on ChatGPT ads via its AdClarity campaign intelligence platform. More
Technology research and advisory firm Information Services Group (ISG) has reported first quarter revenue up 3% to $61.2 million, and adjusted EBITDA of $8.3 million, up 12%. However, revenue was flat on a constant currency basis, and the firm has made acquisitions. More
Technology and services analyst HFS Research has unveiled a new decisioning platform called the Data Intelligence Suite. The launch marks an evolution for the firm, away from the 'traditional analyst model' and towards 'proprietary data, structured intelligence, and the ability to interact with it in real time.' More
Cambridge, MA-based technology research and consulting company Forrester has reported first quarter revenue down 4.9% to $85.5 million. An adjusted net loss of $692k replaced income of $2.0 million a year earlier. More
Gartner has reported a decrease in revenue in the first quarter, to $1.51bn - on an adjusted, FX-neutral basis the drop is just 1.4%, but still unprecedented in recent years for the IT consulting giant. More
Ipsos has unveiled a new 'vision' for qualitative research, combining AI and human inputs and delivered via three modules within its qual division Ipsos UU: Dynamic Digital Twin Communities; AI-Powered Moderation; and the EDGE Framework, which investigates extreme and unusual behaviour. More
Ipsos has reported first quarter revenue of EUR 554.9 million, down 2.4% from a year earlier and representing organic decline of 1.4%. Despite this, it has confirmed its targets for growth in 2026 as a whole, with a number of positives including a strong order book and recoveries in key sectors. More
Tech advisory firm Information Services Group is launching the ISG AI Index, a benchmark measuring how AI is impacting the global technology and business services sector. The new offer complements its core ISG Index intelligence service, in operation for 23 years. More
UK-based data, analytics and AI consultancy Cynozure has appointed Helen Cullis as Data Management Advisor. More
San Francisco-based AfterQuery has completed a $30 million Series A fundraising round, valuing it at $300 million. The firm taps a network of nearly 100,000 experts from a range of professions, encoding their knowledge into a dataset for use by its customers, which include all the major AI labs. More
UK-based Business Advantage, which provides research, consultancy and sales development services, has appointed former 2CV researcher Rachel Cope as its new CEO / Managing Director. More
Tech research and advisory company Omdia, a part of b2b data group Informa TechTarget, has brought back its former CRO Clint Wheelock as Head of Go-to-Market Insights and Advisory; and appointed Jean-Francois Pigeon as Chief Commercial Officer. More
B2B data company Informa TechTarget has announced flat revenue of $486.8m, for the full year 2025, and adjusted EBITDA up 11% to $87.3m. Both percentages are calculated on a 'combined company basis', reflecting the merger of its two division towards the end of 2024. More
Data integration and management giant Databricks has acquired Quotient AI, bringing continuous evaluation and reinforcement learning to its Genie and Agent Bricks AI tools - as well as Genie Code, a new agent launched today. More
Tech markets research and advisory company Information Services Group (ISG) has announced results for the fourth quarter and full year 2025. Reported revenues were down 1% to $244.7m due to a divestment, but excluding this they rose 7%, and adjusted EBITDA climbed 28% to $32.2m. More
Consulting and business services giant Accenture has agreed to acquire Seattle-headquartered Ookla, which offers network intelligence, competitive benchmarking and customer experience analytics. Ookla was founded in 2006 and is currently a division of publisher Ziff Davis, Inc. More
Informa TechTarget has appointed Patrick Martell as Non-Executive Director and Chairman. Based in New York and currently the CEO of Informa Markets, Martell takes over this week from Mary McDowell. More
In London, research and analytics firm Phronesis Partners has appointed Massimiliano Sarracino as EMEA Sales Director, supporting its expansion across the region. More
Knowledge sharing and decision-making platform Stravito has upgraded its AI Assistant with the addition of an option called Deep Research Agent, which it says helps businesses facing complex challenges demanding comprehensive analysis. More
Data integration and transformation giant Databricks has announced Q4 results showing c.65% revenue growth. Its Series L finance round, now extended to $7 billion, will be used to drive development of its Lakebase database for AI agents and its conversational assistant Genie. More
Cambridge, MA-based technology research and consulting firm Forrester has announced an 8.2% fall in revenue to $396.9 million, in the full year 2025. Adjusted net income was $22.2m, although the reported figure, including a large goodwill impairment charge, was a net loss of $119.4m. More
In the UK, fast-growing agency Basis Global has hired former B2B International leader Conor Wilcock as Managing Director, B2B. More
In San Francisco, a company called Sentra has raised a $5 million seed round for development of software promising to 'transform companies into cognitive organisms.' With its roots in research from MIT, Sentra continuously builds a timeline of a firm's decisions and commitments, and learns its priorities. More
IT consulting and research giant Gartner has reported results for the fourth quarter and full year 2025. Annual revenue rose 3% on an FX neutral basis, to $6.5bn, while adjusted EBITDA was up 2% to $1.6bn. The firm's Insights and Events divisions grew, while Consulting revenue declined some 13%. More
In New York, Radius Insights has announced a merger with ONE Strategy Studio, an AI-first insight and innovation agency focused on 'speed to impact.' More
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