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San Francisco firm Exa Labs Inc. has raised $250m in Series C funding, at a valuation of $2.2 billion, for use in training the next generation of its models and scaling its AI-native search engine and web data retrieval platform. It will also continue hiring for senior roles.
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Media intelligence provider Samba TV has launched a platform called 'Project Gravity,' which matches digital profiles to off-line consumer data from sources such as email lists, to allow ad targeting.
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Recently launched consumer intelligence firm Automotive Insights & Research Services has announced a partnership with UK 'digital garage' Regit, and the launch of AutoGraphics, a tool that promises 'an entirely new way to filter and interrogate consumer intelligence data.'
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London-based communications consultancy Madano has appointed Chris Smith as Director, Head of Insights. The firm is part of Montreal, Canada-based agency group Avenir Global, which recently acquired opinion and market research firm Thinks Insight & Strategy. More

Singapore-based mobile advertising and analytics specialist Mobvista has sold a major equity stake to Temasek, a global investment company based in the territory, for US$150 million. The backing will assist in Mobvista's global expansion. More

A consortium consisting of investors Triton Fund 6 and Bolero, and Lucid founders Patrick Comer and Brett Schnittlich, is bidding to purchase online research marketplace Cint, for a price of SEK 5.60 per share, valuing the company at SEK 1,989 million or around $US 212m. More

Retail data and customer loyalty pioneer dunnhumby is getting a new Chief Executive: Jamie Samaha will take over from 20th July, succeeding Josh Bottomley, who has decided to step down. More

Texas-based Business Intelligence specialist Bizintellis has launched insy8.ai, an AI-powered tool giving client firms the ability to query business and research data via a natural language conversational interface. More
Harlow Consulting, a custom research agency based in Harrogate, Yorkshire, has appointed Mary Meredith as a Research Manager, supporting mixed-methods research and evaluation services. More
Marcoms group Stagwell has appointed former Omnicom / Annalect and WPP executive Dru Sil in the new role of Global Product Managing Director for its Stagwell Media Platform (SMP). More
Panels and research tech firm Borderless Access has appointed Arun Kumar as Vice President, Business Development for APAC. He brings more than 22 years of experience in market research and data services in the region. More
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