Dataminr’s products for businesses, the public sector and newsrooms use artificial intelligence to analyze data and alert organization’s about risks. Its real-time event and risk detection capabilities are meant to support organizations in effectively managing crises. Dataminr is a global real-time information discovery company that monitors news feeds for high-impact events and critical breaking news. It cuts through the clutter of non-news or irrelevant news to specific industries and only provides highly relevant news when it happens. For news-sensitive vendors, its goal is to detect early risks from media coverage.
The company has raised over $400 million in funding from investors such as SoftBank, Tiger Global, and Fidelity. The company has not announced any plans for an initial public offering (IPO) as of September 20212. However, some sources speculate that the earliest Dataminr could go public is in 2024. Dataminr is an artificial intelligence company that provides real-time information and alerts to its clients across various industries and sectors.