Dataminr Secures $100M Investment from Fortress for AI Expansion

Dataminr has announced a $100 million investment from Fortress Investment Group to accelerate its AI product innovation and expand its global reach.

Dataminr has announced the closing of a $100 million convertible financing from funds managed by affiliates of Fortress Investment Group, announced in a press release. This investment aims to accelerate the company's Gen AI and Agentic AI product innovation and expand its reach to enterprises and governments worldwide.

Ted Bailey, Founder and CEO of Dataminr, expressed enthusiasm about the partnership with Fortress, highlighting the potential to leverage Fortress's experience to enhance Dataminr's capabilities in providing real-time information solutions. The funding will support Dataminr's efforts to expand its enterprise sales and marketing capabilities, targeting the Global 2000 and beyond.

Dataminr's AI platform, known for its real-time event detection capabilities, is powered by over 50 proprietary large-language models and multi-modal foundation models. The company plans to use the new capital to fuel growth in its corporate enterprise business line, international expansion, and the development of new applications across additional verticals.

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