VC and M&A in market intelligence and deal execution
Dealroom maps 660 companies that sell market data and research, or software for running deals and funds. Since 2015 they have raised $22.0B of venture capital, with a peak of $5.4B in 2021. There were 204 acquisitions and buyouts in the same period, including LSEG’s $27B purchase of Refinitiv and BlackRock’s $3.4B purchase of Preqin.
The map
Two maps: companies that sell data and research on markets, and the software investors use to find, close and manage deals.
Companies on the two maps, by theme
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Venture capital
VC investment peaked at $5.4B in 2021
2026 is to date.
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Private Markets & Deal Intelligence companies raised the most since 2022
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Most active VC investors since 2022
By number of companies on the maps they backed.
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Largest VC rounds since 2024
Lead investors shown where recorded.
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M&A
Acquisitions peaked at 35 in 2025
Acquisitions, mergers and buyouts. 2026 is to date.
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Largest acquisitions and buyouts since 2015
Deals with a disclosed value.
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Datasite bought 7 companies on the maps since 2023
Buyers with two or more deals since 2015.
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Latest deals
VC rounds and acquisitions in the last 12 months
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What this means
Venture investment in these companies has fallen since 2021, while acquisitions have risen. Most repeat buyers are exchanges, data companies or private equity firms. Datasite, which runs data rooms for deals, has bought seven companies on the maps since 2023, most of them tools for finding companies to buy.
Explore these companies in DealroomCompanies on Dealroom’s Market Intelligence and Deal Execution maps, each counted once; the map’s startup-banking box is left out. VC rounds and deals since 2015.