Market & Alt Data Insight Awards - USA 2026 Winners
September 2026
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We are thrilled to unveil the winners of the inaugural Market & Alt Data Insight Awards USA 2026, honouring the innovators who are redefining how capital markets source, manage, and execute on data.
Announced live at our Eagle Alpha Alternative Data Conference in New York City, these inaugural awards set a new benchmark for industry excellence. Our 2026 recipients represent the outstanding vendors, platforms, and consultancy providers delivering the market and alternative data solutions that the global financial ecosystem depends on. In an era where a data-driven edge and operational agility are more critical than ever, these firms stood out for their ability to transform complex datasets into high-value realities.
This year’s categories span the entire data landscape, from real-time pricing feeds and core data management frameworks to geospatial intelligence, sentiment analysis, and AI-driven analytics. The winning solutions reflect the industry’s clear direction of travel: prioritising modularity over monoliths, driving seamless API delivery, and moving beyond simply managing data volumes to extracting genuine, actionable insight.
We offer our sincere congratulations to the winners of the inaugural Market & Alt Data Insight Awards USA 2026. This year’s entries demonstrated an exceptional dedication to streamlining front-to-back workflows, empowering capital markets participants to operationalise AI and seamlessly integrate alternative datasets into their investment strategies. Congratulations to the teams setting the new gold standard for our industry.
We extend our deepest thanks to every firm that shared their technological breakthroughs with us this year. Our sincere appreciation also goes to our independent advisory board and the broader community of voters, whose collaboration with our editorial team ensured a rigorous and fair selection process for this inaugural event.
Download the Winners Report here to explore all of our deserving winners, including deep dives into their solutions and expert commentary on the trends reshaping the industry.
To find out who else has won, download the report.
WINNER: EDITOR’S RECOGNITION AWARD FOR THE MARKET DATA & ALTERNATIVE DATA INDUSTRY PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR: Mark Fleming-Williams Head of Data Sourcing, Capital Fund Management (CFM)
Mark is the Head of Data Sourcing at Capital Fund Management (CFM), the Paris-based systematic quantitative hedge fund first established in 1991. Mark is also the creator and host of The Alternative Data Podcast, which over 120+ episodes explores the growing world of alternative data with interviews with providers, funds, marketplaces, central banks and regulators. Previously, Mark was a Senior Geopolitics Analyst at Stratfor and he holds a Masters in Big Data from IE University in Madrid and an MSc in International Business from Leeds University Business School.