Dublin, Ireland based financial analytics firm Eagle Alpha has raised $1m in Series A funding from existing backers including the Kilduff family and Enterprise Ireland. Eagle Alpha analyses social media for stockbrokers, hedge funds and other investors.
Eagle Alpha, an Irish firm that analyses social media for stockbrokers, hedge funds and other investors, has raised €1m from existing backers including the Kilduff family and Enterprise Ireland. The company is headed by former investment banker Emmet Kilduff, who previously worked with Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse. Tech entrepreneur Tony Kilduff, who is also a director of Eagle Alpha, has invested in the company via his Denmark-based Quay Investments vehicle. Quay Investments stumped up a total of €782,000 in fresh funding. Rosland Kilduff has invested €100,000, while Enterprise Ireland has injected €150,000. There are a number of other shareholders in the company. It raised more than €1m back in 2014 from a total of 13 angel investors. They included Gugielmo Sartori di Borgoricco, the former head of distribution at Barclays.
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