We are proud to share that SESAMm has been highlighted in Elaia's Annual Sustainability Report for 2022. Elaia has been historically committed to fostering sustainability and ESG excellence, and SESAMm is honored to be identified as a top ESG-focused company within its portfolio.

The report underscores SESAMm’s pioneering AI technologies, capable of analyzing billions of textual data, from articles to blogs. This technology equips private equity firms, asset managers, and leading financial institutions with accurate and timely insights into ESG controversies, trends, and positive impact indicators.

This acknowledgment supports SESAMm’s dedication to reshaping the ESG landscape. Our keen focus on aligning market operations with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) positions us as a leader in the sustainable finance ecosystem.

To learn more about SESAMm’s role in advancing sustainable finance, we invite you to download the full report.

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SESAMm Incorporates Generative AI to Enhance ESG Risk Mitigation and Process Efficiency in the Finance Sector

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PARIS, France - July 12, 2023 - SESAMm, a leading player in financial technology, announces a transformative initiative to incorporate Generative AI solutions into its operations and product offerings. This strategic move is geared towards assisting financial firms in enhancing risk mitigation focused on ESG controversies and streamlining their processes.

The implementation of Generative AI follows a three-pronged strategic approach. This comprises the integration of large language models into their tech stack, the development of a client-facing conversational agent, and fostering a culture of AI utilization across all teams.

"With Generative AI, we are not only enhancing our internal processes but also focusing on the development of new features that redefine industry standards," stated Sylvain Forté, CEO & Co-founder of SESAMm. "These include intuitive dashboards, automated ESG/SDG event analysis tools, and a client interaction chatbot - all created to streamline data interaction and boost efficiency in risk management."

The integration of Generative AI has significantly enhanced SESAMm's product functionality already. This includes quicker and more intuitive interaction with data and introducing new features, such as ESG/SDG event summarization and automatic competitor searches for public and private companies.

SESAMm is also employing Generative AI for advanced risk mitigation. "Our innovative approach provides our clients a virtual team of ESG analysts and experts for detecting risk and ESG controversies, enhancing their risk mitigation strategies in a robust and comprehensive manner," Forté added.

SESAMm is preparing to launch a suite of AI-powered features later this year. "These new features, powered by Generative AI, reinforce our commitment to developing solutions that enhance risk mitigation and streamline processes for financial firms," Forté emphasized.

To explore more about SESAMm's Generative AI solutions and how they can boost your firm's operations, watch the video below:

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Also, make sure you join our upcoming webinar, where Sylvain Forté will discuss live the future of fintech with Generative AI and how SESAMm is incorporating Generative AI into its processes and products. To register for the webinar, click here.

About SESAMm

SESAMm is a leading artificial intelligence and NLP (natural language processing) technology company serving global investment firms, corporations, and investors, such as asset managers, banks, private equity firms, hedge funds, and index providers. With over 100 employees and six offices worldwide, SESAMm celebrated its 9th anniversary in 2023.

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METZ, LORRAINE, FRANCE, March 22, 2023 – SESAMm, a rising fintech company, announced today the opening of a new business location in Singapore. The expansion into Singapore marks a significant milestone for the company as it seeks to extend its reach and tap into the thriving Southeast Asian market.

The new location will be the company’s first business residency in Southeast Asia, where private equity, public equity, and asset management are ripe for solutions focused on alternative data sources, particularly those sourced with NLP solutions. Singapore will serve as a hub for the company’s regional operations, driving growth through new business development.

“We are thrilled to expand into Singapore, a move that represents a significant milestone in our growth strategy,” said Sylvain Forté, SESAMm CEO. “Singapore is a key financial center in the region, and our presence here will allow us to serve our existing clients better and tap into new business opportunities.”

Recently, SESAMm closed its Series B2 round with €35 million from France and U.S. investors along with Singapore-based venture capital firm AFG Partners, a firm that recognizes the significant growth and potential in the region.

“As a fund backed by investors from the financial services sector, AFG’s specialization and our unique network of investors and ecosystem partners provide a platform for global fintechs to scale regionally across Asia,” said Ivan Ong, Principal at AFG Partners. “SESAMm’s proven traction in international markets positions it well to enter Asia, and we see clear strong appetite from financial institutions and corporates to adopt their solution. We look forward to scaling the business across Asia with them,” said Ong.

The new location will support employee growth, with plans to expand the team in the coming months. Singapore business will be led by Thibaut Gunsey, Head of Sales—Asia, who brings nine years of financial-industry experience to the company.

“I am excited to broaden my role within SESAMm at such a pivotal moment in its growth,” said Gunsey. “Our Singapore office will allow us to better serve our local clients and regional growth, and tap into new business opportunities. I look forward to leading the local team and working with new clients to achieve their business goals.”

SESAMm’s expansion into Singapore comes as the company continues to experience strong growth. The company’s focus on innovation and customer service has earned it a reputation as a leading player in the fintech industry.

About SESAMm

SESAMm is a leading NLP technology company serving global investment firms, corporations, and investors, such as private equity firms, hedge funds, and other asset management companies. SESAMm provides datasets and NLP capabilities to generate alternative data for use cases, such as ESG and SDG, sentiment, private equity due diligence, corporate studies, and more. With access to SESAMm’s massive data lake, comprised of 20 billion articles and messages and growing, its clients can make better investment decisions. With offices in Metz, Paris, Tunis, London, Tokyo, New York, and soon, Singapore, the company is well-positioned to serve clients across the globe.

For more information about SESAMm and its products and services, please visit sesamm.com.

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SESAMm recently announced its successful Series B2 fundraising round. The news was covered by VentureBeat, a technology news and analysis website that covers a wide range of topics related to the business and culture of innovation.

Here are some excerpts, first published on VentureBeat:

Sentiment analysis, ESG insights from over 5 million companies

The SESAMm technology has found use by data and business teams including ESG (environmental, social and governance) specialists, procurement teams and deal teams. The company provides a range of use cases, including ESG controversy detection; detection of positive-impact events; competitive intelligence; and quantitative investment, with NLP signals generated on equities and macroeconomic factors.

Forté, CEO and cofounder of SESAMm, said: “Raising a significant amount during challenging market conditions highlights the relevance of SESAMm’s focus on two key trends: AI and sustainability. In turn, these tools enable organizations to make better decisions and fill the data gaps, particularly in ESG, in both public and private companies.”

Traditional ESG scores have come under scrutiny because of their lag in updates, issues with methodology and lack of transparency. SESAMm aims to solve these problems by providing up-to-date and unbiased information on companies. Its extensive coverage of more than five million private and public companies includes small and mid-cap firms in Europe and emerging markets, and private companies worldwide.

The company’s off-the-shelf ESG and reputational risk metrics provide investors and corporations with data where there are data gaps. Furthermore, SESAMm helps companies detect and protect against new risks in an increasingly complex macro environment through AI-powered real-time monitoring of inflation mentions across all geographies on the web.

NLP for private equity, finance and more

SESAMm counts as customers seven of the top 10 private equity firms worldwide, as well as other corporations of various sizes. The company’s plans focus on developing new products, with an emphasis on sustainability frameworks, taxonomies, and standardized reputational scores.

“SESAMm wants to become the premier NLP platform for financial firms and corporations looking to enhance their decision-making process by leveraging insights from the web. Our ultimate goal is to be an enabler for companies looking to maximize returns and mitigate risks,” Forté told VentureBeat. “We aim to make web data a real source of business insights using advanced technology. With such a keen focus on sustainability, we can only fulfill our goal of helping firms of all types to achieve their goals if SESAMm itself is truly a sustainable, profitable and responsible company.”

Other participating companies in SESAMm funding include asset manager Unigestion, Raiffeisen Bank International’s (RBI) venture capital entity Elevator Ventures, AFG Partners, CEGEE Capital, and historical backers including Carlyle (CG) and New Alpha Asset Management. Each participated in the previous series B1 round.

This latest round brings the total funding raised to €50 million ($53 million). This funding will enable SESAMm to further expand into U.S. and Asian markets; support development of AI-powered ESG and sentiment analytics; and hire key talent across sustainability, technology, sales and marketing.

Excerpts were first published on VentureBeat.

SESAMm recently announced its successful Series B2 fundraising round. The news was covered by TechCrunch, a popular technology news website known for its comprehensive coverage of the latest developments in the tech industry.

Here are some excerpts, first published on TechCrunch:

SESAMm, a French startup that helps financial firms and corporates adhere to their ESG goals by using natural language processing (NLP) to generate insights from digital content, has raised €35 million ($37 million) in a round of funding to expand internationally.

Despite a growing backlash against ESG efforts from some politicians and vocal executives, companies are still cognizant of the reputational and commercial risks of ignoring their environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) responsibilities — this applies both to their internal practices and those of third-parties they do business with.

With that in mind, SESAMm enables businesses to track textual data from across the web — including news portals, NGO reports, and social networks — and convert this into actionable insights.

SESAMm has amassed a fairly impressive roster of clients from across the financial realm specifically, including U.S. investment giant Carlyle Group, French corporate and investment bank Natixis, Japanese multinational insurance holding company Tokio Marine, and U.K.-based asset management firm Unigestion.

Companies can access SESAMm’s flagship product, TextReveal, via several conduits, including an API that brings SESAMm’s NLP engine into their own systems. But on top of that, SESAMm also offers a web-based dashboard where companies can access data analysis, visualizations, and push notifications for various due diligence, compliance, and ESG scenarios.

For example, a company that wants to keep tabs on its supply chain partners can use SESAMm to track anything related to those partners that hits the public domain, such as emerging fraud litigation or other lawsuits. This allows them to proactively respond the instant they receive an alert via SESAMm — these ESG alerts, which SESAMm launched a few months back, can be delivered by email or system integrations, for example a customer relationship management (CRM) application.

Elsewhere, private equity firms can use SESAMm for due diligence on potential acquisition or investment targets. Indeed, SESAMm boasts a “20 billion article data lake” which it applies its NLP algorithms to to identify mentions on any type of company, with the data sliced, diced, and categorized into user-friendly dashboards.

“Private equity firms usually engage with consulting firms to perform due diligence on target companies,” SESAMm co-founder and CEO Sylvain Forté explained to TechCrunch. “The cost of doing this is very high, and the result is suboptimal as the amount of data on the web is enormous for individuals to go through it. Therefore frequently, the results are not comprehensive enough, leading to inaccuracies.”

However, the SESAMm platform can be configured for any number of use-cases, such as “share of voice” competitor analysis, or any other theme that might be relevant to a company.

“With the current attention on ESG in the industry, many of our use-cases are focused on that — however, we provide insights into several types of information,” Forté said. “This includes sentiment on brands, thematic stock baskets and indices, company leadership reputation, and web insights on macro-economic indicators such as inflation, among others.”

According to Forté, SESAMm pre-trains large language models, similar to that of ChatGPT, the generative AI poster child of the moment — on all the data it hoovers up, and fine-tunes the algorithms on its own datasets, which are annotated across the 100-plus languages it supports.

“SESAMm integrates a variety of data — over 20 billion articles in 100 languages with 14 years of history,” Forté said. “Data sources include highly-vetted news organizations, expert blogs, and social media. SESAMm also manages licenses for proprietary data sources from premium news channels.”

However, against the backdrop of the ChatGPT hype train and burgeoning corporate ESG commitments, the fact that SESAMm has raised a significant sum of money at a time when investors’ cash has seemingly dried up tells something of a story.

“Raising a significant amount during challenging market conditions highlights the relevancy of SESAMms focus on two key trends — AI and sustainability,” Forté said. “In turn, these tools enable organizations to make better decisions and fill the data gaps, particularly in ESG, on both public and private companies.”

Excerpts were first published on TechCrunch.

PARIS, FRANCE, le 1er mars 2023 — SESAMm, leader du traitement automatique des langues, un domaine de pointe de l'intelligence artificielle, a annoncé aujourd'hui la clôture d'une levée de fonds en série B2 de 35 millions d'euros (37 millions de dollars US). L’objectif : accélérer sa croissance et son développement international.

Cette opération permettra à SESAMm de poursuivre son expansion notamment aux Etats-Unis et en Asie, et de soutenir ses développements technologiques en intelligence artificielle pour l’analyse ESG (critères Environnementaux, Sociaux et de Gouvernance des entreprises) et de sentiment. En complément, cette levée de capitaux permettra de recruter des talents clés en ESG, développement informatique et intelligence artificielle, ventes et marketing.

Ce nouveau tour de table a été mené conjointement par Elaia, une société de venture capital spécialisée dans la deep tech, et Opera Tech Ventures, fonds de capital-risque de BNP Paribas (BNPP). Cette levée de fonds bénéficie également de la participation du gestionnaire d'actifs Unigestion, de la banque Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) à travers son entité de venture capital Elevator Ventures, d’AFG Partners, de CEGEE Capital ainsi que des investisseurs historiques de SESAMm, incluant Carlyle (CG) et New Alpha Asset Management, qui ont participé à la précédente série B1. Cette opération porte le total des fonds levés par SESAMm à 50 millions d'euros.

"Nous sommes ravis de soutenir les ambitions de SESAMm, qui exploite une technologie de pointe pour créer des données d’analyse et de suivi de tendances ESG. Nous sommes très impressionnés par la qualité et l’expertise de son équipe de direction, opérant d’ores et déjà  sur tous les continents et pour des clients institutionnels de premier rang au niveau mondial.

La vision d’apporter ces indicateurs ESG technologiques à l’industrie financière et aux grandes entreprises représente un réel changement de paradigme et nous sommes très heureux de faire partie de cette aventure aux côtés de l’équipe de SESAMm", a déclaré Pauline Roux, Partner chez Elaia.

"Dans un contexte où il est de plus en plus critique d’accompagner la prise de décision grâce à des sources de données pertinentes, nous avons trouvé le produit de SESAMm très efficace pour aider à identifier, filtrer et évaluer des informations clés, tant sur de petites sociétés privées que sur des plus grandes entreprises. Nous partageons pleinement la vision de son équipe et sommes très fiers de soutenir SESAMm dans son développement", a déclaré Thibaut Schlaeppi, Managing Director d'Opera Tech Ventures.

SESAMm est un fournisseur de données leader dans l’utilisation du traitement automatique des langues, et qui compte parmi ses clients les plus grandes sociétés de private equity, banques et gestionnaires d’actifs, ainsi que des entreprises de tous secteurs. Grâce à son data lake de plus de 20 milliards de documents, en croissance de 20 % chaque année, SESAMm fournit des données et technologies pour générer des analyses innovantes. Les cas d'utilisation sont multiples et incluent la détection de controverses, les scores réputationnels, les indicateurs ESG et ODD (Objectifs de Développement Durable), le due diligence d'investissement ou encore le suivi automatisé de fournisseurs.

"Depuis que nous avons commencé à travailler avec SESAMm en tant qu’investisseur et client il y a plus de deux ans, nous avons été impressionnés à la fois par la croissance de l'entreprise et par ses indicateurs de pointe qui ont appuyé nos processus de recherche de sociétés, de due diligence et de création de valeur pour les sociétés de notre portefeuille", a déclaré Matt Anderson, Chief Digital Officer de Carlyle. "Nous sommes ravis de renforcer notre partenariat avec SESAMm en participant à ce nouveau tour de table."

Le CEO de SESAMm Sylvain Forté, son COO Pierre Rinaldi et son CTO Florian Aubry ont cofondé SESAMm en 2014. Avec leur équipe de près de 100 experts de la donnée, ils travaillent sur de grandes quantités d'informations textuelles issues du web, des sites d'actualités aux rapports d’ONG en passant par les médias sociaux, pour les transformer en puissantes informations pertinentes et rapidement exploitables.

Sylvain Forté, CEO et cofondateur de SESAMm, a partagé: "Nous sommes heureux et reconnaissants d’avoir finalisé cette levée de fonds de 35 millions d'euros pour poursuivre notre croissance et nous étendre sur de nouveaux marchés internationaux tels que Singapour. Lever ce montant important dans des conditions de marché tendues est une validation supplémentaire de la pertinence des deux tendances clés qui sont au cœur de SESAMm : l'intelligence artificielle et l’ESG. Nos outils permettent ainsi à toutes les entreprises de prendre de meilleures décisions et de combler les manques de données, notamment dans l’ESG, sur les entreprises publiques et privées."

À propos de SESAMm

SESAMm est une société d'intelligence artificielle de premier plan, au service des sociétés d'investissement et des entreprises du monde entier. SESAMm analyse plus de 20 milliards de documents en temps réel afin notamment de détecter automatiquement les controverses sur les investissements, les clients et les fournisseurs, calculer des scores ESG et d'impact positif, améliorer le due diligence et le sourcing en private equity et analyser le sentiment sur les actifs financiers.

À propos d'Elaia

Elaia est une société de venture capital spécialisée dans le financement des entreprises technologiques en phase d'amorçage. La société se focalise sur les startups des secteurs du logiciel, du web et des médias numériques et a démontré sa capacité à soutenir des entreprises devenant performantes et rentables. L'équipe d'Elaia est composée d'investisseurs et d'entrepreneurs expérimentés qui apportent des conseils et un soutien précieux aux startups de leur portefeuille. En s'attachant à aider les entreprises à croître et se développer, Elaia est un partenaire de choix pour tout entrepreneur qui souhaite lancer une entreprise technologique.

À propos d'Opera Tech Ventures de BNP Paribas

Opera Tech Ventures est la branche VC de BNP Paribas, lancée en 2018 avec l'objectif d'investir dans des startups qui transforment l'industrie financière. Le fonds est géré par BNP Paribas Asset Management France, au sein de sa division Private Assets, dédiée à la gestion d'actifs privés. Avec une dimension globale, Opera Tech Ventures soutient les entrepreneurs qui construisent des entreprises ambitieuses, de la série A à la série C, avec des investissements allant de 3 à 15 millions d'euros.

À propos de Carlyle

Carlyle (NASDAQ : CG) est une société d'investissement mondiale possédant une expertise sectorielle approfondie et qui déploie des capitaux privés dans trois secteurs d'activité : Global Private Equity, Global Credit et Global Investment Solutions. Avec 373 milliards de dollars d'actifs sous gestion au 31 décembre 2022, l'objectif de Carlyle est d'investir judicieusement et de créer de la valeur au nom de ses investisseurs, des sociétés de son portefeuille et des communautés dans lesquelles nous vivons et investissons. Carlyle emploie plus de 2 100 personnes dans 29 bureaux répartis sur cinq continents. Pour plus d'informations, consultez le site www.carlyle.com. Suivez Carlyle sur Twitter @OneCarlyle.

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PARIS, FRANCE, March 1, 2023 — SESAMm, a leader in natural language processing (NLP), a field of artificial intelligence, today announced the close of a Series B2 funding round of €35 million (USD 37 million) to accelerate its ambitious growth and global expansion plans.

Securing this funding will enable SESAMm to further expand into U.S. and Asian markets, support technology development to generate AI-powered ESG and sentiment analytics, and hire key talent across sustainability, technology, sales, and marketing.

The Series B2 round was co-led by Elaia, a deep tech VC firm, and Opera Tech Ventures, the venture capital arm of BNP Paribas (BNPP). Other participating companies include asset manager Unigestion, Raiffeisen Bank International’s (RBI) venture capital entity Elevator Ventures, AFG Partners, CEGEE Capital, and historical backers, including Carlyle (CG) and New Alpha Asset Management, who participated in the previous Series B1 round. This latest round brings the total funding raised to €50 million.

“We are delighted to support SESAMm's ambitious journey to leverage deep technology and create actionable data insights on ESG analysis and monitoring. We are impressed by the quality and seniority of the executive team, already leading operations in every continent with anchor and Tier 1 clients. The vision of bringing technology to the Finance industry and the corporate world to empower with ESG insights is a game changer, and we are very excited to be part of the adventure by their side,” said Pauline Roux, Partner at Elaia.

“In a context where it is increasingly critical for decision makers to feed their assessments with deeper data points, we found SESAMm’s product very relevant to help identify, filter out, weigh, and report key data insights on companies ranging from small private firms to larger corporations. We have found deep common ground with the team and are very proud to support SESAMm in its journey onward,” said Thibaut Schlaeppi, Managing Director at Opera Tech Ventures.

SESAMm is one of the fastest-growing natural language analytics data providers, serving global investment firms such as top private equity firms, hedge funds, and other asset management companies, in addition to corporations of all sizes. Leveraging its data lake, which comprises more than 20 billion articles and grows by 20% per year, SESAMm provides datasets and NLP capabilities to generate innovative analytics for use cases such as controversy detection, ESG and SDG sentiment scores, private equity due diligence, suppliers monitoring, and more.

“Since we started working with SESAMm as investors and clients over two years ago, we’ve been impressed with both the company’s growth and the advanced analytics that have supported our deal sourcing, diligence, and portfolio company value creation efforts,” said Matt Anderson, Carlyle’s Chief Digital Officer. “We are delighted to build on our strong partnership with SESAMm by participating in this latest round.”

CEO Sylvain Forté, COO Pierre Rinaldi, and CTO Florian Aubry co-founded SESAMm in 2014. With their team of nearly 100 data experts, they leverage the vast amount of textual information on the web, from news websites to NGO reports and social media, to translate it into powerful, digestible, and actionable insights.

Sylvain Forté, CEO and Co-Founder of SESAMm, said, “We are happy and grateful to close this €35 million Series B2 round, a testament to the dedication of our entire team and the strength of SESAMm’s C-suite leadership – my cofounders Pierre Rinaldi COO & Florian Aubry CTO, Marie-Charlotte Deucher CFO, Jorge Alvarez CMO, and Eric Sionnet CDO – to continue our growth journey and expand to new international markets such as Singapore. Raising a significant amount during challenging market conditions highlights the relevancy of SESAMm's focus on two key trends: AI and sustainability. In turn, these tools enable organizations to make better decisions and fill the data gaps, particularly in ESG, on both public and private companies.”

About SESAMm

SESAMm is a leading artificial intelligence company serving global investment firms and corporations around the globe. SESAMm analyzes more than 20 billion documents in real-time to generate insights for controversy detection on investments, clients and suppliers, ESG and positive impact scores, private equity due diligence and sourcing, sentiment analysis on financial assets, and more.

About Elaia

Elaia is a venture capital firm specializing in funding early-stage technology companies. The firm focuses on software, internet, and digital media startups and has a strong track record of backing companies that become successful and profitable. Elaia's team includes experienced investors and entrepreneurs who provide valuable guidance and support to the startups in their portfolio. With a focus on helping companies scale and grow, Elaia is a valuable partner for any entrepreneur looking to launch a technology business.

About Opera Tech Ventures by BNP Paribas

Opera Tech Ventures is BNP Paribas’ VC arm, launched in 2018 with the objective to invest in startups that transform or disrupt the financial industry. The fund is managed by BNP Paribas Asset Management France, as part of its Private Assets division, dedicated to private asset management. With a global scope, Opera Tech Ventures supports entrepreneurs building ambitious ventures from Series A to Series C with investments ranging from 3 to €15m.

About Carlyle

Carlyle (NASDAQ: CG) is a global investment firm with deep industry expertise that deploys private capital across three business segments: Global Private Equity, Global Credit, and Global Investment Solutions. With $373 billion of assets under management as of December 31, 2022, Carlyle’s purpose is to invest wisely and create value on behalf of its investors, portfolio companies, and the communities in which we live and invest. Carlyle employs more than 2,100 people in 29 offices across five continents. Further information is available at www.carlyle.com. Follow Carlyle on Twitter @OneCarlyle.

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SESAMm is very proud to announce it is the winner of the 2023 Fund Intelligence Operations and Services Awards for Best Data Provider, Alternative Data Sources.

A big thanks to SESAMm's investors, partners, and clients

We thank our clients, investors, and partners for your support and patronage. Thank you for being such a big part of SESAMm; you're why we do what we do, and many of you have been involved since day one. And your generous and encouraging attitude has helped get us here today.

About the award

This award is granted by a panel of leading industry experts based on our exceptional client service, innovative product development, and strong and sustainable business growth over the past 12 months.

Honored and excited

We're honored to earn Best Data Provider, Alternative Data Sources at 2023 Fund Intelligence Operations and Services Awards. We're also excited for our clients and partners because our products and services are game-changers for hedge fund services. And while we have more work to do and clients to serve, we think the future looks bright for us, our partners, and our clients.

About SESAMm and TextReveal

SESAMm is a leading NLP technology company serving global investment firms, corporations, and investors, such as private equity firms, hedge funds, and other asset management firms. Through TextReveal, we give you NLP capabilities to generate your own alternative data for use cases, such as ESG and SDG, sentiment, private equity due diligence, corporation studies, and more. And with access to SESAMm’s massive data lake, made up of 20 billion articles and messages and growing, you can make better investment decisions.

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For a personal demonstration of our award-winning platform, reach out to a representative

Monitoring controversies is key in the analysis of ESG company performance. Information on social climate, company reputation, incidents, and accidents is now crucial to enable banks, financial institutions, and insurers primarily to monitor the risk in their client companies' portfolios (credit risk, claims risk, reputation risk, etc.).

Since the official announcement of their partnership on controversy-detection and scoring of listed companies in December 2021, EthiFinance, the European specialist in risk analysis and financial and ESG rating, has partnered with SESAMm, an innovative company specializing in alternative data and artificial intelligence for investment, to launch EthiMonitor powered by SESAMm.

With EthiMonitor, these two industry-leading companies have together developed a co-branded ESG controversy analysis solution for any SME universe.

EthiMonitor will access SESAMm’s ever-growing data lake through its proprietary NLP technology to provide timely ESG information. The EthiMonitor product categorizes information and highlights a company’s risk and compliance with international standards (e.g., UNGC Principles, OECD Guidelines, etc.) based on EthiFinance’s controversy assessment methodologies.

The solution provides tailored coverage to clients who need to monitor controversies in SME universes (banks and financial institutions, insurance companies, asset managers, local governments, corporations, ESG associations, or regulatory bodies).

"With EthiMonitor, we bring to the market a rigorous, proprietary, and unique SME controversy analysis solution that secures risk monitoring and decision-making for all types of counterparties and stakeholders, including but not limited to financial institutions, insurers, and investors. EthiMonitor strengthens EthiFinance's ability to inform decisions that help build a sustainable economy," said Xavier Leroy, Head of Advisory Services at EthiFinance.”

“Working with EthiFinance has been a great experience as we have been able to marry our cutting-edge technology to their deep expertise in ESG,” said Sylvain Forté, CEO of SESAMm “The synergy attained by the two companies is evident in how much value EthiMonitor, powered by SESAMm offers to our mutual clients.”

Who to contact about the new EthiMonitor powered by SESAMm

To learn more about our new joint product, EthiMonitor, contact us at contact@sesamm.com or onetrack@ethifinance.com.

To learn more about SESAMm’s partnership with EthiFinance, read “EthiFinance and SESAMm join forces to detect ESG controversies on listed SMEs.”

About SESAMm

SESAMm is an innovative company specializing in alternative data and artificial intelligence for investment. Its team builds analytics and indicators, such as Sentiment Analytics, ESG Indicators, and investment signals, by analyzing billions of web articles and messages using natural language processing and machine learning. With its NLP platform TextReveal®, SESAMm addresses the entire value chain of alpha research. With six offices, including Paris, New York, London, and Tokyo, SESAMm works with major hedge funds, banks, private equity firms, and corporate and asset management clients worldwide for fundamental or quantitative investment use cases, market analysis, and competitive insights.

About EthiFinance

EthiFinance is an independent European financial and non-financial consulting, research, and rating services group. EthiFinance is recognised for its methodological rigour and its original approach to double materiality, and promotes informed decision-making. EthiFinance creates trust between investors, stakeholders, and companies to support them in their societal and environmental transformations.

"EtthiFinance, a guarantee of trust for a sustainable economy."

Locations: Paris, Lyon, Madrid, and Granada - More than 100 employees - More than 300 clients worldwide

For more information: www.ethifinance.com.