KPMG Capital Announces Three New Strategic Investments in Data and Analytics 

• KPMG Capital actively focused on strategic investments in disruptive technologies to deliver continued innovation and value to clients
• Latest round of investments bring to market data and analytics solutions for predictive financial sustainability modelling; integrity due diligence; and customer experience management
• KPMG Capital investment model helps start-ups with access to global scale and resources through KPMG’s network of member firms

KPMG Capital, KPMG’s global investment fund, today announced three strategic investments in data and analytics (D&A) solutions that target critical issues in the areas of risk, performance and growth where data-driven actionable insights can power more informed decision making.

Helping businesses navigate increasing macroeconomic risk and changing market and regulatory forces, the D&A solutions will help businesses address future financial sustainability and performance; enable ready access to in-depth third-party risk assessment, and build and execute a comprehensive customer experience management program.

The three investments include*:

• Software Development and Research Technology Ltd. (SDART)
  KPMG Capital has taken a majority stake in UK-based data mining and predictive modelling company SDART. The investment gives KPMG member firms’ clients access to SDART’s flagship solution, Financial Microscope, a predictive analytics tool that provides a forward looking view of financial sustainability and performance.
• Astrus
  To help clients address the increasing commercial and regulatory complexity of doing business with multiple third parties, KPMG Capital made an investment in Astrus, a KPMG proprietary third-party due diligence and monitoring solution.
• Customer Compass
  KPMG Capital also made an investment in a KPMG proprietary customer experience management platform, called Customer Compass. Customer Compass provides clients with a 360-degree view of the customer journey to help analyze customer patterns and segmentation to improve sales and retention strategies.

The three investments come on the heels of KPMG Capital’s recent equity stake in Los Angeles-based startup, Bottlenose Inc., a pioneer in real-time trend intelligence. Financial terms of the three new investments will not be disclosed.

KPMG Capital Continues to Fund Disruptive Technologies

As KPMG’s global investment fund, KPMG Capital finds, funds and fuels innovation in disruptive technologies in such areas as D&A, bringing those solutions rapidly to market to help member firms’ clients address many of their toughest business issues such as better managing their customer base, streamlining operations and reducing costs.

Said Mark Toon, CEO of KPMG Capital:  “When we look for opportunities to invest in, we are particularly interested in companies with solutions that deliver disruptive data insights and analytics. These companies typically range from small start-ups to established D&A companies, as well venture capital firms with relevant portfolio companies and investments.

“From the outset of an investment, we assign a global sponsor and team that can help unlock the opportunities to deliver innovations that generate actionable insight and value to our member firms’ clients.  Our investment partners benefit from capital as well as access to the KPMG global network’s extensive industry expertise and channels to market.

“Our strategy of mentoring and supporting these partnerships has been integral to our model and is one we’ll employ as we seek new opportunities for our current fund and look ahead to the creation of our next fund in the near future.”

Mr. Toon concluded: “Our approach means we can quickly scale and take to market some of the most innovative and game-changing technology solutions in a way that helps some of the world’s largest and most complex companies benefit from leading-edge technology developments.”

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