RavenPack, the leader in AI and big data analytics for financial services, announced a strategic partnership with the Financial Times that includes an investment from FT Ventures and a landmark content licensing agreement.

The deal integrates the FT's premium news feed and archive into RavenPack's analytical products, including Bigdata.com. Institutional clients from hedge funds to banks can now build intelligent financial agents powered by one of the world's most trusted sources of business journalism.

"Our partnership with RavenPack marks a major step forward in how the FT supports the evolving needs of the financial community," said James Mann, Managing Director of FT Professional. "This is also the FT's first distribution partnership purpose-built for the generative AI era, reflecting how professional readers increasingly rely on both human insight and machine-driven analysis."

"RavenPack is an excellent addition to the FT Ventures portfolio," said Alexandra Calinikos, Chief Investment Officer of FT Group. "A key focus for us is to back teams who are building technologies that advance professional workflows and strengthen the value of FT journalism for professional users. The investment allows us to create opportunities for strategic collaboration across licensing, advertising and events - with real impact in the market."

"With the FT's authoritative content now fueling our suite of intelligence products, we're accelerating the shift toward AI that mirrors how seasoned analysts think," said Armando Gonzalez, CEO of RavenPack. "This is the beginning of AI that doesn't just read the news, it interprets the world."

Combining editorial excellence with AI innovation

The Financial Times brings 135 years of authoritative coverage across global markets, macroeconomics, corporate strategy, regulation, ESG, and geopolitical affairs. This partnership enhances RavenPack's suite of AI and agent-development solutions spanning the Bigdata.com research platform and its comprehensive analytics datasets designed for quantitative and systematic strategies.

• Deep Intelligence: Gain real-time access to FT news alongside a comprehensive historical archive dating back to 2012, fully licensed for GenAI reasoning and deployment.
• Advanced Reasoning: Use AI-powered tools to extract structured insights, uncover patterns across coverage, and run context-rich backtests that reveal how narratives shape market outcomes.
• Narrative-Driven Analysis: Build agents that grasp more than just numbers, they understand sentiment, context, and the evolving stories that influence financial decisions.
• Real-Time Programmatic Access: Seamlessly integrate FT content into research pipelines, models, and trading systems for always-on, automated intelligence.

A commitment to a data-first, responsible AI in finance

All FT content is made available under licensing agreements that ensure full copyright compliance and respect for intellectual property. To mark the partnership launch, RavenPack has published a manifesto on responsible intelligence in finance, outlining the ethical framework guiding Bigdata.com.