# Qineqt Inc.

> Qineqt Inc. was a New York financial-data and technology company founded in 2013 by Nadir Khan. It designed bespoke data repositories and discovery infrastructure for institutional investment managers, combining customized research with a shared knowledge bank and periods of client exclusivity. Contemporary reporting announced a $1.3 million Series A first close in December 2016, bringing reported funding to $6 million, and reported its shutdown in June 2017.

- **Founded:** 2013
- **Headquarters:** New York, United States
- **Founders:** Nadir Khan (Founder and CEO)
- **Products:** Bespoke data discovery and repositories, Historical catalyst library, Delivery Architecture and Data Analytics
- **Notable:** Announced a $1.3 million Series A first close in December 2016., Recruited Sara Noble as chief product officer and Lisa Shalett to its advisory board in September 2016., Recruited former Dataminr executive John Budnik to lead delivery architecture and analytics in February 2017.

## Products & services

- **Bespoke data discovery and repositories** — Customized data collection and structured repositories developed with institutional investment managers. Commissioning clients were offered temporary exclusive use before datasets entered the shared knowledge bank.
- **Historical catalyst library** — A library intended to support retrieval of historical market catalysts and investment research.
- **Delivery Architecture and Data Analytics** — Extraction, delivery and analytics architecture; John Budnik was hired to lead this work in February 2017.

## Achievements

- Announced a $1.3 million Series A first close in December 2016.
- Recruited Sara Noble as chief product officer and Lisa Shalett to its advisory board in September 2016.
- Recruited former Dataminr executive John Budnik to lead delivery architecture and analytics in February 2017.

## Latest updates

- **2017-02** — Qineqt announced the appointment of John Budnik to lead delivery architecture and data analytics.
- **2017-06** — Institutional Investor reported Qineqt had shut down, citing three people with knowledge of the matter; the founder did not comment in that report.

## Links

- Website: http://www.qineqt.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/qineqt-inc
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/qineqt
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Qineqt/

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