PostSig Launches Data Scout at BattleFin Discovery Day Miami

Driving Better Data Discovery and Onboarding for Buyside Investors

Today at BattleFin Discovery Day Miami, our partner PostSig unveiled Data Scout, a next-generation product designed to revolutionize how capital markets teams discover, evaluate, and onboard market data.

In a landscape where alternative data has become indispensable to hedge funds, asset managers, and institutional investors seeking alpha, PostSig’s Data Scout addresses a long-standing challenge: connecting the dots between data discovery and data execution in a seamless, efficient workflow.

The Problem: Fragmented Data Onboarding for Buyside Teams

In many buy-side firms, the data onboarding process remains fragmented. Capital markets teams often rely on general-purpose tools like Jira to manage vendor relationships — leading to scattered notes, lost documents, and disconnected processes. NDAs, trial agreements, and vendor negotiations typically exist outside a unified system, creating inefficiencies and data governance risks for investment data teams and quants alike.

This friction slows decision-making and increases the cost of tapping into valuable new alternative datasets — just the types of data that buyside investors increasingly depend on to gain competitive advantage. 

Introducing Data Scout: A Catalog-Agnostic Execution Layer

PostSig’s new product, Data Scout, changes this dynamic by offering a catalog-agnostic data discovery and execution layer that sits above internal and external data inventories. It is debuting publicly at the BattleFin Discovery Day Miami conference, and its first external integration includes a slice of high-quality data from BattleFin’s extensive alternative data catalog.

Phil Kim, Chief Product Officer at PostSig, puts it succinctly: “Data Scout is not another data catalog. Firms already have multiple ways to discover data. What’s been missing is a system that connects discovery to execution.”

Data Scout bridges this gap by integrating discovery and onboarding into a single, structured workflow.

How Data Scout Works for Buyside Investors

Data Scout’s purpose-built, Kanban-style workflow is designed to align with the real rhythms of institutional data procurement:

• Discovery — Find datasets across internal tools and third-party catalogs.

• Engagement — Track conversations with vendors in context.

• NDA & Trial — Centralize all agreements and timelines to ensure compliance.

• Purchase & Onboarding — Move smoothly from evaluation to production use without losing visibility.

Every vendor, dataset, and contract step is connected — along with notes, documents, and ongoing discussions. This unified approach eliminates the chaos common in spreadsheets, shared drives, and fragmented tools.

Integration with BattleFin and Exabel Accelerates Insight Creation

Data Scout’s integration with BattleFin lets data teams move directly from external discovery into structured engagement. From conducting alpha-generating research in the Exabel platform, part of the BattleFin Group, to test data for signal quality, users benefit from a streamlined transition from scouting to consumption. This innovation is particularly valuable for buyside investment research teams who need to validate alternative data quickly and effectively to support portfolios, trading strategies, and risk models.

BattleFin CEO Tim Harrington emphasized the value of this partnership, “Discovery can be painful. The Exabel platform ingests datasets and rigorously tests for signal. By integrating the Exabel catalog with PostSig’s execution layer, firms can move faster while maintaining transparency and governance.”

For buyside investors and data acquisition leaders, this means faster access to actionable data signals — a critical differentiator in markets where speed and quality of insight translate directly into alpha.  

Comprehensive Lifecycle Visibility and Contract Compliance

Because NDAs and trial agreements often represent the first binding commitment between data buyers and vendors, Data Scout tracks them explicitly — including timelines, obligations, deliverables, and related discussion threads. Once a dataset moves toward purchase, renewal, or expiration, all negotiation history and compliance details remain continuously visible.

This lifecycle transparency is especially beneficial for:

• Capital markets teams needing audit trails and governance

• Data procurement leaders seeking to streamline spend

• Quant researchers and analysts who must quickly access validated data

Designed for Flexibility Across the Investment Ecosystem

Data Scout doesn’t just support internal teams — it’s also designed to support market data consultants, enabling them to connect proprietary catalogs and manage discovery and onboarding for multiple clients without losing oversight of outcomes. Whether discovery originates from a third-party platform, consultant catalog, or internal inventory, Data Scout unifies the workflow.

Availability and Next Steps

Data Scout is available immediately as part of the PostSig platform and supports integrations with both internal and third-party data catalogs. This launch marks a significant step forward in solving the long-standing challenges investors face in navigating the alternative data ecosystem.

Looking to evolve your firm’s approach to alternative data discovery and acquisition? Explore how Data Scout can empower your investment strategy and operational workflows — the next frontier in alternative data efficiency.