2026-10-13——
Financial Information Technologies (Fintech) acquires Ground Signal, an on-premise beverage alcohol market intelligence provider
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On October 13, 2026, Financial Information Technologies (Fintech) announced the acquisition of Ground Signal, a provider of on-premise market intelligence and analytics for the beverage alcohol industry. Terms were undisclosed. Ground Signal's team, including founder Melki Ko and Dan Adams, will join Fintech to help lead its Data & Insights offerings.
What happened
- Deal announced October 13, 2026 via Business Wire; financial terms were not disclosed.
- Ground Signal's proprietary platform combines consumer, menu, sales, and location datasets developed over more than a decade.
- Fintech states it serves over 1.3 million B2B relationships and 320,000 businesses across retail, hospitality, and alcohol industries.
- Fintech is backed by TA Associates and General Atlantic, with General Atlantic announcing its strategic investment on August 1, 2023.
- As of the August 2023 General Atlantic announcement, Fintech served over 4,600 distributors and over 225,000 retail locations in all 50 states.
- Per Tracxn, Ground Signal was founded in 2015 by Melki Ko and Dan Adams.
Who is involved
Fintech
Financial Information Technologies, LLC (Fintech), the leading provider of business solutions for the beverage alcohol industry.
Ground Signal
Sources
- finance.yahoo.com — primary
- generalatlantic.com — party background
- dealroom.co — party background
- tracxn.com — party background
- financialcontent.com — party background
Announced 2026-10-13