From a mobility dataset used by hedge funds to a multi signal intelligence platform.
ADVAN began by developing mobility datasets used by institutional investors to forecast company revenue trends.
ADVAN established itself as an early provider of earnings predictive mobility data.
ADVAN expanded from early datasets into scalable products.
ADVAN transitioned into a scalable location intelligence platform.
ADVAN significantly expanded its mobility intelligence capabilities.
These developments strengthened ADVAN's position as a leading provider of physical world intelligence.
ADVAN expanded beyond mobility into multi signal intelligence.
ADVAN now combines mobility, consumer spend, and property intelligence into a unified analytics platform.
ADVAN provides datasets and analytics that measure real-world economic activity across millions of locations.
Organizations use ADVAN data to understand consumer behavior, track business performance, and analyze physical world trends across retail, finance, real estate, and public sector applications.
We design systems built to support high-stakes decisions, nothing less than industry‑grade precision.
150M+ geofences, millions manually audited, proven performance in predicting CMBS spreads and ticker revenue trends.
Used by top-tier hedge funds, REITs, retail brands, and municipal planners across investment, leasing, strategy, and growth.
Former Global Head of Hedge Fund Sales and CDS Product Manager at MarketAxess, and COO of BQuotes; a specialist in financial data systems.
Founder of BQuotes (acquired by Moody’s), mathematician and cryptography expert with publications and speaker engagements at MIT and the RSA.
Liam has been a Director at Advan Research Corporation since 2016, focused on bringing Advan's foot traffic data to hedge funds, institutional investors, and government clients. He brings nearly three decades of financial services experience across institutional equity sales and business development roles.
CTO of Advan with over 15 years alongside the founding team, starting at BQuotes. Holds a Master's in Data Visualization and a life-long passion for computers
Scott Dodic is Director of Operations at Advan, leading strategy for geolocation analytics and data insights. With 20+ years across financial services and data platforms, he has held roles at Deutsche Bank, Moody’s, Thomson Reuters, and Benchmark Solutions. He holds a BBA in Economics from Baruch College.
Thomas has been Head of Market Insights since January 2025. He brings two decades of experience as a buyside analyst and portfolio manager at AllianceBernstein, Cornerstone, and others, along with prior roles at Placer.ai and as an economist. He currently serves as Co-Chair of the NABE Retail/Consumer Roundtable.
Former CIO of Interactive Data, Co-President of Instinet Group, President of Inet ATS, and former Chief Strategy Officer at Datek, with experience in financial data, electronic trading, and trading technology.
Former Amazon Alexa cloud machine learning leader, founder of Parametros Trading, and former R&D director at Nuance, with experience in natural language understanding, and finance.
Founder and Managing Principal of FiveW Capital, and co-founder and former CEO of Capital IQ, with extensive experience in software, data, analytics, and technology services.
