Lantern Appoints Chief Revenue Officer

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Seasoned fintech executive joins pioneering data platform to drive expansion efforts

LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Lantern Limited (โ€œLanternโ€ or the โ€œCompanyโ€), a pioneering private equity data platform and technology provider, has today appointed its first Chief Revenue Officer, Tony Poulson. The appointment marks an important milestone in Lanternโ€™s journey and affirms its commitment to making private equity data more accessible and insightful for fund managers.


Based in London, Tony is responsible for overseeing and driving Lanternโ€™s โ€˜Go-To-Marketโ€™ strategy, operations and initiatives. He leads the business development and marketing teams, while collaborating closely with product and client success to ensure product-market fit and achieve ambitious growth targets. Reporting to Lantern CEO and Founder, Edward Moore, Tony will play a crucial role in shaping the Companyโ€™s revenue strategy, driving market expansion, and ensuring the businessโ€™ long-term profitability.

โ€œWe are delighted to welcome Tony to the team as our Chief Revenue Officer,โ€ said Edward Moore, Founder and CEO at Lantern. โ€œHe brings a wealth of industry experience, deep domain knowledge and a comprehensive understanding of the intricacies of private equity software development to the role. Tonyโ€™s operational expertise and experience of the GP and LP landscapes will be a real asset as we further the reach of our pioneering technology to help more managers tap into the power of data and open up new sources of revenue across their portfolios.โ€

Tony brings over 30 years of fintech industry experience, with over 20 years in the private equity software space. Most recently, Tony ran Broadridgeโ€™s nascent private equity blockchain business. Previously, he served as Director of Operations for Europe at Allvue Systems (formerly AltaReturn), where he led the companyโ€™s expansion in EMEA. Before AltaReturn, Tony was part of the original management team that brought eFront (now part of BlackRock) โ€“ the technology solution for alternative investment management โ€“ to market. There, he was instrumental in establishing operations in the UK, Channel Islands and North America.

Commenting on his appointment, Tony said:

โ€œLantern has not just made waves in the market but has set a new standard with its intuitive platform and product suite. Iโ€™m thrilled to join Lantern at a pivotal moment in its journey and a point of inflexion for an increasingly data-driven market. The rapid growth of private equity comes with a staggering amount of data to manage. GPs are looking for new and innovative ways to enhance their performance, whilst investors are demanding greater transparency and actionable insights.โ€

About Lantern

Founded in 2022, Lantern provides platform technology to make private equity data accessible and insightful for LPs and GPs, by combining high-quality market data with intuitive visualisation tools. Built on cutting-edge data science and using live, audited and granular data, Lantern is a ground-breaking solution to interrogate and monitor fund and portfolio-level data, benchmark against peers and drive performance. Lantern is a wholly owned subsidiary of Aztec Group. For more information, please visit www.lantern.ai.

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