What Tellimer does

Tellimer is a London-based financial data and analytics platform focused exclusively on emerging and frontier markets. The platform serves institutional investors — asset managers, insurance companies, sovereign analysts, and political risk underwriters — by aggregating proprietary research, structured data, and AI-powered analytics across 170+ economies, 84 Eurobond-issuing sovereigns, 1,400+ corporate credit issuers, and 27,000+ publicly traded companies. Tellimer's core technical assets include a proprietary Sovereign Probability of Default model (claimed 92.9% crisis prediction accuracy across 26 of the last 28 sovereign Eurobond defaults), the Idris GenAI research assistant providing cited answers across its research corpus, and standardized data schemas enabling cross-country comparison. Distribution occurs through a web platform, Microsoft Excel Add-in, Python SDK, REST/API delivery, and a Model Context Protocol server integrating with Claude and Cursor.

The business model is subscription-based with three tiers (Insights, Insights-Pro, and Premium Content) priced on a quote-based, annual contract basis, with auto-renewal and 90-day notice terms. Go-to-market combines direct enterprise sales (named customers include Amundi, Aegon, Aberdeen, Mosaic Insurance, and Acre Capital), event-driven engagement around IMF Spring and Annual Meetings, and product-led growth mechanisms including the Python SDK, Excel Add-in, MCP Server, and free content (Emerging Signals articles). Revenue mechanics are recurring subscription with annual billing cycles.

Tellimer was founded in 2018 as Tellimer Technologies Limited under English law and is privately held with no disclosed funding rounds, parent company, or venture capital backers in the available source material. The company operates with 101–250 employees, is GDPR-compliant, and is not authorised or regulated by the UK FCA or PRA. Product development has been continuous and high-velocity since 2024, with major launches including the platform rewrite (Jan 2024), Corporate Credit product (May 2024), Idris AI (Jul 2024), Excel Add-in (Aug 2024), Python SDK (Sep 2025), Sovereign Probability of Default model (Oct 2025), Ratings Radar (Mar 2026), FX Valuation (Jun 2026), LCY Auction Data (Jun 2026), and MCP Server (Jun 2026).

Name

Tellimer

Legal name

Tellimer Technologies Limited

Website

https://tellimer.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Tellimer is a London-based AI-powered data and research platform serving institutional investors across 170+ emerging and frontier economies. It offers subscription access to proprietary sovereign credit models, GenAI research tools (Idris), and standardized macro, corporate credit, and equity data via web, Excel, Python, and MCP integrations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Emerging Markets Financial Data and Analytics

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Transaction Analytics & Cash-Flow Insights (risk signals, forecasting) (FSAGACAG)

Keywords

• Emerging markets research
• Sovereign credit analytics
• Frontier market data
• Financial data platform
• Investment research subscriptions

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Insights-Pro Subscription: Premium subscription providing research, commentary and data from Tellimer's global network, premium investment recommendations, stock and debt market briefings, and various data and workflow tools. This is the primary revenue stream for institutional clients.
2. Insights Subscription: Base subscription providing certain research from Tellimer, daily and weekly email digests, daily market briefing, curated content, and video summaries from analysts.
3. Premium Content Subscriptions: Additional research and data subscriptions available beyond the base Insights and Insights-Pro tiers, as outlined in individual Access Requests.
4. Data Subscriptions: Access to specific datasets including macro data, sovereign metrics, corporate credit data, and equity financial data, available as add-on subscriptions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Tellimer sells subscription access to an AI-powered data, research, and analytics platform covering 170+ Emerging and Frontier economies. The core offering bundles proprietary analytical models (sovereign default probability, ratings radar, FX valuation, corporate credit), standardized macro and financial datasets, AI-driven Q&A and translation, and analyst research delivered through a web app, Excel add-in, Python SDK, and MCP server.

Product overview

Tellimer is a unified platform-plus-modules product targeting investment professionals in emerging and frontier markets. The core Tellimer Platform delivers AI-powered research and data on 170+ EM/Frontier economies, anchored by the proprietary Sovereign Probability of Default Model and the GenAI research assistant Idris. The product portfolio encompasses four integrated content modules — Sovereign & Macro, Corporate Credit, Equity, and Our Network — alongside a suite of analytical tools including Tellimer FX Valuation (120-currency composite signal), Tellimer Ratings Radar (12-month upgrade/downgrade predictions), Sovereign Eurobond Default History (29 events since 2008), Tellimer LCY Auction Data (17 markets), and Sovereign Comp Tables (120+ indicators). Distribution and integration are handled via the Tellimer Python SDK and Tellimer Excel Add-in, while the Tellimer MCP Server enables AI agent interoperability with Claude and Cursor. The Emerging Markets Podcast provides audio content complementing the written research.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Idris: Tellimer's generative AI research assistant that answers questions, generates tables, and identifies data from millions of pro-grade research and data points on emerging markets.
• The Emerging Markets Podcast

Products and services

• Tellimer Platform (Insights & Insights-Pro Subscriptions) The core AI-powered research, data, and analytics platform providing unique insights on 170+ Emerging and Frontier economies, sold via tiered annual subscriptions to institutional investors. Includes sovereign probability of default modeling, macro data, corporate credit, equity research, and the Idris AI assistant for natural language queries.
• Sovereign Probability of Default Model Proprietary predictive model delivering probability of default estimates at 12-month, 3-year, and 5-year horizons for 84 Eurobond-issuing emerging and frontier market sovereigns, built on 100+ macro-financial variables and achieving 92.9% crisis prediction accuracy.
• Idris AI Research Assistant Generative AI research assistant that answers questions, generates tables, and identifies data from millions of pro-grade research and data points, providing fully cited answers grounded in Tellimer's research, bond prospectuses, IMF arrangements, and macro datasets.
• Tellimer MCP Server Model Context Protocol server that brings Tellimer's EM research, news, and data directly into Claude, Cursor, and any MCP-capable AI agent, enabling fully cited Idris answers and raw data retrieval within AI tool workflows.
• Tellimer FX Valuation Daily framework covering 120 global currencies combining valuation signals (bilateral REER, PPP metrics), currency vulnerability scores, and carry support indicators into a composite FX signal to identify supported vs. structurally weak currencies, delivered via API.
• Tellimer Ratings Radar Forward-looking model identifying which sovereigns are most likely to experience credit rating upgrades or downgrades over the next 12 months, combining signals from Moody's, S&P, and Fitch with Tellimer's PD model and a five-tier ranking from Upgrade Watch to Downgrade Watch.
• Sovereign Eurobond Default History Comprehensive database tracking sovereign Eurobond defaults and restructurings since 2008, providing granular detail on 29 default events across 18 countries with recovery analytics including NPV losses, nominal haircuts, exit yields, restructuring timelines, and ongoing default tracking.
• Tellimer LCY Auction Data Emerging market local currency auction data, standardised and query-ready, capturing auction results from government publications across 17 markets in Africa, CEEMEA, Latin America, and Asia, with per-tenor and per-security data including ISIN, rates, bid ranges, and volumes.
• Sovereign Comp Tables Analyst-curated comparison tables for sovereigns across fiscal, external, growth, and structural dimensions, with pre-built Debt Sustainability and External Liquidity templates, 120+ macro and business indicators, composite Mean Z-Scores, heat-mapped values, and cross-country benchmarking.
• Tellimer Corporate Credit Corporate credit research and data covering over 1,400 EM corporate issuers and approximately 5,000 instruments, including research, news, financials, capital structure data, and regulatory filings in local language and English.
• Tellimer Python SDK Python software development kit enabling programmatic access to Tellimer's macro and parallel FX time series data, with plain text indicator search and pandas-ready DataFrames for building models, dashboards, and notebooks.
• Tellimer Excel Add-in Microsoft Excel add-in for pulling sovereign and macro data directly into spreadsheets, supporting IMF WEO and National Sources data series with refresh functionality, available on the Microsoft App Store.
• Tellimer Equity Research Research, data, and news on more than 27,000 companies globally, with joined-up equity portfolio strategy research across 50+ Emerging and Frontier countries, including financial data powered by S&P.
• Corporate Credit Analytical Models Analytical models for individual high-yield emerging market corporates maintained by Tellimer's expert analysts, available for download by permissioned users to support due diligence on companies with actively traded corporate debt.
• The Emerging Markets Podcast by Tellimer The Emerging Markets Podcast by Tellimer, hosted by Rizwan Mahmood, covering EM market analysis, geopolitical dynamics, and sovereign risk themes, available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

Quantifiable outcome

• 92.9% crisis prediction rate - correctly predicted 26 of the last 28 sovereign Eurobond defaults
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability9 records

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• International Monetary Fund (IMF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTellimer hosts events around IMF Spring and Annual Meetings, providing clients direct access to both IMF and country representatives. The partnership enables Tellimer to offer unique insights into sovereign situations and macroeconomic policy frameworks.
• Anthropic (Claude)coreTechnology or IntegrationTellimer launched an MCP Server integration with Claude, allowing users to query Tellimer's EM research, news, and data directly within Claude Desktop and Claude Code workflows. Provides fully cited Idris answers with structured source metadata.
• Third-Party Research Providers (Network)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTellimer's platform enables third-party research providers to distribute their research alongside Tellimer's analysis to a global audience of EM-focused institutions. This creates a network effect where research providers gain distribution and Tellimer gains expanded content offerings.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Roubini ThoughtLab / Roubini Macro Associates: Macro research and advisory firm focused on EM/global macro issues with a strong digital research distribution model. Comparable in delivering high-end institutional macro and sovereign research on a subscription basis to similar EM-focused investors.
• Country Risk Solutions / PRS Group: PRS Group publishes the International Country Risk Guide (ICRG), a long-standing political and sovereign risk dataset used by insurers and investors. Comparable to Tellimer's sovereign risk and political risk offerings, with a narrower, more risk-scoring focus.

Broad incumbents

• MSCI: Provider of EM equity indices (MSCI EM, MSCI Frontier) and ESG/risk analytics to institutional investors. Comparable in serving EM-focused asset managers with risk and research tools, and a potential acquirer or competitor in the EM data stack.
• S&P Capital IQ Pro: S&P's flagship financial data and research platform. Direct overlap with Tellimer's equity and credit data products (S&P already powers Tellimer's 26,000+ EM issuer financials), making S&P both a partner and a competitor for the same institutional wallet.
• LSEG (Refinitiv) Workspace: Owner of Refinitiv Eikon, now LSEG Workspace, providing cross-asset data, analytics, and EM country risk content. Comparable to Tellimer as a subscription research platform serving institutional investors, with strong EM data offerings and AI features (AI Insights) that compete with Idris.
• Bloomberg Intelligence / Bloomberg Terminal: Dominant financial data, analytics, and research platform used by virtually every institutional investor. Directly comparable as a subscription research and data platform, though it is far broader than Tellimer's EM-only focus and bundles workflow tools across all asset classes.

Others

• Damodaran Online (NYU Stern): Aswath Damodaran's free corporate finance, valuation, and EM data portal at NYU Stern, widely used by EM equity and credit analysts. Comparable as a non-commercial EM data and valuation resource, illustrating both the depth of free alternatives and the standard against which paid EM data products are measured.
• IIF (Institute of International Finance): Industry association and research provider for global banking and capital markets, producing influential EM macroeconomic and capital flows research. Comparable as a research counterpart serving EM-focused institutions, but primarily membership-driven rather than subscription.

Direct peers

• BMI (Fitch Solutions): Country Risk and Industry Research arm of Fitch Solutions, providing EM and frontier sovereign risk, political risk, and macroeconomic forecasts to institutional investors. Highly comparable in serving sovereign analysts and political risk underwriters — Mosaic Insurance's exact use case.
• EMIS (ISI Markets): EMIS (now part of ISI Markets) is an emerging-markets business intelligence and research platform covering 370+ markets, with a similar EM-only data, research, and analytics proposition to Tellimer. The closest direct competitor in terms of customer base, content scope, and institutional subscription model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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