Thinknum responds to recent media reports: We’ve placed one co-founder on leave and continue to service our clients

This is a copy of our press release issued earlier today:

(New York City, May 11th, 2022) Thinknum Alternative Data, a leading alternative data solutions provider for investors and corporations, has placed co-founder Justin Zhen on leave. We remain fully operational and focused on servicing our clients.

We would like to correct some factual inaccuracies circulating in the press. Justin Zhen is not, and never has been, our CEO. He has never been in charge of our data collection technology or product. We provide and have only ever provided our clients with publicly available data. We do not provide and have never provided any of our clients with personally identifiable information (PII) data.

We will be issuing a more detailed press release shortly.