Where Ticker fits in this landscape
Ticker sits at the intersection of disclosure, data, and engagement — treating regulatory announcements as structured data rather than documents, and making company information searchable, analysable, and reusable.
The approach
The problem with market information isn't that it doesn't exist — it's that it's trapped in formats that are hard to use. Announcements are documents. Data is siloed. Access is fragmented.
Ticker's approach is practical: take the information companies are already required to produce, structure it properly, and make it accessible through modern interfaces.
This isn't about replacing existing platforms — it's about providing the data layer that makes everything else work better.
What Ticker provides
Structured data at source
Every RNS announcement is parsed and structured. Key figures, guidance changes, and material events are extracted automatically — not buried in PDF prose.
Why now: Solves the #1 AI barrier (accuracy/hallucinations) by providing verified, structured data. Addresses the 28% data-flow satisfaction gap.[30]
Modern API access
REST APIs, GraphQL endpoints, and webhooks for real-time notifications. Build integrations with spreadsheets, trading systems, or custom applications.
Why now: Addresses the 37% "integrating market data feeds" friction — the joint-highest pain point for IR tech stacks.[30]
Embeddable IR widgets
Drop-in components for company websites: RNS feeds, share price charts, key metrics. Companies get reliable, always-current data without maintaining infrastructure.
Why now: Answers the C-suite retail engagement demand (33%) that IR teams deprioritise (10%) — by making engagement scalable without adding admin burden.[32]
MCP server for AI
Connect Claude, GPT, or other AI assistants to live market data through the Model Context Protocol. Ask questions in natural language, get answers with current information.
Why now: Meets the 33% demand for "IR-specific AI tools" — the #1 accelerator for AI adoption in investor relations.[31]
Beyond APIs: the widget network
Ticker isn't just a data platform — it powers the investor-facing components on company websites. RNS announcement feeds, share price charts, historical data widgets — these are embedded directly into IR pages across the market.
For companies, this means reliable, always-current information on their sites without maintaining the infrastructure themselves. For Ticker, it creates something more valuable: visibility into how retail investors actually engage with company information.
This is data that simply doesn't exist elsewhere. Which announcements get read? How long do investors spend with results? Which companies attract attention during earnings season? The widget network provides anonymised, aggregated insights into retail investor behaviour at scale — the engagement visibility that 9 out of 10 IR teams currently lack.[30]
The network effect
Companies embed Ticker widgets
RNS feeds, share prices, and charts on their IR pages
Investors engage across the estate
Reading announcements, checking prices, researching companies
Aggregated insights emerge
Patterns in retail attention, engagement, and interest
Companies understand their audience
Finally seeing how retail investors consume their communications
Why this matters now
The Irwin "State of IR in 2026" report reveals dynamics that directly support Ticker's positioning.
Integration gap
64% tech satisfaction vs 28% data-flow satisfaction. Tools work individually — they don't work together. Ticker structures data at source so everything connects.[30]
Retail blind spot
C-suite wants retail engagement (33%) but IR teams deprioritise it (10%). Embeddable widgets make retail engagement scalable without adding admin.[32]
Under-resourced teams
Of nano-micro cap teams have just 1–2 people — yet face the highest retail ownership. Technology that helps one person do more is how IR programmes thrive.[35]
AI acceleration
Actively using AI, but accuracy concerns top the barrier list. IR-specific AI tools working with structured, verified data have a clear market.[31]
In-person returns
62% doing 3+ NDRs, 52% planning more in-person meetings. Validates the Investor Summit model — corporate access is going hybrid, not digital-only.[34]
Storytelling priority
Mid-caps need better narratives, not just more outreach. Structured data helps companies tell their story more clearly — the differentiation path forward.[33]
The full picture
Together, these pieces create something larger: a complete view of the UK equity market and a way to support issuers through their entire investor relations journey. From content and storytelling, through data infrastructure, to live events and community — each part reinforces the others.
Copia
Equity Storytelling Agency
Copia helps listed companies tell their story to investors — through IR websites, social media, video content, and events. This hands-on work with issuers shapes Ticker, and Copia deploys Ticker widgets across client sites, building the data network.
- IR websites and digital presence
- Social media and video content
- Event management and production
- Ticker widget deployment
Ticker
Market Data Platform
Ticker treats regulatory announcements as structured data, not documents. APIs and MCP servers for developers, embeddable widgets for company sites — creating a network that reveals how retail investors actually engage with market information.
- Structured announcement data
- REST, GraphQL APIs and MCP servers
- Embeddable IR widgets
- Retail engagement analytics
Investor Summit
Premium Investor Events
Investor Summit brings together retail investors, fund managers, and listed company executives in London's financial district. It's where the market comes together in person — aligned with the industry's +50pp shift towards in-person engagement.
- Company presentations
- Panel discussions
- Networking opportunities
- Expert speakers
ShareSoc
UK Individual Shareholders Society
ShareSoc represents over 10,000 individual investors, advocating for their rights and providing education about equity investment. Many members are sophisticated, high-net-worth investors who engage seriously with the companies they own.
- Shareholder advocacy and rights
- Investment education and seminars
- Company engagement programmes
- Investor networking events
The aim
To build the data and engagement layer that the UK equity market needs. Companies get their story heard, platforms get structured feeds, and investors get the information they need to make good decisions.
Sources & References
- [30]The integration gap: 64% tech satisfied, but only 28% data-flow satisfied. 40% report increased admin burden. Irwin (a FactSet company), "The State of Investor Relations in 2026"↩
- [31]AI adoption in IR jumped from 6% to 42% in one year. IR-specific tools top accelerator at 33%. Irwin (a FactSet company), "The State of Investor Relations in 2026"↩
- [32]C-suite 3x more likely to rank retail engagement as a priority (33% vs 10%). 67% say IR spends too much time on admin. Irwin (a FactSet company), "The State of Investor Relations in 2026"↩
- [33]The Great Reprioritisation: investor targeting +73pp, AI +68pp, storytelling +54pp, ESG -40pp. Irwin (a FactSet company), "The State of Investor Relations in 2026"↩
- [34]62% conducted 3+ non-deal roadshows in 2025; 52% plan to increase in-person meetings in 2026. Irwin (a FactSet company), "The State of Investor Relations in 2026"↩
- [35]Nano-micro caps: 79% have 1–2 person IR teams, 29% report retail making up 41%+ of shareholder base. Irwin (a FactSet company), "The State of Investor Relations in 2026"↩