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Kensho Technologies
AI · Cambridge, United States · Founded 2012
Combines natural language search, graphical user interfaces, and secure cloud computing to create a new class of analytics tools MoreLess
Kensho Technologies, an S&P Global company, specializes in artificial intelligence and machine learning solutions for the financial and business sectors. The company develops and deploys scalable machine intelligence and analytics systems to analyze unstructured data, transcribe complex financial and business audio, and structure and enrich text documents. Its offerings include an LLM-ready API that simplifies querying S&P Global's datasets using natural language, integrating with AI models like GPT and Claude.
Kensho's business model focuses on providing these AI-powered tools and solutions to knowledge workers, enabling them to access, analyze, and transform enterprise data to uncover insights. The company serves critical government and commercial institutions, and its acquisition by S&P Global in 2018 has solidified its position in the financial data and analytics market. Kensho generates revenue by offering its suite of technologies and services to clients, helping them make informed decisions based on data-driven insights.
Keywords: artificial intelligence, machine learning, data analytics, natural language processing, financial technology, unstructured data, audio transcription, data structuring, enterprise data, knowledge worker
Company overview
Kensho Technologies company information
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- Status
- Acquired
- Founded
- 2012
- Headquarters
- Cambridge, United States
- Employees
- 188
- Open positions
- 22
- Dealroom signal
- 89.1
Valuation & funding
Kensho Technologies funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACQUISITIONOther financing | Mar 2018 | $550M | $550M | S&P Global | — |
| FundingOther financing | Feb 2017 | $50M | — | Citi · Morgan Stanley · General Catalyst · Wells Fargo and Company | — |
| GRANTOther financing | Jun 2016 | — | — | FinTech Sandbox | — |
| GRANTOther financing | Nov 2014 | — | — | FinTech Sandbox | — |
| SERIES AOther financing | Nov 2014 | $7M | $28M | Goldman Sachs | — |
| SEEDOther financing | Mar 2014 | General Catalyst · Accel · NEA · Work-Bench | — | ||
| DEBTDebt | Feb 2014 | Undisclosed | — | ||
| SEEDOther financing | May 2013 | F-Prime | — | ||
| SPINOUTOther financing | May 2012 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Harvard University | — |
Growth signals
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Latest recorded traffic for Kensho Technologies is 46K monthly website visits, down 2.1% over the last three months. Kensho Technologies's team grew 82.5% over the past year.
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