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Kensho Technologies
Combines natural language search, graphical user interfaces, and secure cloud computing to create a new class of analytics tools
About Kensho Technologies
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.
Source: Dealroom company dataAt a glance
- Status
- Acquired
- Founded
- 2012
- Headquarters
- Cambridge, United States
- Employees
- 188
- Open positions
- 22
- Dealroom signal
- 89.1/100
- Sector
- AI, Cloud Data Services, Analytics, Core AI, Spinout, MLops, AI Data Preparation and Generation, DT and LS
- Technology
- Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Deep Tech, Machine Learning, Nanotech
- Business model
- SaaS
- Client focus
- b2b
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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 | — |
Growth signals
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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Investments and acquisitions
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Investors
From Dealroom's funding and investor records, grouped by the round each investor first entered.
Seed10 investors entered at this stage
F-Prime
General Catalyst
Accel
NEA
Work-Bench
Xfund
Promus Ventures
Experiment Fund
Breyer Capital
FinTech Sandbox
Series A1 investor entered at this stage
Other known investors7 additional known investors
Citi
Goldman Sachs Asset Management
Harvard University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Morgan Stanley
S&P Global
Wells Fargo and Company
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Market sentiment
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