YC Startup Prodigy Launches Quant Foundation Model, Claims 100%+ Live Returns
ycombinator · x · 2026-08-11
Y Combinator S26 startup Prodigy Research has launched its frontier AI trading research lab, currently training a foundation model specifically for quantitative finance.
- Performance: Their AI quant has achieved over 100% returns in live trading while major indices were flat or down, reportedly outperforming a top 10% trader at Jane Street.
- Model Comparison: The company claims its model beats Claude Fable and GPT-5.6 Sol at autonomous quant research.
- Founders: The founding brothers previously built strategies generating billions in PnL at Jane Street, trained SoTA foundation models at Google DeepMind, and shipped cutting-edge AI to billions of users at Apple.
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