YC startup Prodigy Research launches AI quant model that beats top Jane Street traders with 100%+ live returns
zacharynado · x · 2026-08-12
Prodigy Research (YC S26) announced the launch of a frontier AI trading research lab, training a foundation model for quantitative finance. Their AI quant outperforms a top 10% trader at Jane Street, achieving over 100% returns in live trading during their YC batch while major indices were flat or down. The model beats Claude Fable and GPT-5.6 Sol at autonomous quant research. The founders are brothers with experience building strategies generating billions in PnL at Jane Street, training SOTA foundation models at Google DeepMind, and shipping AI to billions at Apple.
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