finbar

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The AI investment analyst

Winter 2025Founded 20234 peopleLondon, United Kingdom

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About

finbar is the AI investment analyst used by several top-20 (AUM) hedge funds. It automates financial modelling, research, and data analysis so multi-million-dollar decisions can be made 100x faster.

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finbar is an AI-powered financial research platform that analyzes financial documents, earnings calls, and market data with an emphasis on AI-driven modelling and data processing. It offers an in-browser and Excel-integrated toolkit to automate data tasks and build financial models for investment decision-making.

finbar provides an AI-native investment research platform that automatically collects real-time and proprietary global financial data, processes it with AI to generate actionable insights, and supports automated modelling. It includes an Excel add-in and a web platform, enabling users to build and customize financial models, perform AI-assisted research, and use an investment research copilot throughout their workflows. The system emphasizes automated data collection, data cleaning, and advanced tooling to accelerate research and market-ready outputs.

Who it’s for: Investment institutions and hedge funds seeking AI-enhanced financial analysis and faster modelling workflows

Features

AI-native investment research
Automated financial modelling in browser and Excel
Global proprietary financial data
Realtime data collection from market feeds and sources
AI data processing for clean, ready-to-model data
Investment Research Copilot
Excel add-in and web platform integration

Requests for early access and sign-ups; claims of adoption by leading investment institutions; product features and testimonials indicating traction

Founders · 2

Edward HuangFounder

Goldman Sachs

Founder and CEO at finbar. I wrote most of the MVP but now focus product and sales. Previously I was a hedge fund analyst, and before that at Goldman Sachs. CFA charterholder.

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Robin GanFounder

Co-founder and CTO at finbar.com. Previous to this I worked on a globally deployed cloud-native banking platform at Thought Machine.

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Launch

Launched on Y Combinator · Jan 2025

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Eliminate manual data entry. Update financial models in seconds.

finbar automates data extraction and compilation for financial models, enabling analysts to update models with new data in seconds across public and private company data, targeting hedge funds and professionals in banking, research, PE, VC, accounting, or corporate finance.