Kensho Technologies

Kensho Technologies is a Cambridge artificial intelligence company and the AI innovation arm of S&P Global. It builds machine learning, natural language processing and data retrieval tools that connect large language models, AI agents and applications to S&P Global’s financial data. Its products include an LLM-ready API and Kensho Extract, and its work structures and enriches data so generative and agentic AI systems used in business and finance run quickly, accurately and reliably.

Kensho was founded out of Harvard and MIT in 2013 with early backing from Google Ventures, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase and S&P Global, which acquired the company in 2018. Its capabilities now power S&P Global products such as S&P Capital IQ Pro, S&P Global Energy Core and S&P Global Marketplace, as well as Kensho Spark Assist, the company’s internal generative AI platform. The team of engineers and researchers also publishes AI research and experiments with emerging techniques.

What to Know

• Kensho pilots its tools internally before releasing them to outside customers.
• The company works with leading technology companies to deliver S&P Global data.
• Kensho hires engineers and researchers and gives them autonomy on projects.
• It is listed with the Harvard Square Business Association.