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Prodigy Research

Training the world's best AI model for quantitative finance.

Prodigy is the frontier AI trading research lab. We've trained the world's best foundation model for quantitative finance. We've already achieved more than 100% returns in live trading over the course of our YC batch, doubling our capital while major indices were flat. Our founders previously worked on a trading desk at Jane Street, trained frontier AI models at Google DeepMind and shipped cutting-edge AI at Apple to billions of customers. Join us as we use AI to solve the market.
Active Founders
Michael Wang
Michael Wang
Founder/CEO
Founder and CEO at Prodigy Research (YC S26). Previously Senior Researcher at DeepMind, training and shipping AI models powering Google products with billions of monthly users. Before that, worked on a trading desk at Jane Street, one of the most prestigious and profitable trading firms in the world.
Yuhua Wang
Yuhua Wang
Founder/CTO
Founder and CTO at Prodigy Research (YC S26). Previously shipped cutting-edge AI models and agents at Apple to billions of customers. Before that, built Salesforce's flagship AI platform serving hundreds of millions of user requests every day.
Company Launches
Prodigy: The Frontier AI Trading Research Lab
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TL;DR Prodigy Research is an AI lab that has trained the world's best foundation model for quantitative finance. We’ve already achieved 140% returns in live trading over the course of our YC batch, while major indices like the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq were flat or down.

Traction

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Our model beats Claude Fable and GPT-5.6 Sol at financial and quant research tasks. Prodigy's strategies are delta-neutral, and thanks to our rigorous and comprehensive risk controls, we've never had a down week.

https://youtu.be/wkT96INB3RA

Why Now

Trading firms generated hundreds of billions in profit last year, and this number is growing quickly YoY. Global financial markets now exceed $175 trillion in value across equities, derivatives, and digital assets. Prodigy's agents find new opportunities and alpha in the financial markets faster than any team of human quant researchers.

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The Team

Our founders are two brothers who left seven-figure jobs to build the future of quant trading. We bring together over 16 years of combined experience in quantitative finance, frontier model research, and large-scale AI infrastructure. Michael was a senior researcher at Google DeepMind, where he trained SoTA foundation models. He previously worked at Jane Street, one of the world’s most successful quantitative trading firms. Yuhua built cutting-edge AI at Apple serving billions of users across the world.

A new era has arrived in the world of quantitative finance. To learn more, contact founders@prodigy.markets.

Prodigy Research
Founded:2026
Batch:Summer 2026
Team Size:2
Status:
Active
Location:San Francisco
Primary Partner:Brad Flora