Kensho, founded in 2013, is the AI innovation engine of S&P Global. The company combines artificial intelligence with financial data to prepare, enrich, and deliver S&P Global's data at scale, while strengthening its core offerings and powering new generative AI products. It was acquired by S&P Global in 2018.
The team of engineers, researchers, and builders works across technical domains including large language models, data science, machine learning, financial audio transcription, document extraction, and entity matching. Their focus is on applying AI to solve real-world enterprise problems, designing systems that are reliable, scalable, and grounded in trusted data.
Kensho develops data retrieval APIs that connect LLMs, agents, and other AI applications directly to S&P Global's data. Its core AI capabilities enable functions such as document extraction, entity matching, and financial audio transcription for clients in the financial services and global markets sectors.
