Kensho

Kensho is the AI innovation engine of S&P Global, a position it has held since its acquisition in 2018. Founded in 2013, the company applies artificial intelligence and data science to financial data, developing enterprise solutions for the financial services and global markets sectors. Its technical work spans large language models (LLMs), document extraction, entity matching, and financial audio transcription.

The company builds products that connect AI applications to S&P Global's data. These include data retrieval APIs designed to link LLMs, agents, and other AI systems to this trusted source, as well as core AI capabilities for processing and understanding financial information. The operational focus is on creating systems that are reliable, scalable, and grounded in rigorous data science.