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Lead DevelopmentFACT · 4/5•16 Sept '26•Via Newcomer

Market Map: 89 VC-Backed AI Startups Transforming Financial Services

Newcomer published a market map of 89 venture-backed startups leveraging AI in financial services, spanning lending, accounting, compliance, banking, and wealth management. The sector is gaining traction as investors bet on AI agents automating workflows. Notable fundraising includes Rogo's Series C and D rounds, Rillet's $100M Series C, Taktile's $110M Series C, and Basis's $100M Series B. Established players like Monzo and Digits are integrating AI features. The article also highlights incumbents acquiring AI startups, such as Thomson Reuters' acquisition of Materia and Bloomberg's agreement to buy Canoe Intelligence. Risks such as fraud and compliance failures are noted, referencing Delve's controversies and Synapse's collapse. The map focuses on startups selling AI tools to financial firms or directly automating financial services.

•Newcomer compiled a market map of 89 VC-backed startups building AI tools for financial services.
•Rogo raised Series C and Series D rounds from investors including Kleiner Perkins and Sequoia between January and April 2026.
•Rillet raised a $100 million Series C at a $1 billion valuation, two years after emerging from stealth.

Entities:Monzo Kleiner Perkins Sequoia Capital Emergence Capital Lux Capital Susa Ventures Khosla Ventures Basis Technologies Accel GV (Google Ventures)Thomson Reuters Bloomberg Goldman Sachs Tiger Global Revolut

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FACT · 4/510 Sept '26· Via OpenAI Blog

OpenAI Launches ChatGPT for Financial Services

OpenAI launched ChatGPT for Financial Services, a specialized version of ChatGPT Work for financial institutions, designed to automate research, data analysis, and pitchbook creation. Developed with design partners Morgan Stanley and Evercore, it leverages GPT-6 Astra and integrates premium data from Daloopa, PitchBook, LSEG News, Crunchbase, and Quartr. Features include granular citations, enterprise-grade security, administrative controls, and optimized MCP connectors for S&P Global and FactSet. This positions OpenAI as a direct competitor to Bloomberg and FactSet in the financial data and investment banking workflow space, aiming to become the default working environment for investment banking through a hosted data architecture and integration strategy. The launch also highlights a broader trend of AI companies targeting specialized verticals with bundled data and AI capabilities, raising questions about junior banker training and hiring.

•OpenAI launched ChatGPT for Financial Services, a specialized version for financial teams.
•Developed with Morgan Stanley and Evercore as design partners.
•Based on GPT-6 Astra, with built-in data from LSEG, Daloopa, PitchBook, Crunchbase, and Quartr.

OpenAI Morgan Stanley Evercore PitchBook LSEG Crunchbase S&P Global FactSet Datasite Box Intapp Anthropic Goldman Sachs Bloomberg Google

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FACT · 5/58 Sept '26· Via Apollo Global Management

Apollo to Present at the Barclays 24th Annual Global Financial Services Conference

Apollo announces its participation at the Barclays 24th Annual Global Financial Services Conference on September 08, 2026.

Apollo Global Management

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FACT · 5/526 Aug '26· Via Blackstone

Blackstone to Present at the Barclays Global Financial Services Conference

Blackstone announced it will present at the Barclays Global Financial Services Conference on August 26, 2026. Additionally, a new Blackstone Private Markets Allocator Tool was added to the site.

Blackstone

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FACT · 5/524 Aug '26· Via FICO

How to Use AI to Improve Customer Communications: A Practical Guide for Financial Services

New blog post by TJ Horan providing a practical guide for financial services on using AI to improve customer communications.

FICO

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