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Prodigy Research

YC S26

San Francisco, US · Founded 2026 · 2 employees · 1 known investors

Prodigy Research is an AI research lab building a foundation model for quantitative trading, and operates live trading systems in financial markets. It targets the trading and financial-reasoning domain, applying proprietary AI models and agents to equities and delta-neutral strategies.

Also known as Prodigy AI

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechFintechArtificial IntelligenceReinforcement LearningFinanceInvestingTradingUnited States of AmericaAmerica / Canada

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S26)

Prodigy Research was founded in 2026 by Michael Wang and Yuhua Wang.

MWMichael Wang
Michael Wangin𝕏Founder/CEOHe was previously a senior researcher at DeepMind, where he trained and shipped AI models used in Google products, and earlier worked on a trading desk at Jane Street.
YWYuhua Wang
Yuhua Wangin𝕏Founder/CTOHe previously worked on AI models and agents at Apple, and earlier helped build Salesforce's AI platform.

Investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K

In the news

Diggdigg.com · Aug 2026Prodigy: The Frontier AI Trading Research Labycombinator.com · Aug 2026

Frequently asked questions

What does Prodigy Research do?
Prodigy Research is an AI research lab building a foundation model for quantitative trading, and operates live trading systems in financial markets. It targets the trading and financial-reasoning domain, applying proprietary AI models and agents to equities and delta-neutral strategies.
Who founded Prodigy Research?
Prodigy Research was founded by Michael Wang, Yuhua Wang in 2026.
Who are Prodigy Research's investors?
Prodigy Research's investors include Y Combinator.
Where is Prodigy Research headquartered?
Prodigy Research is headquartered in San Francisco, US.