Kensho Technologies
Kensho is the AI innovation engine of S&P Global, building research and solutions that bring trusted financial data to institutions, applications, and AI systems.
Last updated September 11, 2026
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Overview
Kensho is the AI innovation engine of S&P Global. Founded out of Harvard and MIT in 2013, it received early backing from Google Ventures, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, and S&P Global, and was acquired by S&P Global in 2018. It builds AI and engineering solutions that connect LLMs, agents, and AI applications to S&P Global's trusted data, and integrates generative and agentic AI into S&P Global customer platforms.
History
Kensho was founded out of Harvard and MIT in 2013 and received early backing from Google Ventures, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, and S&P Global, building solutions for the world's largest financial institutions. In 2018, S&P Global acquired Kensho as a major investment in AI innovation. Since then, Kensho has built capabilities that prepare and enrich S&P's data at scale, strengthen core offerings, and power new GenAI products. Its mission is to help S&P Global leverage cutting-edge technology to become the world's most trusted and innovative data, benchmarks, and ratings company.
Products and positioning
Kensho combines the strength of S&P Global's essential intelligence with its AI and engineering expertise to build trusted solutions that shape global markets.
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