Bayesline

Bayesline, a New York-based financial technology firm established in 2024, is developing a GPU-powered financial analytics suite for institutional investors like hedge funds and asset managers. The company was founded by Sebastian Janisch and Misha van Beek, who met while working at BlackRock in 2016. Their combined two decades of experience at financial giants BlackRock and Bloomberg, where they witnessed the frustrations of clients using legacy analytics toolkits, directly led to the creation of Bayesline. Janisch, a software engineer with a focus on quantitative research, previously worked in BlackRock's Financial Modeling Group and later incubated new quantitative products at Bloomberg. Van Beek holds a PhD in Financial Mathematics and was a Managing Director at BlackRock, where he led innovation for Aladdin's portfolio risk models, which span trillions in assets.

The company's core offering is a cloud-deployed platform that enables clients to build highly customizable and fast equity risk models and other financial analytics in seconds, a process that traditionally could take weeks or months. This allows investment managers to align risk models with their specific investment universes, styles, and preferences, providing better granularity and accuracy. The platform leverages AI infrastructure and is designed to be API-first, allowing for integration with existing systems and client data, including proprietary factors and third-party data libraries. This speed and flexibility empower quants, portfolio managers, and risk managers to iterate on research quickly, react to changing market conditions, and generate sophisticated reports on the fly.

Bayesline operates on a B2B model, targeting institutional finance professionals who require advanced, tailored analytics that off-the-shelf solutions cannot provide. The business aims to become a comprehensive analytics provider for the modern investment manager across all asset classes and strategies. After its founding, the company was accepted into the Y Combinator accelerator's Summer 2024 batch and secured seed funding. A subsequent seed round announced in late 2024 raised $2 million from investors including Y Combinator, Blockchain Founders Capital, 468 Capital, and MultiModal Ventures.

Keywords: financial analytics, asset management, institutional investors, risk modeling, quantitative analysis, portfolio management, equity risk models, GPU-powered analytics, fintech, hedge funds, investment analytics, cloud-deployed solution, custom analytics, financial modeling, Y Combinator, Sebastian Janisch, Misha van Beek, Aladdin, risk decomposition, thematic factor construction