Why we build FocusAlpha
The Opportunity
AI is becoming the new interface for investment research.
For decades, financial data providers have optimized information for human analysts. While the quality of professional investment data is high, most of it was never designed for agents. At the same time, many agents rely on fragmented web sources and inconsistent data, leading to missed information and unreliable outputs.
The next generation of investment infrastructure must be built not only for humans, but also for agents.
Our Mission
We believe better investment decisions come from combining human judgment with AI. Our role is to provide the complete and trusted information agents need to operate effectively.
By collecting, structuring, and maintaining institutional-grade information, we help agents work from complete context, reduce hallucinations, and generate better answers.
Our Values
Data Quality First
We believe data quality is the foundation of trustworthy AI.
We continuously improve our data through proprietary cleaning pipelines, normalization systems, and rigorous validation processes to provide clean, reliable information for agents.
Built for Agents
We do not simply deliver documents.
We prepare information in agent-ready formats designed for retrieval, helping agents access relevant information more efficiently and generate more accurate answers.
Completeness Matters
Agents cannot reason about information they cannot see.
We continuously incorporate new company communication channels and trusted data sources to help agents work from the most complete information possible.
As the way companies communicate evolves, our mission is to ensure agents never miss important information.
The team
Jennifer Ma
Co-founder & CEO
Columbia MBA; PKU BSFormer public equity investor with a decade of experience across aerospace, technology, and consumer sectors.
Vincent Ruan
Co-founder & CTO
AI researcher and engineer focused on retrieval and reasoning systems. Previously built data and ML infrastructure at a leading technology company.
Let's compare notes on how investors can thoughtfully integrate AI into their workflows. Please contact Jennifer below: