NeuroFusion
Category: AI in Fintech
Korean fintech AI startup building NeuroSymbolic AI-powered investment research, financial reasoning, and forecasting platforms. NeuroFusion was founded in 2021. The company is led by Hans Choi (최한철). Based in Yongin, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. Team size: 51-100. Latest round: Series A.
- Founded
- 2021
- Headquarters
- Yongin, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
- Team size
- 51-100
Value proposition
Democratizes institutional-grade financial data and AI-driven investment analysis for individual investors through NeuroSymbolic AI, causal reasoning, and hyper-personalization grounded in cognitive science.
Products and solutions
Valley AI (all-in-one financial analysis platform, 40+ tools, AI research agent with Chat/Workflow/Research Desk), CereFin AI (finance-specific causal reasoning engine with proprietary financial MCP), Epsilon AI (EEG/neuroscience-driven investor emotion and decision-making platform, planned 2027)
Unique value
Combines NeuroSymbolic AI, a proprietary financial knowledge graph/ontology, and cognitive-science-based investor psychology analysis to deliver causal (not merely correlative) financial reasoning — validated by a #1 preliminary ranking on ForecastBench ahead of Google DeepMind's model and human superforecasters.
Target customer
Individual retail investors and B2B financial institutions
Industries served
Fintech / Financial Services, Investment Research
Technology advantage
Proprietary financial data infrastructure and causal reasoning engine (knowledge graph/ontology); topped ForecastBench's preliminary leaderboard (score 67.5), edging out Google DeepMind's top model and human superforecasters; exclusive licensing agreement with Dow Jones Newswires for WSJ premium content and real-time breaking news.
How they differentiate
NeuroSymbolic AI + causal reasoning engine vs. purely correlation-based general LLMs; integrates cognitive-science/EEG-based investor psychology analysis; empirically benchmarked #1 (preliminary) on ForecastBench forecasting leaderboard, ahead of Google DeepMind.
Key partnerships
Dow Jones Newswires (WSJ premium news licensing agreement), KB Securities (co-developed financial content)
Major milestones
Founded December 2021, Valley AI platform officially launched January 2026, Dow Jones Newswires licensing partnership secured, ranked #1 (preliminary) on ForecastBench AI forecasting benchmark (Sept 2026), surpassing Google DeepMind's top model and human superforecasters
Growth metrics
10,000+ paid subscribers and 30,000+ free members on Valley AI (as of 2026); Valley AI officially launched January 2026; team of 61 as of site publication
Market positioning
Positions itself as a next-generation, AI-native alternative to Bloomberg-style terminals for retail investors, combining institutional-grade data with guided investment education and a collective-intelligence community.
Geographic focus
South Korea, with global ambitions signaled by ForecastBench benchmark competition and Wall Street-veteran team
Patents and IP
Company states it holds active patents (exact count/details not publicly disclosed)
About Hans Choi (최한철)
Ex-floor trader at Chicago Board Options Exchange; hedge funds in Boston & Hong Kong; MS in Data Science from Columbia University; Data Scientist then Lead Data Scientist at Kensho (Goldman Sachs-backed AI fintech, acquired by S&P Global for ~$550M), based at S&P Global HQ in New York.
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Official website: https://neurofusion.ai/en/