OpenBB to Redefine Financial Research with AI

OpenBB, a rising fintech startup, is taking on the giants of financial research by offering powerful tools that are accessible to everyone. Launched by software engineer Didier Lopes, OpenBB aims to make investment research easier, smarter, and more customizable, thanks to its AI-enabled platform.

• Founder’s Vision: Didier Lopes created OpenBB in 2021, providing a Python-based, free platform for amateur investors to access diverse datasets through a command-line interface (CLI).

• Funding and Support: OpenBB raised $8.5 million in seed funding from OSS Capital and notable angel investors like Ram Shriram, an early backer of Google.

• Open-Source Success: Garnered a community of 50,000 users, making it a popular open-source project for individual investors and small-scale financial analysts.

• AI Flexibility: Users can integrate their own AI systems or use OpenBB's copilot to perform natural-language queries, simplifying financial analysis and making data-driven decisions easier.

• Competing with Bloomberg: Though often compared to Bloomberg Terminal, OpenBB emphasizes flexibility and customization, offering features that can be tailored by the users themselves, at a fraction of the cost.

OpenBB is on a mission to become the leading AI-powered research and analytics platform, offering unparalleled customization and access to financial data.