Kensho, the developer of an artificial intelligence app for the finance markets, has raised $10m from backers including Google Ventures.

US-based Kensho Technologies, the developer of artificial intelligence research assistant known as ‘Warren’, has raised $10m in seed funding.

Google Ventures, the investment arm of Google, joined New Enterprise Associates, Accel Partners, General Catalyst Partners and Devonshire Investors in the round.

Warren can shorten traditional investment cycles from days to minutes, according to Kensho. It can also answer one million questions posed in natural language about financial market information, such as the impact of global events on asset prices.Put more…