TrueNorth Raises $3M to Build Domain-Specific AI for Finance
San Francisco, California, USA, December 4th, 2025, Chainwire
About 54% of investors say they use it when making money decisions. However, only 11% say they truly trust the answers it gives them. This big difference shows a serious problem. AI promises a lot, but it often fails in real markets. Because of this, billions of dollars are placed into the wrong investments. TrueNorth wants to fix this problem. The company has raised $3M to build financial AI that works better when real money is involved.
The pre-seed round was led by CyberFund. It also included Delphi Labs, SNZ, GSR, and Ocular. This funding supports what the team calls “the reasoning layer for financial intelligence.” This means AI built only for finance. It is trained to understand markets clearly. It is designed to avoid making things up when decisions really matter.
“Every vertical should have a specialized AI,” says Willy Chuang, co-founder at TrueNorth. “Legal work has Harvey. Healthcare has OpenEvidence. But finance is different. Finance has very high risk and very high stakes. Yet it still uses AI trained on Reddit posts and random web data. That is not good enough. We are building something better for finance.”
The Generic AI Problem: Fast Markets, Slow Models
The TrueNorth team has worked at Meta, Temasek, and Goldman Sachs. From this experience, they saw the same problem again and again. Generic AI models do not work well in markets. They often guess instead of knowing. They miss important market details. They also fail to think the way real traders think during fast changes.
“Generalized AI falls apart in financial environments,” says Willy Chuang, co-founder at TrueNorth. “Markets move very fast. The information is deep and complex. Small mistakes can cost a lot of money. That is why financial AI must be built only for finance. This is not optional anymore. It is the future. And we are the first team focused on doing this right.”
This idea shaped TrueNorth’s core belief. Financial AI must be specialized. It must work in real time. It must also follow expert reasoning. The platform turns professional trader knowledge into AI agents. It does this using structured playbooks, live market data, and proprietary models trained only on market logic.
Early results show strong progress. Internal testing shows 98% accuracy on finance tasks. This is 28% better than leading general AI models. The system also works much faster. Latency was reduced by 80%. Beta users also stay longer. After 30 days, retention is 33%. This is about twice the normal industry average.
Expert traders as Digital Twins
Professional traders spend many hours each day working. They watch markets closely. They check price levels. They manage risk. They write down decisions. This work is hard to automate. It usually requires strong technical skills. Most traders do not have those skills.
Retail traders have a different problem. They often have tools. But they do not have experience. They lack patterns and rules. This makes it hard to trade the same way every day.
TrueNorth solves both problems at once. It turns expert trader workflows into AI-powered digital twins. Top traders can explain their strategies using simple language. They do not need to code. Everyday traders can then use those strategies. They can trade with the same logic and discipline as professionals. TrueNorth has already partnered with leading educators. Together, they represent more than 1.5 million followers.
“Our platform is the first to model how professionals truly think about markets,” said Alex Lee, co-founder at TrueNorth. “It removes confusion while keeping discipline. Our agents find trade setups and point out risks in real time. This helps users trade like professionals, even without years of experience or institutional knowledge.”
40,000 Users Queued for Financial Intelligence
TrueNorth is backed by CyberFund, Delphi Labs, SNZ, GSR, and Ocular. It also has support from strategic angels. These include Bryan Pellegrino (LayerZero), WeeKee (Virtuals Protocol), and Jordi Alexander (Selini Capital). The company is now launching its public beta. More than 40,000 users have already joined the waitlist.
“AI is changing how people use apps,” says Konstantin Lomashuk, co-founder at CyberFund. “TrueNorth will change how people trade. With TrueNorth, people will make better decisions using AI-powered insights.”
The company is working closely with early users. Together, they are building agentic workflows. These workflows will shape AI-native investing. In this new model, AI will do more than answer questions. It will help run strategies. It will manage risk. It will also adapt when markets change.
Public beta will be opened today. Link to sign up below.
Invite code: ABEAF9
About TrueNorth
TrueNorth builds domain-specific AI infrastructure for finance. It turns professional trader knowledge into adaptive intelligence. Everyday investors can use this intelligence. The platform combines structured reasoning, real-time data, and proprietary models. This helps deliver financial insights that are accurate, clear, and ready to use.
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