Founded in May 2021 in New York, 4Thought Technologies is developing KRONOS®, a Turing-complete no-code platform that lets finance professionals design and audit smart contracts through a visual, voice-enabled interface. The system converts flow-chart style logic into executable code, providing explainable AI reasoning and blockchain analysis without the need for scarce blockchain engineers. Initial use cases span trading workflows, tax calculations, audit processes, and compliance alerts, with an enterprise pilot already underway at TLW Capital Management. The company positions its technology as a way for banks, asset managers, consultancies, and government agencies to automate complex financial tasks at lower cost and greater speed. To date, it has secured $725,000 in pre-seed equity capital and a $256,000 NSF SBIR Phase I grant, giving it over $981,000 in total non-dilutive and equity funding. Proceeds are earmarked for refining the visual programming language, expanding the KRONOS® feature set, and pursuing a potential Phase II NSF grant. Management argues that regulatory pressure to read and write smart contracts is creating urgent demand for its solution.

Total raised

$1M

Funding rounds

2

Latest round

Seed

Latest activity

Sep 2025