Inference Research develops proprietary, sovereign AI infrastructure to drive quantitative trading strategies that span digital assets, traditional markets, and other emerging financial frontiers. Founded by former Amber Group co-founder and Head of Trading Luke Li, the firm blends institutional trading discipline with cutting-edge machine learning to address challenges such as asset pricing and liquidity provision. Its platform is being architected to operate with institutional-grade resilience, positioning the company to benefit from the ongoing convergence of blockchain technology and conventional capital markets. Near-term plans include scaling its core infrastructure and aggressively hiring elite quants, engineers, and researchers. The company emphasizes performance, integrity, and relentless curiosity as cultural cornerstones. Backed by strategic investor Avenir Group, Inference Research aims to build a foundation for long-term growth and become a leading quantitative franchise bridging traditional finance and digital assets. The recent $20 million seed financing supplies the capital to accelerate these initiatives.

Total raised

$20M

Funding rounds

1

Latest round

Seed

Latest activity

Feb 2026