42AI Raises $62.5M Seed to Predict Trader Behavior

42AI funding of $62.5 million backs a behavioral world model already used at brokerages to estimate how traders may act when markets turn volatile.

Israeli startup 42AI has exited stealth with $62.5 million in seed funding for a behavioral world model.

The system is in use at about 10 large brokerages to help manage liquidity, margins and hedging.

Founders say the model maps psychological tendencies into probabilities, not fixed outcomes.

The company reports an F1 score of 0.8–0.85 on trading direction and volume, and a 98% range-based accuracy claim.

Funding came from the founders and Infinity Group over three years; 42AI plans to raise more.

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