yiyaniQ

Develops quantum-inspired and neural-network optimization software for financial firms, targeting portfolio optimization and derivative pricing for asset managers and capital markets.

• The Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence's first spin-out company, announced November 2021. vectorinstitute.ai ↗

• Uses a neural network to make derivative pricing calculations faster and more accurate, simulating both thermal and quantum annealing. vectorinstitute.ai ↗

• Describes its own work as advancing portfolio optimization with quantum intelligent algorithms - quantum-inspired software, not quantum hardware. yiyaniq.com ↗

• Federal registry lists yiyaniQ Inc. (CBCA 1342807-9, incorporated 2021-10-14) as active with a Toronto registered office; co-founders Behnam Javanparast and Estelle Inack are its directors. ised-isde.canada.ca ↗

• An April 2023 company post benchmarks its yQ.0.1.2 optimizer on an S&P 100 portfolio and states its quantum intelligent algorithms were then "in their initial stages of development". yiyaniq.com ↗