Quartr is a financial technology company that builds a platform for qualitative public market research and investor relations, offering tools like a desktop AI-powered research app (Quartr Pro), a free mobile app, a web app, and an API for accessing live and archived earnings calls, transcripts, slide decks, and IR materials from over 14,000 public companies across 27 markets.[1][2][3][4][5] It serves institutional investors, hedge funds, IR professionals at companies like KLA and Bayer, individual investors, journalists, and platforms like Perplexity and SEB, solving the problem of inefficient access to qualitative insights amid noisy data distribution via emails and PDFs by providing searchable, AI-integrated first-party content for faster, nuanced analysis.[2][3][4][5][6] Quartr shows strong growth momentum with over 500,000 users worldwide, $13.1M in total funding including a recent $6M round, partnerships like Brightwave (Feb 2025) and Perplexity for API integrations, and adoption by major hedge funds leveraging its LLM-compatible data.[1][3][5][6]
Quartr was founded in 2020 in Stockholm, Sweden, by CEO and co-founder Oscar Küntzel and Sami Osman (former CEO and co-founder), driven by the insight that public market research needed better access to qualitative narratives behind quantitative numbers, especially as AI commoditizes basic data analysis.[1][2][4] The idea emerged from recognizing outdated IR distribution—basic landing pages and email chains—and the rise of generative AI making spoken insights crucial, leading to early adoption by top hedge funds.[2][4] Pivotal early traction came with the 2021 mobile app launch covering 6,500+ companies in 19 markets, enabling free access to earnings calls and transcripts, which grew to over half a million users; innovations like live earnings calls and API integrations marked key milestones, culminating in partnerships and funding to expand globally.[3][5][6]
Quartr rides the AI-driven shift in finance from commoditized quantitative strategies to qualitative edge, where LLMs demand high-quality, structured transcripts and narratives for superior insights—timing perfectly as generative AI booms post-2020.[4][5] Market forces like exploding data volumes, remote work, and retail investor growth (e.g., via apps) favor its mobile-first, searchable platform, disrupting legacy providers like Bloomberg terminals with speed and accessibility.[1][3] It influences the ecosystem by partnering with AI search engines (Perplexity) and banks (SEB), democratizing IR for 500,000+ users, boosting deal diligence (Brightwave), and enabling data-driven equity stories for public companies amid evolving investor relations.[2][5][6]
Quartr is poised to dominate qualitative finance data as AI adoption accelerates, with API expansions powering more platforms and live features capturing rising demand for real-time events.[5][6] Trends like LLM proliferation and hybrid quant-qual strategies will amplify its edge, potentially scaling users beyond 1M and funding for U.S. growth. Its influence may evolve from research tool to IR standard, bridging companies and investors in a narrative-first market—transforming how finance uncovers the stories behind the numbers, just as its founders envisioned.[2][4]
Quartr has raised $24.0M in total across 4 funding rounds.
Quartr's investors include Altos Ventures, Peter Sterky.
Quartr has raised $24.0M across 4 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $10.0M Venture Round in July 2025.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2025 | $10.0M Venture Round | Altos Ventures, Peter Sterky | |
| Oct 1, 2024 | $6.0M Venture Round | Altos Ventures, Peter Sterky | |
| Jul 1, 2022 | $3.0M Seed | Altos Ventures | |
| Nov 1, 2021 | $5.0M Seed | Altos Ventures |
