The Finance Startup Bringing Agentic AI to Wall Street

<p>Brothers Chaz and Arnie Englander started Model ML after building and selling two YC companies. </p><p><br></p><p>What began as a tool to help them analyze deals has grown into a full AI-powered workspace purpose-built for financial services, empowering firms to create automations and workflows that reflect exactly how their teams operate. And it&#39;s already being used by 10% of the world&#39;s top investment banks and private equity firms to automate everything from client-ready PowerPoint decks to deep-dive research and due diligence—by orchestrating AI agents that work like expert team members. </p><p><br></p><p>In this conversation with YC Partner Gustaf Alstromer, they discuss going from internal tool to production platform, the power of perseverance, and their ambition to build a billion-dollar company with just ten people.</p>