Fundamental Research Labs
To build digital human beings — autonomous, collaborative, and socially intelligent agents that enhance human-AI collaboration.
At a Glance
- Data Analysts
- Financial Services
- Business Operations
- Gamers/Gaming Platforms
AI Tools by Fundamental Research Labs
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Shortcut
AI Agent for Excel Finance
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Latest News
Fundamental Research Labs raises $33M Series A led by Prosus Ventures
Altera Rebrands to Fundamental Research Labs
Shortcut.ai goes viral as the top-ranked Excel AI agent
Altera secures $9M in Seed funding for AI agent research
Products & Services
An AI-powered Excel analyst that allows users to perform complex data modeling and analysis using natural language prompts.
Autonomous, socially intelligent agents designed for collaborative environments, initially tested in games like Minecraft and Roblox.
Market Position
Positions itself as a research-heavy 'Applied AI' lab focused on 'social intelligence' and 'agentic reasoning', distinguishing its products like Shortcut from simple GPT-wrappers through deep integration of neuroscience principles.
Leadership
Founders
Dr. Robert Yang
Co-founder & CEO. Former faculty member at MIT's Brain and Cognitive Sciences department. Researcher in computational neuroscience and AI.
Andrew Ahn
Co-founder & Chief Science Officer. AI researcher with focus on cognitive science.
Nico Christie
Co-founder & Chief Business Officer. Entrepreneurial background, involved in the development and business strategy of Shortcut.
Shuying Luo
Co-founder. Involved in research and development of socially intelligent agents.
Executive Team
Dr. Robert Yang
CEO & Co-founder
Former MIT faculty, neuroscience-inspired AI expert.
Andrew Ahn
Chief Science Officer & Co-founder
Specializes in the intersection of neuroscience and artificial intelligence.
Board of Directors
Founding Story
Founded by neuroscience and AI experts from MIT and Stanford, the company (originally Altera) was started with the vision of creating AI agents with social-emotional intelligence and autonomous reasoning, drawing inspiration from human brain function.
Business Model
Revenue Model
SaaS (Software as a Service) via subscriptions for Shortcut.ai.
Pricing Tiers
Basic access to Shortcut features.
For advanced individual use, billed annually.
Target Markets
- Data Analysts
- Financial Services
- Business Operations
- Gamers/Gaming Platforms
- Data modeling and analysis in Excel
- Collaborative AI in gaming
- Automated business reporting
- Social digital interaction
- Individual analysts at major firms
- Beta users in finance and tech