Sphinx AI

Sphinx AI

AI copilot for data science workflows

Overview

Sphinx AI builds an AI copilot that helps data professionals turn raw data into actionable insights by integrating with Jupyter and VSCode. It uses autocomplete and agentic reasoning to assist data exploration, modeling, and decision-making, while focusing on building accurate representations, verifying models, and grounding conclusions with quantitative evidence. The copilot stands out by tying its outputs to data workflows through representation learning and numeric grounding rather than generic text generation. Its goal is to connect advanced AI models to real data tools, speeding up data-driven decisions for millions of Jupyter users.

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About Sphinx AI

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Why Sphinx AI is rated
B-
Rated B on Competitive Edge
Rated B on Growth Potential
Rated C on Differentiation

Industries

Data & Analytics

Enterprise Software

AI & Machine Learning

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$9.5M

Headquarters

New York City, New York

Founded

2025

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What believers are saying

  • Sphinx 0.9 on 2026-06-01 added web search, chat history, and stronger evaluations.
  • Sphinx 1.0 on 2026-02-05 added auditable model building, hypothesis testing, and reproducibility.
  • Foundation memberships and public releases signal developer credibility and enterprise distribution momentum.

What critics are saying

  • Open-source copilots from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Microsoft can copy notebook features quickly.
  • Sphinx depends on Jupyter and VSCode adoption; workflow shifts to no-code agents would blunt demand.
  • Hallucinated analyses or broken model verification in regulated finance would kill trust by 2026.

What makes Sphinx AI unique

  • September 2025 launch with $9.5 million from Lightspeed and Bessemer validated execution.
  • Sphinx 1.0 on 2026-02-05 targets Jupyter, VSCode, and notebook-native data science workflows.
  • July 2026 Jupyter Foundation and Linux Foundation membership embeds Sphinx inside the ecosystem.

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Funding

Total Funding

$9.5M

Above

Industry Average

Funded Over

1 Rounds

Seed funding is usually the first official round after pre-seed, when a startup has a prototype or concept. It’s typically used to develop the product, test the market, and start building the team. Investors here are often angel investors or early-stage venture capitalists.
Seed Funding Comparison
Above Average

Industry standards

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Sphinx AI

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Sphinx AI
Dec 1st, 2025
Sphinx AI Partners with Jupyter Foundation & Linux Foundation

Sphinx AI partners with Jupyter Foundation & Linux Foundation. Since its inception in 2014, Jupyter has been the standard environment for scientific research, data science, and ML engineering. The notebook is where hypotheses are tested, models are built, and raw data becomes insight. Most of its team has relied on and used Jupyter as part of their core workflow for years, and Sphinxml anticipate that Jupyter will continue to drive the majority of data science workflows going forwards. Sphinx AI is founded on the belief that interactive computing is the ideal convergence point for human creativity and AI-powered automation in data science. Its agents use Jupyter-based environments as workspaces for analysis, experimentation and problem-solving, enabling humans and machines to collaborate directly on enterprise-scale data. Sphinxml were proud to announce at JupyterCon that Sphinx AI had joined the Jupyter Foundation as a General Member and the Linux Foundation as a Silver Member. Open source is a foundation to build on and help improve, especially for companies like ours that take inspiration from and utilize Jupyter in its own products. Sphinxml is excited to contribute to and help shape the future of Jupyter for years to come. Below are a few highlights from the week at JupyterCon, where Sphinxml had the chance to share Sphinx with the Jupyter community.

MR Web
Sep 10th, 2025
Daily Research News Online

In New York, a new company called Sphinx has launched with $9.5m in Seed funding, offering an AI copilot to help data professionals turn raw information into actionable insights.

Gulf & Main Magazine
Sep 9th, 2025
Gulf & Main Magazine | Press Releases

With Seed funding round led by Lightspeed, Sphinx unveils AI copilot for data scientists that thinks in statistics and patterns to find value in raw information

AlleyWatch
Sep 9th, 2025
The AlleyWatch Startup Daily Funding Report: 9/9/2025

Metal, an AI-native platform for private equity deal teams, has raised $5M in Seed funding led by Base10 Partners.

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