About

Our Story.

Onthos is a deep tech company based in Cambridge, UK, building a dynamic ontology for financial markets. We are scientists, engineers, mathematicians and financial professionals united by a belief: good decisions come from seeing clearly.

We build a living map of the economy: what companies do, which industries and themes they connect to, and how those relationships change. Our market intelligence products help investment teams understand exposures, measure thematic risk and turn investment ideas into products.

At the foundation of our work is a living ontology: a structure for understanding what things are, what they do and how they relate. Onthos Infrastructure brings this technology to a firm’s own information, turning fragmented sources into connected knowledge that people, applications and AI agents can query and reuse, with every fact linked to its evidence.

Our name, Onthos, draws on the Greek ὄν, ὄντος, ‘that which is’. It reflects the belief behind everything we build: good decisions begin with seeing things as they are.

Backed by

Supported by MiddleGame Ventures
Supported by Unusual Ventures
Supported by Further Ventures
Supported by 7Ridge
Our values

What we stand for

Integrity

Staying true to our principles and doing the right thing, especially when it is hard. Trust is built through honesty, consistency and authenticity.

Humility

Humility fosters collaboration and adaptability in everything we do. We succeed together by valuing teamwork over personal glory.

Curiosity

We have a relentless drive to understand how the world works. Curiosity fuels our innovation and pursuit of deeper truths.

Drive for Excellence

Excellence means giving your best, no matter the task. Through constant improvement, we deliver work that makes a real impact.

Leadership

The people behind Onthos

Dr. Ye Tian

Dr. Ye Tian

Founder & CEO

Former Scientist at Amazon Alexa and MediaTek Research. Lecturer in NLP at UCL. BSc Tsinghua University, PhD UCL, PostDoc Université Paris Cité.

Isami Ito

Isami Ito

President & CRO

Senior commercial and go-to-market roles at IHS Markit, GLG, Unqork, and Digital Asset. Focus on data, analytics, and financial infrastructure for financial institutions. BA, UCL.

Dr. James Thorne

Dr. James Thorne

CTO

Assistant professor at KAIST AI. PhD in NLP, University of Cambridge. Pioneering NLP-based methods for automated fact verification. Ex-Amazon Alexa and Meta.

Getting started with Onthos