NewYork, United States, July 16th, 2025, FinanceWire
A New York-based startup expands across Europe, Africa, and Asia. Education, Execution, and Real-World in Action.
While many AI startups are still chasing product-market fit, 9M AI is shifting into high gear with infrastructure built, systems deployed, and a truly global presence ignited.
On June 27, 2025, at its official global debut in Hong Kong, themed “Global Kick-Off 2025: Igniting the Future,” 9M AI welcomed over 500 attendees from more than a dozen countries, not for another speculative tech reveal, but for the live unveiling of an AI ecosystem that’s already running across three continents.
Education First: Building Intelligence from the Ground Up
Instead of opening with a product demo, 9M AI flipped the script. Launching the 9M AI Academy, a worldwide training initiative designed to shape the next generation of AI-native thinkers, engineers, and ecosystem leaders.
Led by Academy Dean Joanne Teo, the Academy unveiled a rigorous, modular curriculum focused on intelligent finance, decentralized infrastructure, and real-world algorithmic systems. With faculty hubs already active in Vietnam, South Korea, India, and Germany, the Academy aims to certify over 2,000 professionals by mid-2026.
“AI is not a software, it’s a way of thinking,” Teo declared. “To build trusted systems, we need educated operators. That’s why we built the Academy first.”
The program, called AI Capital Intelligence, features multilingual tracks on AI architecture, macroeconomic frameworks, incentive design, and decentralized governance, a true foundation for global AI fluency.
From WeWork to World Stage: CEO Chris Chang Tells the 9M Story
Next, CEO Chris Chang took the stage with a powerful keynote chronicling 9M AI’s journey from its modest beginnings in a Manhattan WeWork to its current multi-region footprint.
With past leadership of a LED lighting manufacturing firm that went from U.S. government contracts to a Nasdaq IPO, Chang underscored the company’s culture of discipline, decentralization, and relentless execution.
“We didn’t raise capital to experiment,” Chang said. “We built teams to operate. We built systems to scale.”
He shared 9M’s explosive growth: active expansion into Europe (Germany, France, UK), Africa (Nigeria, South Africa), Asia (South Korea), and upcoming deployments in Dubai and Brazil.
NovaMind Demo Stuns Audience: Real AI in Action
One of the most electrifying moments came from Kevin Sheahan, 9M’s Lead Architect, who delivered a live demonstration of NovaMind, the company’s proprietary multi-modal AI engine.
Broadcast live from 9M’s New York command center, NovaMind showcased its ability to:
- Interpret real-time cross-market signals
- Execute automated trading strategies
- Reconfigure decisions based on evolving data streams
All powered by its intelligent core modules, AlphaMind, MetaQuant, Sentient Signal, and LucidOps, running in seamless harmony.
“This isn’t just theory anymore,” said one analyst from Frankfurt. “This is applied autonomy under real-world constraints, and it’s working.”
What’s Next?
Korea Expansion: Smart Contracts and Global Build-Out.
To recap the event, 9M AI announced its next Global Summit in South Korea on August 8, where smart contract-based fund governance tools will be introduced and implemented. This will officially kick off its East Asia infrastructure build-out.
With its AI stack already processing millions of signals daily, 9M AI is emerging as a new kind of force: an AI platform that Educates, Executes, and Expands, all at once.
“We’re not just building a protocol,” Chang concluded. “We’re building an organization where intelligence flows globally, not hierarchically.”
The future isn’t coming, it has just launched, and it’s wearing the badge of 9M AI.
About 9M AI
9M AI is a New York-based fintech company founded by former Goldman Sachs executives, Columbia University AI scientists, and leading quant engineers. Its platform combines large-scale AI models, full-stack quant engines, and blockchain infrastructure to deliver autonomous investment, trade execution, and risk management across both equity and crypto markets. Known as a “Wall Street-grade AI financial assistant,” 9M AI empowers everyday investors with institutional-level intelligence, unlocking smarter, more inclusive wealth creation through technology.
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