10.03 – Giuseppe Sette – Reflexivity
From Rising Tide Startups by Rising Tide
February 24, 2026 · 34 min
About this episode
Giuseppe Sette discusses the development of Reflexivity, an AI-driven investment platform that enhances reasoning in finance.
Sometimes an AI can out-reason a senior analyst in the time it takes to brew coffee. Giuseppe Sette is President and Co-Founder of Reflexivity, an AI-driven investment platform built to bring institutional-grade reasoning to every investor. After managing billions as Co-CIO of Global Macro at Lombard Odier and holding senior roles at Brevan Howard and Davidson Kempner, he saw a structural problem in modern finance: even the most talented analysts were overwhelmed by the scale and speed of market data. That realization led him to build around a core principle he calls Reflexivity, the idea that intelligence must examine its own reasoning. Instead of simply retrieving or summarizing information, the system audits assumptions, models feedback loops, and pressure-tests conclusions before delivering insight. The goal is not just faster answers, but structured reasoning under uncertainty. In this episode, we explore the shift from search tools to true reasoning agents, what it means to build AI that thinks through its own logic, and why personal experience and conviction matter when launching a company in the middle of rapid technological change. Key Takeaways: Prioritize Personal…
People in this episode
Guest: Giuseppe Sette
Topics covered
- AI in finance
- investment platforms
- structured reasoning
- market data analysis
- entrepreneurship
- technological change
Keywords
- AI
- investment
- Reflexivity
- market data
- entrepreneurship
- reasoning
- technology
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Organizations: Reflexivity, Lombard Odier, Brevan Howard, Davidson Kempner
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