Guidepoint Launches AI-Powered Research App
Expert intelligence platform Guidepoint has launched Guidepoint360, a new mobile application for AI-based research. The company claims the platform can deliver institutional-quality insights within hours instead of days. The app is designed to provide on-the-go access to expert knowledge.
- Guidepoint was founded in 2003 by Albert Sebag, initially as a service to match cancer patients with clinical trials, before expanding into a global expert network. - The company's core business involves connecting clients like institutional investors and consulting firms with a network of over 1.5 million vetted subject-matter experts for consultations. - A key feature of the new platform is an AI assistant named "AskGP," which synthesizes answers from a proprietary library of more than 60,000 expert interview transcripts. - In October 2025, Guidepoint introduced "AI Moderation," a service that uses an AI interviewer to conduct expert interviews, allowing clients to gather qualitative data at scale without attending the calls live. - The app integrates workflows for messaging, scheduling, and project management, and maintains the customizable compliance controls of its core platform. - Guidepoint's CEO Albert Sebag has stated the goal is to make research faster to match the speed of capital, emphasizing the app is for professionals making high-stakes decisions under pressure. - The company is considered the second-largest expert network and competes with firms like GLG, AlphaSights, and Third Bridge, while newer players like NewtonX also promote AI-driven research methods. - According to Chief Technology and AI Officer Kaushik Deka, the platform's strategy is to use AI to enhance and synthesize insights from human experts, not to replace them.
