Aiera launches sell-side AI feed

Aiera on June 3 launched what it called the industry’s first sell-side validated, AI-enabled content delivery and access platform for proprietary financial research, positioning the product for buy-side firms, sell-side research providers and fintech companies. The New York-based company said the system is designed to deliver transparently sourced and auditable AI-powered research workflows rather than scrape or summarize broker research without permission. Aiera said the platform is permissioned by leading Wall Street research providers, global media organizations and expert networks to enrich proprietary datasets. The launch was announced in a company release and on Aiera’s website. ### What exactly did Aiera launch? The June 3 release described a platform that combines content sanitization, structuring and language-model enrichment with access controls for proprietary research. Aiera said the product serves both content providers and content consumers, and can be used through dashboards, applications and APIs. Aiera’s website says the platform is “sell-side validated” and “platform-agnostic,” language meant to distinguish it from AI tools that rely on unlicensed or weakly attributed financial content. (aiera.com) The company said every insight is attributed, preserved in context and linked back to source material, with usage metrics available to research producers. ### Why does “sell-side validated” matter here? Aiera said the sell-side side of the market keeps “full programmatic control” over how its intellectual property is accessed and used inside AI workflows. (aiera.com) That matters because broker research has become a contested input for generative AI products, particularly where firms want automation without losing control of distribution, attribution or compliance. (aiera.com) Candace Browning, head of BofA Global Research, said in the launch announcement that “the opportunity in AI is significant,” but that proprietary research must be used in a controlled and transparent way. Browning said platforms such as Aiera can support broader distribution and deeper engagement while preserving the integrity and value of the research ecosystem. (markets.financialcontent.com) ### Who is backing Aiera? Aiera described itself as consortium-backed in the June 3 announcement. A 2025 funding release said the company closed a Series B round with 10 of Wall Street’s largest research firms joining its board, and said Aiera integrates broker research, expert network content, financial news, transcripts, filings and other public data into its technology. On May 12, Aiera appointed Eric Lebovich as head of product management. (markets.financialcontent.com) The company said Lebovich would lead product execution across its AI-powered research and event intelligence offerings, including what it then described as a soon-to-launch sell-side approved AI research solution created with the buy side. ### How could the product affect finance workflows? Aiera said the platform is built to make research easier to access, integrate and use within client workflows. (aiera.com) The company’s description points to a narrower task: speeding the movement of broker research into searchable, attributable and auditable formats that can be consumed inside existing tools rather than only through PDFs, portals or email. (newsfilecorp.com) The company did not disclose pricing, customer counts or named launch clients in the materials reviewed. Aiera said the next step is broader use across buy-side, sell-side and fintech ecosystems through its dashboards, applications and APIs, with research providers retaining control over how their content is distributed and measured. (aiera.com) (markets.financialcontent.com)