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TruValue Labs
Websiteurl
truvaluelabs.com
Company typeenum
Private
Founded yearint
2013
Operating statusenum
Operating
Ownership categoryenum
Headcount rangeband
11–50
akta.pro rankint
HeadquartersSan Francisco, United States
HQ citystring
San Francisco
HQ countrystring
United States
HQ regionstring
North America
Markets served

Serves global market

Keyword5 values
ESG analytics, sustainability metrics, sustainable investing, ESG data platform, impact analytics
Industry5 codes
1ESG Data, Ratings & Research (Providers, Methodologies, Analytics)
CodeFSAAALAJPrimaryYes
2ESG Data Platforms, Controls & Audit Readiness (Data quality, internal controls)
CodeEUAHAJANPrimaryNo
3ESG Data, Ratings & Climate Benchmarks
CodeFSAFAIAIPrimaryNo
4Model Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Platforms
CodeHDAAAKAAPrimaryNo
5Model Development & Training Platforms (AutoML, Notebooks, Feature Stores)
CodeHDAEANABPrimaryNo
NAICS code3 codes
  • Portfolio Management and Investment Advice523940
  • Software Publishers513210
  • Computer Systems Design and Related Services5415
SIC code4 codes
  • Investment Advice6282
  • Services-Prepackaged Software7372
  • Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation7374
  • Services-Management Consulting Services8742
Product category
ESG / Sustainability Analytics Software
Social media profiles1 record
Cost components5 values
Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
GTM typeB2B
B2B
Offering typeSoftware
Software
Core offering1 text field

TruValue Labs builds analytics products that produce real-time, usable sustainability metrics to support better investment decisions. The platform applies advanced analytics to convert unstructured ESG-related data into decision-ready indicators for investment professionals. The offering targets financial institutions and investors who require timely, quantitative sustainability signals integrated into their investment workflows.

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Functional benefit
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Product and service1 record
1TruValue Labs ESG/Sustainability Analytics Platform
CategoryESG / Sustainability Analytics Software
Recent move4 records

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Expansion highlight3 records

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Peers10 records
1MSCI ESG Research
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Part of MSCI's broader index and analytics franchise, MSCI ESG Research provides institutional-grade ESG ratings and data to global investors. Directly comparable as an ESG data provider for investment decisions, with much larger scale and incumbency advantage.

2Sustainalytics
TypeDirect peer
Description

A leading independent ESG and corporate governance research firm serving institutional investors. Compares directly to TruValue Labs in providing ESG data and analytics for investment decisions; now owned by Morningstar, giving it distribution reach TruValue Labs lacks.

3Bloomberg ESG
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

ESG data and analytics embedded in the Bloomberg Terminal, serving hundreds of thousands of institutional users. Comparable in providing ESG data for investment workflows, with dominant distribution via the terminal ecosystem.

4Clarity AI
TypeDirect peer
Description

AI-driven sustainability analytics platform serving investors and corporations with ESG ratings, climate metrics, and regulatory reporting. Closely comparable in technology approach (AI-first) and target customer (institutional investors), positioning it as a head-to-head competitor.

5RepRisk
TypeDirect peer
Description

Provides ESG and business conduct risk data leveraging AI and NLP on public sources for the investment industry. Directly comparable as an alternative-data-driven ESG analytics provider serving asset managers.

6ISS ESG
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

The ESG arm of Institutional Shareholder Services, offering ratings, screening, and analytics to institutional investors. Comparable as a provider of ESG data for investment decisions, with broad coverage and incumbency in proxy and governance data.

7S&P Global ESG
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

ESG data and scores from S&P Global, integrated into its broader market intelligence platform (Trucost, SAM). Comparable as an ESG data provider for institutional investors, with significant distribution advantages through S&P Capital IQ.

8Arabesque
TypeDirect peer
Description

Combines big data and AI to provide ESG metrics and sustainability analytics for institutional investors. Comparable as an AI-driven ESG data provider targeting the same buy-side investment decision-making use case as TruValue Labs.

9Datamaran
TypeEmerging player
Description

AI-powered platform for ESG risk and opportunity monitoring, with focus on real-time material business issue identification. Compares on the real-time and AI-driven ESG analytics positioning, although focused more narrowly on corporate strategy use cases.

10Morningstar Sustainalytics
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Morningstar-owned ESG research firm offering institutional-grade ESG ratings and analytics. Highly comparable in providing ESG data for investment decisions; TruValue Labs' former CTO Thomas Kuh had tenure at both MSCI and KLD Research & Analytics, suggesting direct competitive overlap.

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Weaknesses4 records

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Key risks5 records

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Key highlights5 records

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Technology focused
Yes
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No

Docs URL, Description

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Has app

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Profiles2 records

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Funding rounds2 records

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Investors4 records

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Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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TruValue Labs

ESG / Sustainability Analytics Softwaretruvaluelabs.com

TruValue Labs firmographics

Firmographics
Name
TruValue Labs
Website
https://truvaluelabs.com
Company type
Private
Founded year
2013
Operating status
Operating
Headcount range
11–50 employees
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

TruValue Labs industry classification

Industry
Product category
ESG / Sustainability Analytics Software
NAICS
Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940), Software Publishers (513210), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415)
SIC
Investment Advice (6282), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation (7374), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)
akta.pro primary industry
ESG Data, Ratings & Research (Providers, Methodologies, Analytics) (FSAAALAJ)
akta.pro secondary industries
ESG Data Platforms, Controls & Audit Readiness (Data quality, internal controls) (EUAHAJAN), ESG Data, Ratings & Climate Benchmarks (FSAFAIAI), Model Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Platforms (HDAAAKAA), Model Development & Training Platforms (AutoML, Notebooks, Feature Stores) (HDAEANAB)

Keywords

  • ESG analytics
  • Sustainability metrics
  • Sustainable investing
  • ESG data platform
  • Impact analytics

Where TruValue Labs is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
San Francisco
HQ country
United States
HQ region
North America

Markets served

TruValue Labs business model

Business model
GTM type
B2B
Offering type
Software
Cost components
Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

TruValue Labs product offering

Product offering

Core offering

TruValue Labs builds analytics products that produce real-time, usable sustainability metrics to support better investment decisions. The platform applies advanced analytics to convert unstructured ESG-related data into decision-ready indicators for investment professionals. The offering targets financial institutions and investors who require timely, quantitative sustainability signals integrated into their investment workflows.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

  • TruValue Labs ESG/Sustainability Analytics Platform

Companies that use TruValue Labs

Customer profile

Ideal customer profiles1 record

TruValue Labs technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API
No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

TruValue Labs partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

TruValue Labs competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Broad incumbents

  • MSCI ESG Research: Part of MSCI's broader index and analytics franchise, MSCI ESG Research provides institutional-grade ESG ratings and data to global investors. Directly comparable as an ESG data provider for investment decisions, with much larger scale and incumbency advantage.
  • Bloomberg ESG: ESG data and analytics embedded in the Bloomberg Terminal, serving hundreds of thousands of institutional users. Comparable in providing ESG data for investment workflows, with dominant distribution via the terminal ecosystem.
  • ISS ESG: The ESG arm of Institutional Shareholder Services, offering ratings, screening, and analytics to institutional investors. Comparable as a provider of ESG data for investment decisions, with broad coverage and incumbency in proxy and governance data.
  • S&P Global ESG: ESG data and scores from S&P Global, integrated into its broader market intelligence platform (Trucost, SAM). Comparable as an ESG data provider for institutional investors, with significant distribution advantages through S&P Capital IQ.
  • Morningstar Sustainalytics: Morningstar-owned ESG research firm offering institutional-grade ESG ratings and analytics. Highly comparable in providing ESG data for investment decisions; TruValue Labs' former CTO Thomas Kuh had tenure at both MSCI and KLD Research & Analytics, suggesting direct competitive overlap.

Direct peers

  • Sustainalytics: A leading independent ESG and corporate governance research firm serving institutional investors. Compares directly to TruValue Labs in providing ESG data and analytics for investment decisions; now owned by Morningstar, giving it distribution reach TruValue Labs lacks.
  • Clarity AI: AI-driven sustainability analytics platform serving investors and corporations with ESG ratings, climate metrics, and regulatory reporting. Closely comparable in technology approach (AI-first) and target customer (institutional investors), positioning it as a head-to-head competitor.
  • RepRisk: Provides ESG and business conduct risk data leveraging AI and NLP on public sources for the investment industry. Directly comparable as an alternative-data-driven ESG analytics provider serving asset managers.
  • Arabesque: Combines big data and AI to provide ESG metrics and sustainability analytics for institutional investors. Comparable as an AI-driven ESG data provider targeting the same buy-side investment decision-making use case as TruValue Labs.

Emerging players

  • Datamaran: AI-powered platform for ESG risk and opportunity monitoring, with focus on real-time material business issue identification. Compares on the real-time and AI-driven ESG analytics positioning, although focused more narrowly on corporate strategy use cases.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

TruValue Labs social profiles

Digital presence

TruValue Labs financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

TruValue Labs leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

TruValue Labs funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors4 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

TruValue Labs M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about TruValue Labs

What does TruValue Labs do?

TruValue Labs builds analytics products that produce real-time, usable sustainability metrics to support better investment decisions. The platform applies advanced analytics to convert unstructured ESG-related data into decision-ready indicators for investment professionals. The offering targets financial institutions and investors who require timely, quantitative sustainability signals integrated into their investment workflows.

When was TruValue Labs founded?

TruValue Labs was founded in 2013. It employs 11 to 50 people.

Where is TruValue Labs based?

TruValue Labs is headquartered in San Francisco, United States, in the North America region.

Who are TruValue Labs's main competitors?

Broad incumbents on record are MSCI ESG Research, Bloomberg ESG, ISS ESG, S&P Global ESG and Morningstar Sustainalytics. Direct peers are Sustainalytics, Clarity AI, RepRisk and Arabesque. Datamaran is listed as an emerging player.

Does TruValue Labs have an API?

No public API is recorded for TruValue Labs.

What industry is TruValue Labs in?

TruValue Labs's product category is ESG / Sustainability Analytics Software. Its primary akta.pro industry code is FSAAALAJ, ESG Data, Ratings & Research (Providers, Methodologies, Analytics), with a secondary code of EUAHAJAN, ESG Data Platforms, Controls & Audit Readiness (Data quality, internal controls). Its NAICS code is 523940 and its SIC code is 6282.

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MorningstarThomas KuhThomas Kuh, PhD, has been appointed as the head of ESG Strategy at Morningstar Indexes in a newly created role aimed at advancing the firm's global ESG strategy. Kuh brings over 30 years of experience in sustainable investing, having previously held leadership positions at MSCI, Truvalue Labs, KLD Research & Analytics, and RiskMetrics Group.FactSet InsightIntegrating SASB Standards into a Dynamic ESG Composite ScorePSP (Public Sector Pension Investment Board), one of Canada's largest pension investment managers, partnered with FactSet to develop a proprietary ESG Composite score that integrates SASB standards to evaluate corporate ESG performance across its public markets portfolio. The methodology combines a Corporate Governance score using ISS ESG's Governance QualityScore with an ESG Materiality score aligned to SASB categories through Truvalue Labs and Sustainalytics data, utilizing AI-driven dynamic weighting to capture real-time stakeholder sentiment. This solution enables PSP to transform hundreds of pages of ESG disclosure data into centralized quantitative metrics for benchmarking, risk mitigation, and identifying new investment opportunities.GlobeNewswireFactSet launches the Truvalue Labs Sustainable Development Goals MonitorFactSet launched the Truvalue Labs SDG Monitor, a free tool for investors to view corporate alignment with UN Sustainable Development Goals in real time. The monitor draws on over 100,000 information sources in 13 languages covering more than 21,000 companies worldwide, and is organized by country or region.Business InsiderA seasoned founder explains how to get into fintech, and what it takes for Silicon Valley to serve the big players of Wall StreetTruvalue Labs, founded in 2013 by Hendrik Bartel, provides ESG data and analytics to Wall Street asset managers. The company built an audit-trail platform to address inconsistent, self-reported ESG ratings. It relies on network effects and high retention to grow with existing accounts.FinSMEsTruValue Labs Secures $13.6M in Series A FundingTruValue Labs, an AI-driven ESG data platform, closed $13.6M in Series A funding led by Katalyst Ventures. The company will use the funds to expand its client base and accelerate predictive capabilities. It will focus on risk-assessment capabilities and new proprietary risk factors with asset managers.VC News DailyTruValue Labs Closes $13.6M in Series ATruValue Labs, a San Francisco-based AI company focused on ESG (environmental, social, and governance) data analytics, has closed a $13.6 million Series A funding round led by Katalyst Ventures with participation from the Hearst Financial Venture Fund, The Entrepreneurs' Fund, and Sun Hung Kai Strategic Capital Limited. The funding will be used to expand the company's client base, accelerate predictive capabilities, and further develop its core AI asset, the InsightEngine, which processes unstructured data to identify material risk factors for investors. TruValue Labs was the first data provider to partner with the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB).PR NewswireTruValue Labs™ Launches New Alternative Data Service Using SASB™ FrameworkTruValue Labs announced the launch of its new Insight360 Data Service, an alternative dataset leveraging artificial intelligence and the SASB materiality framework to analyze ESG factors. A backtest study conducted on Quantopian's platform indicated that S&P 500 companies with strong ESG scores outperformed the benchmark over a five-year period. The service provides three key metrics—Pulse, Insight, and Momentum scores—to support quantitative investment strategies and fundamental research.PR NewswireTruValue Labs™ launches ESG Momentum™ Score in suite of new timely ESG metricsTruValue Labs announced the launch of its ESG Momentum Score, an artificial intelligence-driven metric that tracks the direction of corporate ESG performance using daily data. The score is part of the Insight360 platform and utilizes the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) materiality framework to analyze unstructured data. This release aims to provide investment professionals with timely, objective insights beyond traditional self-reported company disclosures.GlobeNewswireLive Webinar: Can FinTech and Artificial Intelligence Solve the ESG Data Puzzle?Responsible Investor and Thomson Reuters will host a live webinar on Sep 28, 2016, to discuss ESG data quality and costs. The event features panelists including TruValue Labs CEO Hendrik Bartel, who will present his AI-driven ESG data product Insight360. The webinar aims to address how corporations cope with reporting pressure and whether AI can help manage data volume.