Refine (refine.ink) is an AI-powered peer review agent that reads academic research papers like a professional referee and delivers reviewer-grade feedback in 20–40 minutes. It specializes in identify
Refine (refine.ink) is an AI-powered peer review agent that reads academic research papers like a professional referee and delivers reviewer-grade feedback in 20–40 minutes. It specializes in identifying errors in mathematical reasoning, empirical specification, internal consistency, and clarity — issues that general-purpose AI tools routinely miss. The company uses hours of parallelized compute to flag true gaps and inconsistencies in manuscripts, serving researchers at 1,000+ institutions globally including central banks and financial institutions.
Total raised
$500K
Last stage
Pre-seed
Investors
Yann Calvó López
Researcher and engineer at the intersection of computational science and AI. Graduated with First Class Honours in Economics from UCL, then worked as a Research Associate at the Institute for Fiscal Studies (studying impact of a £10M violence-prevention project with Prof. Imran Rasul at UCL) and as a Research Associate at Northwestern University (working with Prof. Ben Golub on supply-chain economics). Currently pursuing an MS in Computational Science (Applied Mathematics & Computer Science) at Harvard SEAS. Former high-performance fencer who competed nationally and internationally in Spain and at World Cup events. Authored Andorra's first Balance-of-Payments report as a Ministry of Finance intern, which was later adopted by the IMF.
LinkedInBenjamin Golub
Professor of Economics and (by courtesy) Computer Science at Northwestern University, where he joined as Associate Professor in 2021 and was promoted to full Professor in 2023. Research focuses on social and economic networks — social learning, public goods, financial contagion, supply-chain fragility — with extensive use of spectral/eigenvalue methods. Prior to Northwestern, was Assistant (2015–2019) then Associate Professor (2019–2020) of Economics at Harvard, followed by Junior Fellow at Harvard's Society of Fellows (2013–2015). Earlier was a postdoc at MIT's J-PAL and briefly worked as an Economist at Quora (2011). Personal site: bengolub.net.
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