# Gyre Holdings — FAQ

## What is Gyre Holdings?

A privately-held holding company founded in 2021, operating through four strategic groups: Finance, Consulting, Data, and Media. We build technology platforms that combine artificial intelligence, quantitative research, and modern software to create durable value across the group.

## What does the name mean?

A gyre is a powerful circular current — in oceanography, a system where rotation, wind, and the Earth's spin combine into a self-reinforcing loop that moves enormous mass over enormous distance with very little visible effort. Gyre Holdings is named for that pattern: the right combination of data infrastructure, applied AI, quantitative research, and operating capability produces compounding returns where each group's outputs become inputs to the others.

## What are the four groups?

| # | Group | What it covers | Operating entity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Finance | Quantitative research platforms, security master databases, portfolio analytics for hedge funds, family offices, RIAs, asset managers | [Gyre Research](https://gyreresearch.com/) |
| 02 | Consulting | Strategic AI advisory and implementation services | (engagement-based) |
| 03 | Data | Enterprise data architecture, automated pipelines, analytics infrastructure | (cross-cutting) |
| 04 | Media | Digital media properties powered by AI — career coaching, journalism, professional development | [Career Launch](https://careerlaunch.now/) and others |

## Are the four groups separately incorporated?

No. The four groups are operating categories within Gyre Holdings LLC, not separate legal entities. They organize the scope of activity, not the corporate structure. Operating subsidiaries (such as Career Launch — A Gyre Holdings Joint Venture) may be operated under their own brand and infrastructure boundaries while remaining part of the Holdings parent.

## Where is Gyre Holdings located?

New York, Nashua, Seoul.

## What's the connection to Career Launch?

[Career Launch](https://careerlaunch.now/) is operated by the Media group of Gyre Holdings. It is branded as "Career Launch — A Gyre Holdings Joint Venture" and runs under its own domain, credentials, and email identity (`team@careerlaunch.now`). The Holdings parent does not cross-pollinate identity or infrastructure with operating subsidiaries.

## What's the connection to Gyre Research?

[Gyre Research](https://gyreresearch.com/) is the operating entity in the Finance group. Same Holdings parent, distinct product, distinct audience. Gyre Research's customers are professional asset managers; Career Launch's customers are recent graduates; Gyre One's customers are small-business operators. The Holdings parent does not promote products across audiences.

## What's the connection to Gyre One?

[Gyre One](https://gyre.one/) is a separate Gyre Holdings product — the complete operating system for starting and running a small business. Same parent, different audience.

## Who runs Gyre Holdings?

[Scott Sykowski](https://sykowski.com/) — Board Member, Gyre Holdings; Managing Partner, Gyre Research. Thirty years of investment-management technology architecture.

## What's the difference between Gyre Holdings and Gyre Research?

Gyre Holdings is the **parent** holding company. Gyre Research is the **operating entity** in the Finance group — the portfolio-analytics platform sold to professional asset managers. When media coverage or analyst reports reference "Gyre," the relevant entity depends on context: corporate / governance / strategy questions are Holdings; product / platform / customer questions are typically Research (or Career Launch, or Gyre One, depending on which audience).

## Does Gyre Holdings take outside investment?

This is not the right place to discuss capital structure. Direct inquiries through https://gyreholdings.com/#contact.

## How do I contact Gyre Holdings?

- Web form: https://gyreholdings.com/#contact
- Phone: 800-933-4731
- Locations: New York, Nashua, Seoul

## How do I report a security issue?

See [.well-known/security.txt](https://gyreholdings.com/.well-known/security.txt) for the contact and disclosure policy.