I am Ashton Pleickhardt, a Computer Science student at Chapman University, software developer, and founder of Investabot. I am interested in the intersection of technology, finance, and investing.
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Founded Investabot in November 2025 and began building the platform independently.
Transferred to Chapman University to pursue a B.S. in Computer Science.
Continued developing Investabot into a deeper financial-data and SEC research system.
Studying Computer Science while continuing to build software at the intersection of technology and finance.
Investabot · Founder & Developer · November 2025 to Present
An automated financial research platform built around primary-source SEC filings: ingestion, financial-data extraction, validation, and AI-assisted research generation with review gates.
Develop a real understanding of financial markets and the institutions, operations, data, and systems that support them, and work inside that world.
I care less about code for its own sake than about what it can build. Continue designing and shipping real systems, using software and AI as the tools.
Apply technical knowledge where finance and software meet: financial infrastructure, investment technology, automation, and financial data.
Continue developing Investabot into a reliable system for transforming primary-source disclosures into structured, traceable financial research.
Last updated August 2026
Original technical writing, drawn from building Investabot, will be published here over time.
I am preparing to begin my first semester at Chapman University while continuing development of Investabot and its financial-data extraction system.
Updated August 2026
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I am currently studying Computer Science at Chapman University, building Investabot, and interested in meeting people working across software, financial technology, financial systems, and investing.
