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ANKIT VERMA

Investment Strategist | Hedge Fund & Crypto Capital Markets | FinTech
Dubai

Summary

Investment Leader with 12+ years of experience across hedge funds, digital asset management, and fintech ventures. Proven track record of scaling revenues, building quantitative strategies, and raising capital in emerging and developed markets.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Head of Revenue & Special Projects

Abound by Times of India
08.2025 - Current
  • Driving revenue growth initiatives and firm-wide monetization strategy
  • Leading development of innovative investment products across retail and institutional segments
  • Supporting capital raise efforts towards Series A funding round
  • Expanding business footprint into new international geographies

Chief Investment & Business Officer

Aspora (YC W'22)
08.2024 - 03.2025
  • Helped raise series-A, led by Sequoia
  • Scaled MRR from $300K to $1.2M by introducing stablecoin-based remittance
  • Launched OTC FX/Crypto trading desk for treasury optimization and hedging
  • Developed B2B cross-border payments infra in South Asia & Africa
  • Led firm-wide revenue, partnerships, and product monetization

Founding Partner & Chief Investment Officer

Mudrex (YC W'19)
07.2021 - 07.2024
  • Helped raise pre-series A and series-A, led by Shunwei Capital
  • Founded Mudrex Capital, a market neutral crypto based HFT fund, raised $35M
  • Generated CAGR of 44% with Sharpe>2.0, deploying strategies across decentralized/centralized platforms
  • Managed 15-person cross functional team (quantitative analysts, developers and engineers)
  • Built Mudrex Prime to cater to OTC and liquidity demands for HNIs and internal treasury
  • Contributed ~70% to firm revenue, achieving profitability in 2 years

Head, Quantitative Solutions

AMINA Bank
01.2018 - 07.2021
  • Family Office converted to first FINMA regulated Crypto Bank, Founding Team Member
  • Built and managed $100M Asset Management Desk: structured products, ETPs, discretionary mandates, white-labeled AMCs
  • Chaired Investment Committee; directed capital allocation and tactical asset strategy
  • Led 10+ person team across portfolio management, trading, quantitative R&D

Exotics Structurer & Trader

Barclays
07.2015 - 01.2018
  • Equities and Funds Structuring, US listed stocks and Indices
  • Structured and hedged customized derivatives with exotic payoffs on U.S. equities & indices
  • Developed cross-asset quant strategies using momentum, volatility, and trend-following models

Structured Products

Edelweiss Capital
11.2014 - 07.2015
  • Company Overview: Largest NBFC in India
  • Structured complex marketable debentures on Indian equities and indices
  • Designed hedging mechanisms for high-volatility environments

Education

Master of Science - Finance and Risk Engineering

New York University
Brooklyn, NY
06.2014

Bachelor of Engineering - Telecommunications

B.M.S. College of Engineering
08.2012

Skills

  • Built crypto hedge fund with $35M AUM in bear market
  • Raised multiple venture rounds (Seed to Series A) across two YC-backed startups
  • Scaled revenue from $300K to $12M MRR within 6 months
  • Led high-performing teams of 10–15 across quant, trading, and engineering
  • Deep experience in DeFi, OTC trading, FinTech, and traditional capital markets
  • Expertise in cross border payments : stables and tradfi
  • Structured multi-asset products and led global investment mandates

Timeline

Head of Revenue & Special Projects

Abound by Times of India
08.2025 - Current

Chief Investment & Business Officer

Aspora (YC W'22)
08.2024 - 03.2025

Founding Partner & Chief Investment Officer

Mudrex (YC W'19)
07.2021 - 07.2024

Head, Quantitative Solutions

AMINA Bank
01.2018 - 07.2021

Exotics Structurer & Trader

Barclays
07.2015 - 01.2018

Structured Products

Edelweiss Capital
11.2014 - 07.2015

Bachelor of Engineering - Telecommunications

B.M.S. College of Engineering

Master of Science - Finance and Risk Engineering

New York University

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