Previous Lives

Quandl

I was the co-founder and Chief Data Officer of Quandl, a venture-backed tech startup that was acquired by Nasdaq in a meaningful exit.

Quandl pioneered the category of “alternative data for finance” – datasets, like credit card transactions or satellite imagery, that hold untapped information for capital markets investors. Our customers included almost all of the largest hedge funds and investment banks in the USA.

As co-founder, I wore lots of hats at Quandl. I headed all things data; raised venture capital; led finance, marketing and ops; built an excellent team; and perhaps most importantly, set culture and vision.

Learn more: press + talks

Simplex

I started my career as a coder, researcher, trader, and eventually portfolio manager at Simplex, a large quantitative hedge fund based in Tokyo.

While at Simplex, I built one of the industry’s first algorithmic trading systems, for high-frequency arbitrage of U.S. Treasuries. I also led Simplex’s US office, and was head of all trading ex-Japan.

Learn more: ahead of the yield curve (essay)

Angel Investing

I’ve angel invested in ~40 companies over the last decade, all at pre-seed and seed stage. My angel portfolio currently sits at roughly 3x MOIC and 20% IRR, with material DPI. However, I no longer make new angel investments; my focus is entirely on my own startup, Windkey.ai.

Pivotal

I write Pivotal, a newsletter of long-form essays on finance, data, AI, startups, venture, and tech. Pivotal’s articles have been picked up by the Financial Times and other publications. Its readers include well-known founders, VCs, hedge fund managers, tech executives and data professionals.

Learn more: about Pivotal

IIT Bombay

I did my undergrad at IIT Bombay, India’s top engineering school. I was the head of student government, captained the quiz and debate teams, set up the country’s first campus internet, was awarded the institute’s “Roll of Honour”, and a lot more.

Learn more: long-form bio