Wintermute Trading

Overview

Wintermute Trading is a prominent algorithmic trading firm specializing in digital assets, aiming to create liquid and efficient markets. The firm operates globally, with offices in London, New York, and Singapore, and offers services such as algorithmic trading, over-the-counter (OTC) trading, liquidity provision, and venture investments. Wintermute Trading employs proprietary high-frequency trading algorithms and quantitative strategies across centralized, decentralized, and traditional financial markets. The firm provides liquidity on over 50 centralized and decentralized exchanges, facilitating billions of dollars in daily trading volume. Additionally, Wintermute Trading offers OTC trading for institutional clients and has a venture capital arm, Wintermute Ventures, which invests in early-stage projects in the blockchain ecosystem. The firm's technology platform relies on proprietary high-frequency trading algorithms developed by a team led by CTO Valentine Samko, who holds a PhD in Computer Science and brings 20 years of experience building low-latency platforms for XTX, Morgan Stanley, and Barclays. Wintermute Trading has processed over $4.9 trillion in cumulative trading volume while providing market-making services across 80+ centralized and decentralized exchanges. The firm's mission is to define and build the decentralized future of finance by combining the best traits of both trading companies and technology startups, managing hundreds of millions in assets and trading more than $5 billion per day across dozens of trading platforms. Wintermute Trading is backed by top-tier global venture capital investors such as Lightspeed, Pantera Capital, Sino Global Capital, Blockchain.com Ventures, Avon Ventures by Fidelity Investments, and DeFi Alliance. The firm's CEO, Evgeny Gaevoy, has over 15 years of experience in growing fintech businesses and previously built and ran Optiver's European ETF business. Wintermute Trading's COO, Marina Gurevich, has a background in growth strategy consulting and has helped numerous private equity and venture capital-backed B2B companies accelerate growth. The firm's CTO, Valentine Samko, has over 20 years of experience in software architecture and development, including 15 years at top-tier banks and proprietary trading firms, working on quantitative algorithms and high-performance low-latency trading platforms. Wintermute Trading's Head of Trading, Morgan Vincent, has over 8 years of experience in trading, including roles at Optiver and Kyte Broking, and leads the CeFi trading and OTC teams. The firm's Co-founder, Yoann Turpin, has over 10 years of experience as a high-frequency trader at Optiver and has worked in London's hedge funds and family offices. Wintermute Trading's Global Head of Business Development and Partnerships, Jonathan Chan, has over 10 years of experience in traditional finance across a global leading market maker and a multi-billion-dollar asset management firm. The firm's Head of Risk, Alain Passini, is a risk management professional with over 10 years of experience across traditional financial markets as well as digital asset markets.

Investment Focus

• Proprietary capital
• High-frequency trading algorithms
• Quantitative strategies
• Global market presence
• Institutional clients
• Early-stage blockchain projects
• Venture capital investments
• Advanced technology platform
• Experienced leadership team
• Comprehensive risk management