MISSION STATEMENT
To democratize access to cutting-edge quantitative trading through AI, cloud-native infrastructure, and a collaborative ecosystem of data-driven innovators.
VISION STATEMENT
A world where the smartest ideas in finance are powered by the most advanced tools and reach the broadest possible investor base.
Company History
- Founded by industry veterans with backgrounds at UBS O’Connor and Wargaming
- Platform launch targeted for September 1, 2025
Company Milestones
- $25M in initial capital raised from anchor investors and series A
OUR TEAM
Chris Dardanes (CIO)
Alexander Pasman CRO AlgoGate™
Alexander Pasman CRO AlgoGate™
CEO/CIO and Founding Partner of Van Buren Advisors LLC.
Chris has directed quantitative investment research for over 35 years, successfully developing and managing the implementation of numerous quantitative investment strategies. He started his career in 1987 with O'Connor & Associates as a member of their Quantitative Research group and
CEO/CIO and Founding Partner of Van Buren Advisors LLC.
Chris has directed quantitative investment research for over 35 years, successfully developing and managing the implementation of numerous quantitative investment strategies. He started his career in 1987 with O'Connor & Associates as a member of their Quantitative Research group and was ultimately promoted to Managing Director and Head of the Statistical Arbitrage Team for UBS O'Connor. Chris has an MS in Statistics from Northwestern University and a BA in Economics from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana.
Alexander Pasman CRO AlgoGate™
Alexander Pasman CRO AlgoGate™
Alexander Pasman CRO AlgoGate™
CTO/CRO and Founding Partner of Van Buren Advisors LLC.
Alex has successfully led research and development teams for over 30 years and has developed and managed the implementation of quantitative investment strategies. Alex was an Executive Director and member of the Statistical Arbitrage team at UBS O'Connor. Alex started his career with
CTO/CRO and Founding Partner of Van Buren Advisors LLC.
Alex has successfully led research and development teams for over 30 years and has developed and managed the implementation of quantitative investment strategies. Alex was an Executive Director and member of the Statistical Arbitrage team at UBS O'Connor. Alex started his career with the Fundamental Trading group at O'Connor & Associates in 1990. Alex has an MBA from University of Chicago, an MS in Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science from the University of Illinois at Chicago, and a BS in Applied Mathematics from University of Latvia.
Alexander Ryabov CEO AlgoGate™
Alexander Pasman CRO AlgoGate™
Alexander Ryabov CEO AlgoGate™
Head of Data Services in Wargaming.net
Alexander is an innovative and strategic leader, who over last 30 years directed implementations and on-going operations of breakthrough and visionary architectures and solutions. He spent last 11 years leading award winning DWH and Data science organization at Wargaming.
2016 Stanford Graduate School
Head of Data Services in Wargaming.net
Alexander is an innovative and strategic leader, who over last 30 years directed implementations and on-going operations of breakthrough and visionary architectures and solutions. He spent last 11 years leading award winning DWH and Data science organization at Wargaming.
2016 Stanford Graduate School of Business executive program
2019 Oracle Chief Data Officer of the year award
BS in Information and Decision Science from University of Illinois at Chicago
Jonathan Crow COO
Alexander Pasman CRO AlgoGate™
Alexander Ryabov CEO AlgoGate™
Head of AI Technologies at Wargaming.net
Jonathan is a veteran in the data science field having spent the past 30 years developing and deploying algorithms in productions in a variety of industries (manufacturing, medical research, retail, and video games). He spent the past 11 years at Wargaming leading a team of data scientists and proj
Head of AI Technologies at Wargaming.net
Jonathan is a veteran in the data science field having spent the past 30 years developing and deploying algorithms in productions in a variety of industries (manufacturing, medical research, retail, and video games). He spent the past 11 years at Wargaming leading a team of data scientists and project managers leveraging AI and Machine Learning tools to deliver value to existing products and services. Jonathan has a BS in Mathematics from Grace College (IN) and a MS in Applied Statistics from Bowling Green State University (OH).