Quant Trading Firm Seeking $500,000 For 20% Equity — Singapore-Based Ai-Driven Proprietary Trading

Transaction Type: Equity Investment
Equity Offered: 30%
Capital Requested: SGD 500,000
Use of Funds: Team expansion, AI infrastructure scaling & regulatory licensing in Singapore
Company Type: Singapore-based proprietary quantitative trading firm
Sector: Quantitative Trading | AI | US Equities | Crypto | Futures

🏢 Company Overview
We are a Singapore-registered proprietary quantitative trading firm specializing in U.S. equities, with expanding operations in cryptocurrency arbitrage, U.S. futures, and multi-asset systematic strategies.

Key Stats
- 30+ proprietary trading algorithms
- AUM: USD $3M
- Daily turnover: 20%

7 core team members (C++ low-latency engineers, AI researchers, quant traders)
Full in-house AI research and trading engine
Proprietary C++ backtesting system + exchange connectors (NYSE/Nasdaq/Cboe)
Automated multi-asset trading system (US equities, crypto, stablecoin arbitrage)

📈 Real Performance (Live Trading)
US Equities Portfolio (Feb 2025 – Sep 2025)
+127% realized return
Sharpe Ratio: 3.86
Max Drawdown: 7.83%
Annualized Return: 183%
Calmar Ratio: 23.3

🧠 Technology & Competitive Edge
1. End-to-End AI Strategy Engine
Generates and validates new factors & strategies automatically
Already produced 30+ validated strategies across market regimes
High throughput research pipeline with multi-agent AI

2. Full Automated Trading Infrastructure
In-house C++ low-latency engine
Custom market data pipelines
Exchange connectivity across NYSE/Nasdaq/Cboe/MiAX
Ultra-fast backtesting + live execution sync
Supports US equities, crypto, futures, stablecoins

3. Extremely Lean Cost Structure
37–42K SGD monthly burn
Covers 7 full-time staff, 2 interns, office & infra
Automation allows scaling without large headcount
High operational efficiency + low error rates

💼 Team
Myself – Founder & Head of U.S. Equities
5+ years US equities trading, two successful startup exits, leads performance & operations.

Head of Automated Trading Systems
20+ years C++ ultra-low-latency; built infra for Binance/OKX/FTX; SGX colo outperforming benchmarks by 200µs.

Head of Backtesting Systems
18 years C++ & networking (ex-Binance/Flextrade), built gateways, market data pipelines, AWS trading infra.

Chief AI Engineer
Ex-Tencent ML Engineer, contributed to Tencent Hunyuan LLM; leads AI agent system & factor engine.

Crypto Quant Lead
NUS MSc; stablecoin arbitrage specialist; >200× turnover, <0.3% MDD strategies.

💰 Valuation
Tangible Assets
Trading infra & equipment: $150K
Cash & equivalents: $200K
Total Tangible: $350K

🚀 Growth Roadmap
3 Years:
AUM: $10M
Full AI-automated multi-asset research pipeline
Expanded crypto/futures lines
Team grows to 10 full-time professionals

5 Years:
AUM: $25M
AI-first mid-sized hedge fund
External investor mandates + proprietary capital
Coverage across US equities, commodities, crypto, and options

📌 Investment Rationale
Investors get:
✔ A stake in a profitable, scalable trading business
✔ Exposure to AI-driven alpha generation
✔ Proprietary technology & infrastructure with high replacement cost
✔ Strong moat in premarket/small-cap US equities & stablecoin arb
✔ Team with tier-1 engineering and trading backgrounds
✔ Early participation ahead of MAS licensing & fund launch