Ba7in9a7 Utkarsh

Fund manager and quantitative trader with six years across digital assets capital markets, venture investing and growth marketing.

Experience spans systematic and high-frequency trading strategy development, portfolio and risk management, venture due diligence and deal sourcing, and building go-to-market functions from zero. MBA (IIM Kashipur) and Master's in Algorithmic Trading (IIQF), with an engineering background in Information Technology.

Associate Director - Raffles Capital - India

(2026-06)

• Built and managed relationships with HNI clients across a book of INR 120 crore in assets under management in India.
• Managed the brokerage and fund management business lines for the firm.

Marketing Consultant (concurrent) - Various Startups - India

(2020-01)

• Advised early-stage ventures on go-to-market strategy, positioning and marketing execution.
• Supported valuation management and fundraising processes for early-stage ventures.

Quantitative Trader - Proprietary Trading Fund

(2023-01 - 2025-06)

• Supported management of a USD 1.2 billion AUM book across digital asset and traditional markets.
• Designed, backtested and deployed multiple quantitative and high-frequency trading (HFT) strategies to generate consistent alpha.
• Managed real-time risk, exposure and position sizing within defined risk limits.
• Sourced and invested in early-stage ventures including Legion and Cannan.

Research and Investments - Mapleblock Capital

(2022-01 - 2023-12)

• Performed due diligence on prospective venture investments across digital asset infrastructure and DeFi.
• Sourced and invested in early-stage protocols including Celestia and Saito.
• Researched startups and market trends to identify investable themes, working across complex data sets and databases.
• Applied quantitative trading methodologies to generate portfolio returns.
• Streamlined the investment committee decision-making process and contributed to investment thesis development.
• Authored published research on the future of DeFi and blockchain gaming.

Chief Marketing Officer - NFTmall.io

(2020-12 - 2022-04)

• Grew the platform to approximately USD 500,000 in monthly recurring revenue (MRR) at peak through owned marketing and growth programs.
• Scaled the community from zero to over 50,000 followers across social channels.
• Negotiated partnerships with brands, creators and mainstream artists, including Neha Kakkar, and hosted India's first metaverse event.
• Planned and executed budgeted, multi-channel marketing campaigns across paid, organic, community and influencer channels.
• Authored the protocol's developer documentation (GitBook), investor pitch deck, long-form articles and recurring community newsletter.
• Directed creative production, including custom banners, graphics and video assets.
• Onboarded NFT creators and artists to the marketplace.

Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Marketing and Finance - Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Kashipur (2023-01 - 2025-12)

Master's Program - Algorithmic Trading - Indian Institute of Quantitative Finance (IIQF) (2023-01 - 2024-12)

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) - Information Technology - Vishwakarma Institute of Information Technology (VIIT), Pune (2018-01 - 2022-12)

Higher Secondary and Secondary Education (ICSE) - Ashoka Universal School (2008-01 - 2017-12)