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Biswa Patel

Co-Founder at Armor (YourArmor AI) and Fellow at South Park Commons (SPC F25)

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About

I'm Biswa Patel, currently co-founding Armor (YourArmor AI) while also serving as a Fellow at South Park Commons. My career has spanned quantitative finance, startup founding with successful exits, and engineering leadership—most notably building and scaling Dailyhunt's ad platform to serve hundreds of millions of users. I'm passionate about applying AI to solve complex problems in personal finance, believing we've crossed a 'complexity event horizon' where traditional approaches fall short. I love discussing startup growth strategies, fintech collaborations, and the future of finance with fellow builders and innovators. I'm always open to connecting with serious professionals who share these interests.

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What I can offer

  • ›Quantitative finance and trading expertise
  • ›Startup founding and exit experience
  • ›Engineering leadership in scaling ad tech platforms
  • ›Insights on AI applications in finance
  • ›Portfolio management for large-scale funds

Looking for

  • ›Discuss AI and tech in finance
  • ›Collaborate on fintech projects
  • ›Share insights on startup growth strategies
  • ›Chat about the latest in fintech

Best fit for

FoundersOperatorsInvestorsFintech professionalsAI enthusiasts

Current Interests

AI and tech in financeStartup growth strategiesFuture of personal financeFintech collaborationsAgentic economy

Background

Career

Started with internships at research institutes, then worked as Analyst/Associate at Nomura Securities, co-founded two startups (Adel Technologies and BuyT), served as Director of Engineering at Dailyhunt, worked as Quantitative Strategist at Ergoteles Capital and Quantessence Capital, is Founding Principal at Hyberbolic Financial, and is currently Co-Founder at Armor and Fellow at South Park Commons.

Education

B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (2005-2009); ICSE (10th) from St. Joseph's Convent High School, Sambalpur, Odisha (1991-2003); CFA credential

Achievements

  • ›Built 'Daedalus' ad serving platform from scratch at Dailyhunt, scaling it to handle over 600 million daily requests, serving 200 million impressions to 15 million DAUs at ~30ms average latency
  • ›Created in-house lead generation platform with >10% completion rate at Dailyhunt
  • ›Designed and implemented India's largest poll with over 5.5 million responses for 2019 Lok Sabha elections
  • ›Achieved successful exit via acquisition of BuyT by Dailyhunt
  • ›Managed global equity StatArb portfolio with ~$1 billion gross at Hyberbolic Financial
  • ›Developed and managed India-focused StatArb portfolio >Rs. 100cr at Hyberbolic Financial
  • ›Contributed to internal hedge fund team at Nomura Securities with portfolio of almost $100m showing returns consistently higher than 30% during 2-year stint

Opinions

  • "Our financial lives have crossed a complexity event horizon" where humans are ill-equipped and generic chatbots lack context/fiduciary duty
  • "Falling in love with the problem, not the solution" is "the only way to build value that lasts"
  • Believes in the tangible reality of "talent density" and seeking "global maxima" within communities like South Park Commons
  • Advises startups to "convert this crisis into an opportunity"