Virtu
NYSE: VIRTalso invests · investor profileFounded 2008 · 1,043 employees on LinkedIn · 5 known investors
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Virtu provides liquidity, trade execution, and routing services for institutional clients, focusing on transparency and price improvement in financial markets.
Founders & leadership
Virtu was founded in 2008 by Vincent Viola.
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Vincent ViolaFounder
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Brett FaircloughCo-President and Co-Chief Operating Officer
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Joseph A. MollusoCo-President and Co-Chief Operating OfficerJoseph Molluso is co-President and co-COO of Virtu Financial, overseeing the company's finances, operations, and day-to-day management. Previously, he was a Managing Director at J.P. Morgan in Investment Banking, advising financial institutions on market structure and transactions, and before that worked as an investment banker at DLJ and Credit Suisse focused on financial services; he holds an MBA from New York University.
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Kenneth PasternakFounder
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Walter RaquetFounder
Investors · 5
GROOVE CAPITALlisted by GROOVE CAPITALMinneapolis
How we know: GROOVE CAPITAL's portfolio page · Not right? Tell us
Silver Lake Partnerslisted by Silver Lake PartnersMenlo Park
How we know: Silver Lake Partners's portfolio page · Not right? Tell us
TCVreportedMenlo Park · $10M – $500M
How we know: open dataset · 5k.vc investor directory · Not right? Tell us
Temasek Holdings (Private) LimitedreportedSingapore
How we know: the S-1 prospectus · Not right? Tell us
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Virtu do?
- Virtu provides liquidity, trade execution, and routing services for institutional clients, focusing on transparency and price improvement in financial markets.
- Who founded Virtu?
- Virtu was founded by Vincent Viola in 2008.
- Who are Virtu's investors?
- Virtu's investors include Flow Traders, GROOVE CAPITAL, Silver Lake Partners, TCV, Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited.




