Abraham Thomas
InvestorVenture Partner at Merak Ventures
Toronto, Ontario
Writes $500K β $1.5M checks Β· typically $25K
About
Abraham Thomas is an angel investor who invests only his own capital, publicly shares detailed performance metrics, co-founded Quandl (acquired by Nasdaq), and writes about VC as tradable time positions.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechDeep TechFintechHardwareSaaS
Experience
- Windkey LabsFoundercurrent2026 β presentToronto, ON
- PrivateAngel and LP Investorcurrent2015 β present
- VariousBoard Director, Observer, Advisorcurrent2021 β present
- QuandlFounder and Chief Data Officer2011 β 2021Toronto, Canada Area
- PersonalSabbatical2007 β 2011
- Simplex Asset ManagementPortfolio Manager, Director & Head of US Trading2003 β 2006Princeton, New Jersey, United States
- Simplex Asset ManagementVice President, Rates Trading2002Tokyo, Japan
- Simplex Asset ManagementAssociate, Rates Trading1999 β 2002Tokyo, Japan
- Simplex Asset ManagementQuant Engineer1998 β 1999Tokyo, Japan
- Abraham ThomasMy Life in Bullet Points1977 β 1998
Skills & more
Hedge Funds49Fixed Income34Relative Value7Global Macro2Trading35Portfolio Management17Risk Management9Trading Strategies7Arbitrage1Data as a Service4Data Mining3Data Curation2
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MetadataData MungingStart-upsInvestmentsOptionsBusiness StrategyFinancial ModelingConsultingManagementMergers & AcquisitionsFrom Abraham's professional profile.
Colleagues at Merak Ventures
Ashita Gupta
Principal at Merak Ventures
Dilsher Dhupia
Senior Analyst, Investments at Merak Ventures
Manu Rikhye
Partner at Merak Ventures
Nakkul Mahajan
Analyst, Investments at Merak Ventures
Pranav Sanghvi
Principal at Merak Ventures
Sheetal Bahl
Partner at Merak Ventures
Soumitra Mishra
Venture Partner at Merak Ventures
Tanuj Saraf
Senior Analyst, Investments at Merak Ventures
Network1
Investors connected to Abraham in public investor directories β a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Abraham Thomas?
- Abraham Thomas is an angel investor who invests only his own capital, publicly shares detailed performance metrics, co-founded Quandl (acquired by Nasdaq), and writes about VC as tradable time positions.
- Where does Abraham Thomas work?
- Abraham Thomas is Venture Partner at Merak Ventures.
- What does Abraham Thomas invest in?
- Abraham Thomas invests in AI & Machine Learning, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Fintech, Hardware, SaaS.
- What check size does Abraham Thomas write?
- Abraham Thomas typically writes checks of $500K β $1.5M.
- Where did Abraham Thomas go to school?
- Abraham Thomas studied at Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (B. Tech, Engineering Physics); St Thomas Residential School.
Same school
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