About
Joined Hummingbird investment team in 2026. Previously worked as Quantitative Researcher and Developer in commodity trading and algorithmic trading at Balyasny Asset Management, a multi-strategy hedge fund. Studied Computer Science at Imperial College London.
Experience
- Hummingbird VenturesVCcurrent2026 — presentLondra
- Balyasny Asset Management L.P.Quantitative Developer2024 — 2026Londra
- Balyasny Asset Management L.P.Quantitative Researcher2023Londra
- Imperial College LondonAcademic Researcher2022Londra
- Flow EngineeringSoftware Engineer2022Londra
Skills & more
Time Series ForecastingAlgorithmic TradingFutures and Options (F&O)Low LatencyHigh-Frequency TradingTime Series AnalysisDemand ForecastingDerivativesBloomberg Terminal1Futures and Options Trading1
Languages English · Spanish · Turkish
From Alptug's professional profile.
Colleagues at Hummingbird Ventures
Akshay Mehra
Investor at Hummingbird Ventures
Alejandra Orozco
Chief of Staff at Hummingbird Ventures
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Aleksandra Livinskaia
Finance Manager at Hummingbird Ventures
Ani
Talent Team at Hummingbird Ventures
Barend Van den Brande
Founding Partner at Hummingbird Ventures
Caitlin Dennis
Chief of Staff at Hummingbird Ventures
Carolina Monck
Analyst at Hummingbird Ventures
Diala Erekat
Developer at Hummingbird Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Alptug?
- Joined Hummingbird investment team in 2026. Previously worked as Quantitative Researcher and Developer in commodity trading and algorithmic trading at Balyasny Asset Management, a multi-strategy hedge fund. Studied Computer Science at Imperial College London.
- Where does Alptug work?
- Alptug is Investment Team at Hummingbird Ventures.
- Where did Alptug go to school?
- Alptug studied at Imperial College London (Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Science); TED Ankara Koleji (High School Diploma & Bilingual IB Diploma); International Baccalaureate (HL: Mathematics A&A, Physics and English B / SL: Chemistry).
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