About
Anton Katz is the co-founder and CEO of Talos, a company that provides technology infrastructure for institutional digital asset trading, covering price discovery, execution, and settlement across spot, futures, and FX markets. The Talos platform launched in August 2019 and connects market participants including institutional investors, prime brokers, exchanges, OTC desks, lenders, and custodians. Katz previously served as Head of Trading Technology at AQR.
Founder & CEO at Talos
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10SQ Capital (TenSquared)Los Angelesa16z cryptoMenlo ParkAndreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checksCastle Island VenturesBoston · $100K – $5M checksCoinbase VenturesStamford · $100K – $10M checksElefundMountain ViewFin CapitalSan Francisco · $250K – $15M checksFINTOP CapitalNashvilleFounder CollectiveCambridgeGeneral AtlanticNew York · $10M – $1B checksIlluminate FinancialLondon · $1M – $8M checksNotation CapitalNew York · $400K – $750K checksPremier PartnersSeoulRaptor GroupMiami BeachSCB 10XBangkok · $1.2M – $100M checksSocially FinancedChatham · $100K – $250K checksSony Ventures CorporationTokyoStripesNew YorkV1 VCBoulder · $100K – $300K checks
Experience
- TalosCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2018 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- AQR Capital ManagementHead of Trading Technology2015 — 2018Greenwich, CT
- Broadway TechnologyDirector Of Software2014 — 2015New York City Metropolitan Area
- Broadway TechnologyHead of Market Connectivity2013 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
- Broadway TechnologyEngagement Lead2011 — 2013New York City Metropolitan Area
- Broadway TechnologySenior Consultant / Software Engineer2009 — 2011
- MicrosoftTechnical Program Manager2007 — 2009
- Israel Defense ForcesFirst Sergeant1998 — 2001Israel
- Israeli National Shooting TeamProfessional Athlete1995 — 1998
Skills & more
Software Development33Product Management4Architecture2Analytics3Program Management2Entrepreneurship1Start-ups2Distributed Systems29Network SecurityInformation SecurityFinancial Software ImplementationAlgorithms12
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High Frequency TradingCloud ComputingPythonJavaSQLJavaScriptC#C++Trading SystemsLanguages English · Hebrew · Russian
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Anton Katz?
- Anton Katz is the co-founder and CEO of Talos, a company that provides technology infrastructure for institutional digital asset trading, covering price discovery, execution, and settlement across spot, futures, and FX markets. The Talos platform launched in August 2019 and connects market participants including institutional investors, prime brokers, exchanges, OTC desks, lenders, and custodians. Katz previously served as Head of Trading Technology at AQR.
- Where does Anton Katz work?
- Anton Katz is Founder & CEO of Talos.
- What companies did Anton Katz found?
- Anton Katz founded Talos.
- Where did Anton Katz go to school?
- Anton Katz studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science).
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