About
Joshua Wharton serves as founder and CTO of QFEX.
Founder at QFEXYC X25
Intro paths
YC
Joshua went through Y Combinator (Spring 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Pete Koomen, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran QFEX's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Joshua can intro founders to QFEX's investors below.
QFEX's investors · 7
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Co-founders at QFEX
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Annanay KapilaFounder
Experience
- QFEXFoundercurrent2025 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- VAPExManaging Directorcurrent2020 — presentDoncaster, England, United Kingdom
- CitadelEquities Engineering2023 — 2025Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- VMwareSenior Software Engineer2021 — 2023
- Menlo Security Inc.Senior Software Engineer2021
- Menlo Security Inc.Software Engineer2019 — 2021
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Joshua Wharton?
- Joshua Wharton serves as founder and CTO of QFEX.
- Where does Joshua Wharton work?
- Joshua Wharton is Founder of QFEX.
- What companies did Joshua Wharton found?
- Joshua Wharton founded QFEX.
- Where did Joshua Wharton go to school?
- Joshua Wharton studied at University of Cambridge (Mathematics); Y Combinator.
Founder mafias
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University of Cambridge mafia256
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Menlo Security mafia3
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended University of Cambridge893
Stewart ButterfieldCo-founder of Slack and FlickrDemis HassabisCo-founder & CEO of Google DeepMindNiko BonatsosVerdict Capital founder and pre-consensus investor formerly at General CatalystGeorgia StevensonInvestor at Index VenturesHannah SealInvestor at Index VenturesLeah von SiemensPartner at Manta Ray Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at QFEX2
Also worked at Citadel72
Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiRobert CulpPrincipal at Marlin Equity PartnersDavid SnydermanManaging Partner and Global Head of Alternative Credit and Fixed Income at Magnetar AI VenturesFran AmicoExecutive Assistant at CAVU Consumer PartnersEvan FengPartner at CoinFundJohn GuCo-Founder and CEO at Caladan
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Also worked at VMware116
Martin CasadoGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzMichael DellFounder & CEO of Dell TechnologiesJavier SolteroSenior Venture Partner at Felicis VenturesJob SimonVenture Partner and CTO at Monta Vista CapitalHemamAdvisor at Clear VenturesBogomil BalkanskyHome chef and food blogger, venture capital partner, and wildlife photographer
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