About
Karim Helmy is Head of Trading at 1kx, working as a discretionary trader focused on anticipating shifts in fundamentals and market structure to position ahead of their market impact. He previously worked at Thanefield Capital, Galaxy Digital, and Coin Metrics. He holds a BSc in Statistics and Machine Learning from Carnegie Mellon University.
Invests in
Crypto & Web3
Experience
- 1kxHead of Tradingcurrent2025 — present
- Thanefield CapitalTrader / Head of Research2024 — 2025
- Galaxy DigitalResearch2021 — 2022New York, United States
- Coin MetricsSenior R&D Analyst2020 — 2021
- Coin MetricsData Analyst2020
- Timelock, LLCIndependent Consultant2019 — 2020
Education
- Carnegie Mellon UniversityBSc, Statistics and Machine Learning2015 — 2019
Skills & more
Python4Node.jsJava4R1KotlinSQLMachine Learning2Data Modeling1
Languages Arabic · English · French · Spanish
- Games without Chance: Combinatorial Game Theory — Coursera
From Karim's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Carnegie Mellon University378
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Shared employers
Also worked at Galaxy Digital22
Arjun MohanInvestments at Standard CryptoCassie CliftonAdvisory Board Member at UTXO ManagementMichael NovogratzFounder and CEO at Galaxy VenturesJason UrbanCo-Head of Digital Assets at Galaxy VenturesGreg RosenthalPrincipal at NIVChristine ConnellyChief of Staff at Upper90
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Colleagues at 1k(x)
Alexandra Miller
Head of Marketing at 1k(x)
Carly E. Howard
General Counsel at 1k(x)
Christopher Heymann
Partner at 1k(x)
Clare He
Managing Director Capital Formation at 1k(x)
David Alemany
Research Analyst at 1k(x)
Ed Brodie
Head of Product at 1k(x)
Henry Brodie
Operating Partner & COO at 1k(x)
Johannes Säuberlich
Data Analyst at 1k(x)