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Lihong Wang

Founder

Founder at Freeport Markets

New York City Metropolitan Area

FoundedFreeport Markets Β· YC

Find your path to Lihong

187 people in our graph share verified history with Lihong β€” schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Cat WuunlockedLihong: together at Anthropic (2025–2026)
Γ—11Lihong: together at Anthropic

About

Lihong Wang previously worked as a trader at Jane Street and IMC, where he developed systematic and discretionary trading strategies in equities and fixed income markets.

Founder at Freeport MarketsYC F25

Intro paths

YC

Lihong went through Y Combinator (Fall 2025) β€” any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was Garry Tan, President & CEO of Y Combinator β€” the partner who ran Freeport Markets's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β†—

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In turn, Lihong can intro founders to Freeport Markets's investors below.

Freeport Markets's investors Β· 3

Alliance DAO (ex DeFi Alliance)New York City Β· $400K – $800K checksInformed Ventures Advisors, LlcMenlo ParkY CombinatorSan Francisco Β· $500K checks Β· since 2025

Co-founders at Freeport Markets

BRBryan Reed
Bryan ReedFounder

Experience

  1. Freeport MarketsFounder & CEOcurrent2025 β€” presentNew York, NY
  2. AnthropicInvestorcurrent2025 β€” present
  3. Saba Capital Management, L.P.Board Nominee (Activist Slate)2026New York, NY
  4. IMC TradingQuantitative Trading2024 β€” 2025Chicago, IL
  5. Jane StreetQuantitative Trading2023New York, NY
  6. Akuna CapitalQuantitative Trading2022Chicago, IL
  7. PowerSecure, Inc.Data Science2021 β€” 2022Durham, NC
  8. Duke UniversityAR Development2021Durham, North Carolina, United States
  9. Duke UniversityTA in Linear Algebra2021Durham, North Carolina, United States
  10. Duke UniversityTA in Discrete Math2021Durham, North Carolina, United States

Skills & more

Languages Chinese Β· English

  • Securities Trader Representative (Series 57) β€” FINRA
  • Securities Industry Essentials (SIE) β€” FINRA

From Lihong's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Lihong Wang?
Lihong Wang previously worked as a trader at Jane Street and IMC, where he developed systematic and discretionary trading strategies in equities and fixed income markets.
Where does Lihong Wang work?
Lihong Wang is Founder of Freeport Markets.
What companies did Lihong Wang found?
Lihong Wang founded Freeport Markets.
Where did Lihong Wang go to school?
Lihong Wang studied at Duke University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Mathematics and Statistics); Y Combinator (F25); The Ohio State University (Ross Mathematics Program, Algebra and Number Theory).

Founder mafias

Saba Capital Management mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

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Shared employers

Also worked at Freeport Markets1

Bryan ReedFounder at Freeport Markets