Martin Palotai
InvestorFinancial Analyst at Kintaro Capital · Chief Operating Officer at Alphemy Capital
Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
About
Martin Palotai joined Alphemy Capital in 2021 as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer, with over 15 years of experience in operations, risk management, and compliance, and a focus on digital assets since 2017 that included setting up a digital-asset fund at a prior hedge fund. He previously worked as Chief Compliance Officer at a Geneva-based hedge fund, as senior advisor to a Geneva-based technology venture capital firm, and earlier at Reuters in financial crime and market surveillance. He holds a Master's degree from the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) and a BA from the University of Leeds, and is a Certified Financial Risk Manager and Chartered Fellow of CISI.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
Crypto & Web3
Experience
- Alphemy Capital SAChief Operating Officercurrent2021 — present
- DeclixDirector, Foundercurrent2018 — presentGeneva Area, Switzerland
- Bedrock GroupSVP, Advisor @ Technology Opportunity Partners2020 — 2021
- Jabre Capital PartnersChief Compliance Officer2012 — 2019Geneva Area, Switzerland
- Boutique FilmCFO | COO, Founder2008 — 2018Geneva Area, Switzerland
- Refinitiv, an LSEG businessFinancial Crime Manager2009 — 2012
- Refinitiv, an LSEG businessAnti-Money Laundering Officer2006 — 2009
Skills & more
Global Regulatory ComplianceAlternative InvestmentsRisk ManagementRegulatory Compliance4Financial Markets2Entrepreneurship1Project Implementation1Hedge Funds1Asset Management1Anti Money Laundering2Corporate GovernanceSurveillance
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Cross-border TransactionsMultilingualOperations ManagementManagerial FinanceBlockchainManagementLeadershipPost Market SurveillanceMarket ConductFinancial RegulationCryptocurrencyLanguages English · French · Hungarian · Spanish
- Certified Financial Risk Manager (FRM) — Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP)
From Martin's professional profile.
Colleagues at Kintaro Capital
Alexia Farrugia
Investment Committee & Board at Kintaro Capital
Andrew Zuckerman
Operating Partner, Creative at CIV
Archit Gemini
Financial Analyst at Kintaro Capital
Biayana Grigoryan
Financial Analyst at Kintaro Capital
Brendan Robertson
Investment Committee & Board at Kintaro Capital
Dr. Mervyn G. Maistry
Managing Director & Founder at Kintaro Capital
Dr. Miguel Vaz
CTO at Kintaro Capital
Ivan Ripamonti
Head of Research, Operations & Marketing at Kintaro Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Martin Palotai?
- Martin Palotai joined Alphemy Capital in 2021 as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer, with over 15 years of experience in operations, risk management, and compliance, and a focus on digital assets since 2017 that included setting up a digital-asset fund at a prior hedge fund. He previously worked as Chief Compliance Officer at a Geneva-based hedge fund, as senior advisor to a Geneva-based technology venture capital firm, and earlier at Reuters in financial crime and market surveillance. He holds a Master's degree from the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) and a BA from the University of Leeds, and is a Certified Financial Risk Manager and Chartered Fellow of CISI.
- Where does Martin Palotai work?
- Martin Palotai is Financial Analyst at Kintaro Capital.
- What does Martin Palotai invest in?
- Martin Palotai invests in Crypto & Web3.
- Where did Martin Palotai go to school?
- Martin Palotai studied at Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP) (Financial Risk Manager, Risk Management); The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (The CISI) (Master's degree, Compliance); University of Leeds (Bachelor of Arts - BA, Modern Languages and Literatures).
Same school
Also attended The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (The CISI)68
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Also attended University of Leeds172
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Shared employers
Also worked at Bedrock Group6
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