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About
Sam Bankman-Fried, a former Jane Street quant trader, applies an expected-value approach to crypto investing and building companies to maximize funds for effective altruism, focusing on derivatives, collateral and exchanges.
Invests in
Crypto & Web3FintechGamingHealthtechSocial
Experience
- FTX: Cryptocurrency Derivatives ExchangeChief Executive Officercurrent2019 — presentHong Kong SAR
- Alameda ResearchCEO2017 — 2019
- The Centre for Effective AltruismDirector of Development2017
- Jane StreetTrader2014 — 2017New York
Investments
Investor
AnthropicCausalCircleCompoundDoNotPayEdge TradeworksOwnerSnickerdoodle LabsTools for Humanity
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Colleagues at FTX Fund
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sam Bankman-Fried?
- Sam Bankman-Fried, a former Jane Street quant trader, applies an expected-value approach to crypto investing and building companies to maximize funds for effective altruism, focusing on derivatives, collateral and exchanges.
- Where does Sam Bankman-Fried work?
- Sam Bankman-Fried is Investor at FTX Fund.
- What does Sam Bankman-Fried invest in?
- Sam Bankman-Fried invests in Crypto & Web3, Fintech, Gaming, Healthtech, Social.
- What check size does Sam Bankman-Fried write?
- Sam Bankman-Fried typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What companies has Sam Bankman-Fried invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Anthropic, Causal, Circle, Compound, DoNotPay, Edge Tradeworks, Owner, Snickerdoodle Labs, Tools for Humanity.
- Where did Sam Bankman-Fried go to school?
- Sam Bankman-Fried studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Physics).
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