About
Sid Kalla is the founder of Gale Finance, a stealth AI and finance startup, and previously co-founded Roll, where he served as CTO building infrastructure for social tokens and onchain community assets. Before Roll, he was CTO at Acupay, developing post-trade tax and compliance systems for cross-border securities. A CFA Charterholder, he is also an early-stage investor in technology startups and web3 protocols and an LP in several venture funds.
Founder at Roll
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Experience
- Gale FinanceFoundercurrent2025 — presentNew York, United States
- Stealth Agentic Finance StartupCo-Foundercurrent2026 — presentDubai, United Arab Emirates
- RollChief Technology Officer and Co-Founder2017 — 2025New York City Metropolitan Area
- Acupay System LLCChief Technology Officer2016 — 2017London Area, United Kingdom
- Acupay System LLCChief Technology Officer2014 — 2016New York City
- CoinDeskJournalist2016 — 2017London and New York City
- Smith+CrownCo-Founder2015 — 2017New York, New York, United States
- CoinsetterEditor in Chief2014 — 2016New York, New York, United States
- Independent ConsultantBitcoin and Cryptocurrency Researcher2013 — 2015New York City
- BloombergFinancial Software Developer2011 — 2014New York, New York
- University of MichiganResearch Assistant2010 — 2011Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Tampere University of TechnologyResearch Assistant2008Tampere, Finland
- Indian Institute of ScienceSummer Research Internship2007Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Skills & more
C++37Matlab27Programming26Python20C14LaTeX9JavaScript7Unix7Mathematical Modeling9Numerical Analysis6Software Engineering5CFD4
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SplunkBloomberg TerminalFluid MechanicsAerodynamicsMathematicsManagementFinanceBitcoinWritingAlgorithmsData AnalysisSoftware Development- #NFTNYC2022 Speaker — NFT.NYC
- Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) — CFA Institute
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sid Kalla?
- Sid Kalla is the founder of Gale Finance, a stealth AI and finance startup, and previously co-founded Roll, where he served as CTO building infrastructure for social tokens and onchain community assets. Before Roll, he was CTO at Acupay, developing post-trade tax and compliance systems for cross-border securities. A CFA Charterholder, he is also an early-stage investor in technology startups and web3 protocols and an LP in several venture funds.
- Where does Sid Kalla work?
- Sid Kalla is Founder of Roll.
- What companies did Sid Kalla found?
- Sid Kalla founded Roll.
- Where did Sid Kalla go to school?
- Sid Kalla studied at University of Michigan (Master of Science in Engineering, Aerospace Engineering); Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati (B.Tech, Mechanical Engineering).
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