Trevor Mottl
InvestorVenture Partner at Fusion
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $500K β $1M checks Β· typically $750K
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About
Trevor Mottl is a Venture Partner at Fusion Fund and previously served as a Managing Director and Artificial Intelligence Portfolio Manager at Lazard Asset Management. He focuses on connecting legacy business processes with emerging technology, with expertise in enterprise software, AI, NLP, and financial applications. He has more than 20 years of experience in asset management, portfolio theory, and capital markets, including roles at Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, and global hedge funds.
Trevor Mottl @trevormottl
Don't underestimate the In Real Life Factor in today's market. The preference shift by consumers fuels the ex-food and energy inflation we've experienced. The move away from COVID preferences also lurks behind recent earnings misses.
May 10, 2022 Β· β₯ 1
Trevor Mottl @trevormottl
Record US Imports at US Ports Retailers adding "robustness" to their supply chains. Increase inventory / increase working capital funding needs / Decreasing supply chain tail risks. Increases "Cost-push" inflation BUT Decreases "Demand-pull" inflation https://t.co/XdXzJaapNx
May 7, 2022 Β· β₯ 1
Trevor Mottl @trevormottl
A must read: a balanced, historically supported analysis on why crypto complements and will coexist with TradFi, rather than replace it by the brilliant @nfergus https://t.co/yxr5SyAAWs
May 2, 2022 Β· β₯ 1
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintech
Experience
- MagnetarHead of AI Quantcurrent2025 β presentMenlo Park, California, United States
- University of California, BerkeleyLecturercurrent2023 β present
- Fusion FundVenture Partnercurrent2019 β presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- Walleye CapitalPortfolio Manager2023 β 2024Palo Alto, California, United States
- Lazard Asset ManagementManaging Director & Artificial Intelligence Portfolio Manager2019 β 2023Palo Alto, California
- Balyasny Asset Management L.P.Head of Long/Short Equity Risk2016 β 2017New York
- Man GLGPortfolio Manager2014 β 2016London, England
- Susquehanna International GroupHead of Macro and Derivatives Strategy2010 β 2014
- Goldman SachsVice President2007 β 2010
- Merrill LynchDirector2004 β 2007
- Credit Suisse First BostonTrader1999 β 2004
Education
- Brown UniversityBachelor of Science (B.S.), Biochemistry
Skills & more
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Portfolio OptimizationRisk ManagementEquity DerivativesTradingPortfolio ManagementAsset ManagementStructured FinanceQuantitative AnalyticsBloombergMicrosoft ExcelPython (Programming Language)SQLFrom Trevor's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Brown University327
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Shared employers
Also worked at Walleye Capital2
Also worked at Balyasny Asset Management L.P.11
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Also worked at Susquehanna International Group22
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Also worked at Goldman Sachs1,237
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Investments
Board seats
Per SEC Form D filings.
