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Vishal Kankani

Investor

Principal at Multicoin Capital

New York, New York

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Kankani served as Principal at Multicoin Capital from April 2021, where he invested in private and public crypto markets, including management of a multi-billion dollar portfolio employing long and long/short strategies in tokens and crypto equities. Prior to that role, he spent nearly eight years at Deutsche Bank structuring, pricing, and selling complex equity derivatives and quantitative investment strategies to institutional clients. His background includes expertise in options, derivatives, and fixed income.

Experience

  1. Multicoin CapitalPrincipal2021 — 2026New York, New York, United States
  2. Deutsche BankVice President, Equity Derivatives Sales and Structuring2013 — 2021New York, New York, United States
  3. Barclays CapitalPrime Brokerage Analyst2011 — 2012Mumbai
  4. Futures First Info. Services Pvt. Ltd.Interest Rates Derivatives Trader2009 — 2010

Education

  1. University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of BusinessMasters, Financial Engineering2012 — 2013
  2. Indian Institute of Technology, BombayB.Tech, Aerospace Engineering2005 — 2009

Skills & more

Bloomberg1BlockchainAnalytical SkillsProblem SolvingOptions14Derivatives11Fixed Income9Equities4Portfolio Management4Risk Management2Quantitative Finance7Portfolio Optimization3
+12 moreTrading StrategiesFinancial EngineeringEquity DerivativesStructured NotesExotic DerivativesQuantitative AnalyticsDerivatives TradingFinTechSalesBusiness DevelopmentMarket MakingSwaps

From Vishal's professional profile.

Colleagues at Multicoin Capital

Aleksija Vujicic
Associate at Multicoin Capital
Brian Smith
Partner, CFO and COO at Multicoin Capital
Brian Strugats
Head Trader at Multicoin Capital
Daniel Leonardo
Chief Compliance Officer, Deputy General Counsel at Multicoin Capital
Eli Qian
Investment Analyst at Multicoin Capital
Greg Xethalis
Partner, General Counsel at Multicoin Capital
Jay Stolkin
Deputy General Counsel at Multicoin Capital
Jody Goehring
Investor at Multicoin Capital

Frequently asked questions

Where does Vishal Kankani work?
Vishal Kankani is Principal at Multicoin Capital.
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Vishal Kankani typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.

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Shared employers

Also worked at Multicoin Capital12

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