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About
Kevin Yedid-Botton is a Partner and Portfolio Manager at ParaFi Capital, where he leads the firm's quantitative strategies, technology development, and manages portfolio investments. He focuses specifically on digital assets, including public and private crypto assets, systematic DeFi credit, and venture investing in the blockchain and decentralized finance (DeFi) sectors.
Prior to joining ParaFi in 2019, Kevin was Managing Director at Reality Shares, Inc., developing algorithmic trading strategies and quantitative initiatives for the emerging digital asset market. He also served as CEO and CTO of Tenzar Technologies, a high-performance computing firm supporting AI and machine learning applications for research organizations and compute-intensive industries.
Kevin holds a Bachelor of Science in Applied and Computational Physics from Emory University and additional study in computer science at UC San Diego. His expertise spans quantitative finance, machine learning, and technology-driven investing. Significant achievements include helping ParaFi grow its asset base to over $1 billion and establishing the firm's reputation as a leading investor and governance participant within the global DeFi ecosystem.
Career History
| Organization | Role | Date Range | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| ParaFi Capital | Partner and Portfolio Manager | Jan 2019 to Present | Portfolio Manager of ParaFi's non-directional, systematic/quant, and long/short strategies.
ParaFi is a leading investment and technology firm founded in 2018, focused on fundamental, venture, and qu... |
| ParaFi Technologies | Partner and Chief Engineer | Jan 2022 to Present | ParaFi Technologies develops and operates open infrastructure for blockchain networks.
Visit us at: www.parafi.tech |
| Reality Shares, Inc. | Managing Director | Jan 2018 to Jan 2019 | Reality Shares was an SEC-regulated ETF asset management company and was one of the pioneers in applying quantitative factors for blockchain-thematic exchange-traded funds.
Quantitative ETFs. |
| Tenzar Technologies | CEO, CTO and Founder | Dec 2015 to Dec 2018 | Tenzar was one of the first companies to build commercial compute solutions for AI workloads for computational physics, bioinformatics, oil & gas, and other data and compute-intensive applications aft... |
Education
Emory University
Applied & Computational Physics
UC San Diego
Computer Science
Skills & Expertise
Others at Parafi Capital LP (4)
| Name | Role | Location |
|---|---|---|
 | Principal | New York, NY , United States |
 | Investment Associate | New York, NY , United States |
 | Vice President, Investment Team | United States |
K Kevin Li | Research Analyst | Philadelphia, PA , United States |
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