Asheesh Chanda — Founder & CEO · Kristal.AI

Asheesh Chanda — Founder & CEO · Kristal.AI · Singapore.

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Asheesh Chanda is post graduate from IIM Bangalore Batch of 2002 and a Computer Science Engineer from IIT Delhi Batch of 2000. With over 15 years of experience in the financial industry, he is a licensed Responsible Officer and CEO of Kristal.AI, a Digital-First Private Wealth platform for both accredited and retail investors.

Prior to founding Kristal.AI, Asheesh headed fixed income and currency solutions for JPMorgan in South and Southeast Asia for 8 years and served as the Vice President for institutional sales and structuring at BNP Paribas for 3 years.

From 2014 - 2016, he worked with the CEO of KrisCapital, a Singapore based global macro hedge fund. At KrisCapital, he managed investments across multiple asset classes and programmed trading strategies that are systematic and algorithmic in nature, optimising sharpe ratios and minimising drawdowns.

While Asheesh spends a substantial part of his time in understanding and trading financial markets, he is also a python programmer and a quasi techie at heart, having held several accomplishments during his studies including All India Rank 51 in IIT Entrance 1996 and is also an Indian National Math Olympiad scholar as well as Indian Physics Olympiad scholar.

About Kristal Kristal.AI is a Digital-First Private Wealth platform giving investors access to tailor-made sophisticated investment products and curated portfolios from the world's top Portfolio Managers. Additionally, Kristal's proprietary algorithm helps you choose the best investment strategies to meet your financial needs.

Licensed in 3 countries, Kristal.AI is now present in Singapore (MAS), Hong Kong (Type 4 & Type 9), and India (SEBI - RIA).

Experience

Founder & CEOCurrent
Kristal.AI · Singapore
Jan 2016 – Present
Kristal.AI is a Digital-First Private Wealth platform that provides both Retail and Accredited Investors access to curated portfolios that are managed by the world’s top portfolio managers. Coupled with the company’s proprietary AI-based recommender system, the firm ensures investors have access to the best investment strategies, portfolio optimization, and global investments at the best market value to meet their financial goals. Founded by IIT and IIM alumni Asheesh Chanda, Kristal.AI has its headquarters in Singapore, with offices in Hong Kong and Bangalore. The company offers investment strategies to clients from over 22 countries across the globe. The core management team comes with a cumulative experience of over 120+ years across notable financial institutions like J.P. Morgan Chase, Natixis, Bank Austria, and many more. Apart from equities, Kristal.AI offers a wide array of customized hedge funds, alternative investments, equity-linked options, and bond investments. With the help of its dedicated Relationship Managers and advisory team, Kristal.AI also helps investors make the most of opportune market moments with timely trade ideas. It counts DBS Singapore and SAXO Capital markets as its custodians. Investor money is kept with a broker of their choice and portfolio management is conducted via API connections built with the brokers. The strategies approved by Kristal are rated and ranked based on Ivy League criteria used to evaluate mutual funds and hedge funds. Also, the company's proprietary compliance engine and due diligence process ensure that trading strategies have been rigorously tested and approved before being put to use on client money. Kristal.AI is licensed by MAS in Singapore, SFC in Hong Kong, and SEBI in India; thus allowing it to cater to a large global audience without any geographical restrictions.