Selim Adyel

Founder & CEO – Atlas Quant | Alphubel | Centrale / EPFL / MS / Caxton

London, England, United Kingdom

About

𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐄𝐎 – 𝐀𝐭𝐥𝐚𝐬 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐭 Building the missing layer in allocator infrastructure. Currently fundraising – SEIS/EIS-approved For investments inquiries: investors at atlasquant dot io For media inquiries: media at atlasquant dot io Capital markets professional globally recognised for expertise in financial markets and quantitative finance and as an industry leader. Engineer, senior quantitative researcher, portfolio manager, and data scientist with more than a decade of cross-asset trading experience at top-tier institutions and a multi-year track record of positive performance in challenging markets.

Experience

  • CEO - Co-Founder at Atlas Quant
    Jul 2025 - Present · 1 yr 1 mo

    Building the missing layer in investment infrastructure. Currently fundraising, with strong interest. Speaking with a small group of VCs and strategic angels.

  • Founder, principal at Alphubel
    Mar 2020 - Present · 6 yrs 5 mos

    Built Alphubel from the ground up into a globally recognised consultancy in systematic trading, quantitative research, data science, and machine learning. Delivered state of the art innovative solutions and high-impact projects for hedge funds, fintechs, and trading firms. Key projects include: • Blueprint Finance – Designed and delivered a proprietary quantitative framework from scratch. • GTS – Developed and implemented quantitative trading strategies; served as external portfolio manager. • Outremont Technologies – Built institutional-grade crypto quant strategies framework; managed strategy deployment and team execution. • Dystematic / Engine AI – Led alpha research; built a cross-asset trading signal/strategy platform using explainable AI and alternative data. • Start-up hedge fund – Led portfolio manager selection, fund advisory, and full tech build-out.

  • Lead Quantitative Researcher (via Alphubel) at Blueprint Finance
    Mar 2023 - Jul 2025 · 2 yrs 5 mos

    Led the design and build of the quantitative framework from scratch, leveraging Alphubel institutional IP and applied research capabilities. Early contributor during Blueprint Finance early formation stage. Blueprint Finance has raised more than $17m to date. Independent audit feedback on the delivered framework: this does not exist in crypto. Press coverage: • Fortune: https://fortune.com/crypto/2024/02/15/blueprint-finance-concrete-protocol-defi-credit/ • Fortune update: https://fortune.com/crypto/2025/06/23/defi-blueprint-finance-raises-9-5-million-polychain-capital/ Backed by Tribe Capital, Hashed, Portal Ventures, SALT, Lightshift, Hypersphere, and other leading investors. Learn more: https://www.concrete.xyz

  • Portfolio Manager (via Alphubel) at GTS
    Dec 2022 - Oct 2023 · 11 mos

    Designed and deployed systematic quant trading strategies realizing 28% annualised returns (net of costs), with consistent outperformance vs benchmarks.

  • Quantitative analyst / portfolio manager at Caxton Associates
    2018 - 2019 · 1 yr

    • Full development lifecycle and management of systematic low frequencies global macro quant trading strategies, realising a track record 10% above benchmark • Achieved 1st place in the team JP Morgan corporate challenge 3.5-mile race • Predictive analytics • Data visualization • Automation