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Brent Xu
Founder of Duration Labs
New York, New York
Overview
Brent Xu is a Bond Trader turned Web 3 Founder based in New York, New York. With a background spanning from roles at Academy Securities as a Bond Trader to co-founding Duration Labs, his career highlights include roles as Founder at Umee and Partner at Argonautic Ventures.
Currently, Brent Xu serves as the Co-Founder & CEO of Duration Labs, showcasing his transition from a finance-focused career to a leadership role in the Web 3 space, demonstrating a diverse skill set and adaptability in the evolving tech landscape.
Work Experience
Co-Founder & CEO
2024 - Current
Building the Next Generation of the Bond Markets
Partner
2021
Venture Investments in Blockchain and Fintech
Argonautic Ventures is a Venture Capital and Hedge Fund that focuses on a handful of emerging and mature industries.
Advisor & Founder
2019
Software Production Studio focused on Automated Lending Algorithms Head of Strategy at Tendermint 2019-2021
Protocol Business Architect
2015 - 2019
Initiated early attempts at creating on-chain bond markets
ConsenSys builds Ethereum blockchain infrastructure and applications ranging from developer tools to enterprise solutions.
Raised $725,000,000.00 from Raison Wealth and Axevil Capital.
Fixed Income Sales Trader
2010 - 2015
RMBS & CMBS Trader: mortgage derivatives Bond Trader at Carolina Capital Markets 2010-2014 (acquired by Academy): High Yield, Distressed, and MBS
Education
Bachelor of Science - BS
2006 - 2010
High School Diploma
2002 - 2006