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Kevin Rutter
Founder of NYDDEX
New York, New York
Overview
Kevin Rutter is the Founder of NYDDEX in New York, with a background as a Partner at Steel Key Capital and Head of Digital Assets at R3. He specializes in FinTech, Equity Derivatives, and Volatility Arbitrage, and has a strong track record in investing in various sectors including Payments, SMB Software, and Web3/Crypto.
Rutter's career highlights include founding NYDDEX, leading digital assets research at R3, and excelling as an Equity Derivatives Trader at PEAK6. He has a diverse skill set in financial analysis, electronic trading, equities, and valuation, and actively invests in a wide range of companies across different funding stages and sectors.
Work Experience
Founder
2023 - Current
Partner
2021 - 2023
Co-founded a private alternative investment firm.
Head of Digital Assets
2018 - 2021
Led core strategic digital asset initiatives for the firm, evaluating idiosyncratic risks and opportunities in the new asset class.
Research Lead
2016 - 2018
Led R3’s early pioneering working groups with commercial banks and central banks on developing wholesale and retail versions of CBDCs (Central Bank Digital Currencies) alongside consulting teams, vendors and industry experts. Supported start-ups across the Corda capital markets ecosystem through partnerships, the Entrepreneur-in-Residence program, and research (20+ publicly available papers).
R3 is a financial innovation firm focusing on designing and implementing distributed ledger technology for modernizing financial services.
Raised $112,000,000.00 from CLS.
Education
Bachelor of Science (BS)
2008 - 2012