Timo Schlaefer
Founder of Nova Prospect
London, England
Overview
Work Experience
Co-Founder
2022 - Current
Nova Prospect is a systematic prop trading firm, founded by industry experts who previously built some of the most successful businesses in algorithmic trading and finance.
Founder
2021
Schlaefer Ventures is a family office, investing at the cutting edge of blockchain, technology and biotech.
Co-Founder
2016 - 2020
CF Benchmarks is the world's leading crypto index provider. Its benchmark indices have settled over $500bn of CFTC and FCA regulated futures and options contracts and are tracked by ETFs and ETPs listed in Canada, Brazil, Switzerland and Germany. CF Benchmarks was purchased by US-based crypto exchange Kraken in 2018.
Co-Founder
2015 - 2020
Crypto Facilities is a world-leading trading platform for crypto derivatives, trading up to $2.5 billion notional per day. Crypto Facilities was purchased by US-based crypto exchange Kraken in 2018 and is now known as Kraken Futures.
Quantitative Modelling, Executive Director
2011 - 2015
Goldman Sachs is a multinational financial services firm providing securities, investment banking, and management services.
Mergers and Acquisitions
2005 - 2007
Goldman Sachs is a multinational financial services firm providing securities, investment banking, and management services.
Education
PhD
2007 - 2011