Ahmed AlNomany

Founder and CEO

An ex-deep tech entrepreneur, Ahmed is applying his successful engineering background and expertise to the financial industry. His past engagements include co-founder and CEO of Inkonova AB, mentor at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Ericsson. He graduated from Iowa State University in 2004 at 19 years of age, with a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering (focused on Robotics and Aerospace). He is also a graduate of the Ignite Programme for Entrepreneurial Studies from Judge Business School at the University of Cambridge.

ahmed@batonics.com

Gerald Avenel

Business Development Manager

Gerald joins Batonics with 15 years experience in Investment Banking (from Merrill Lynch and CITIC amongst others), as client facing sell side on fixed income and convertible bonds. As a business development manager he will drive the business by leading the fundraising efforts, investor relations and finding innovative fund solutions. Gerald's experience as an investor in the early stage private markets is key to formulating Batonics' unique proposition of bringing its deeptech expertise to the multi-strategy investment ecosystem. He is a graduate of ESSEC Business School.

Samuel Johansson

Finance Assistant

Samuel is a current bachelor's student in economics at Gothenburg's University, and is finshing a term abroad at Athens University of Economics and Finance. He has 5 years of experience in accounting and finance from founding and running his own sucessful business. Samuel's strong theoretical understanding from his academic background and his hands-on business experience make him a valuable asset to the company.

Jonathan Cauchi

Software Engineer AI/ML/Automation

Jonathan is adept with AI in finance, with a Master's degree and recognition as a Data Lab Scholar. As a Technical Consultant in a prominent financial services firm, he drives engineering and IT delivery, implementing cutting-edge solutions that streamline operations and obliterates pasta bolognese and calzones. Jonathan's expertise and passion for AI enable him to leverage advanced techniques and design efficient solutions in the financial sector.

Frida Ferm

Operations Advisor

A multi-experienced business professional with a solid career background in executive leadership, operations, recruitment and sales, Frida brings a wealth of experience to lead Batonics' operational growth and scale. Her talent acquisition expertise is vital for the successful implementation of Batonics' high-performing start-up team, as she oversees operations to keep business on track whilst promoting company culture and vision.

Matteo Morini

Senior Data Scientist

Matteo is a seasoned academic and accomplished data scientist, well versed in the nuances of the complex systems approach. His responsibilities at Batonics include providing a vision and advancing the lead scouting data-driven process, sticking to the highest research standards. He will stand by cutting-edge practices, steering clear of debatable overhyped technologies. Matteo holds a PhD in Computer Science and Complex Networks from Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon in France, and has spent most of his career in postdoctoral and research positions in academic and research institutions in the US, Switzerland, Germany and Italy including Santa Fe Institute in New Mexico.

Andrew Lee

Advisor, Real Estate

Andrew brings over 15 years of real estate industry experience, launching his career with BlackRock's multi-family asset management group before joining Cohen & Steers, the largest global listed real assets manager. He also spent 7 years as a founding analyst for a long/short deep-value REIT hedge fund where AUM tripled since inception during his tenure. In his latest role, Andrew led business development for Sidewalk Labs, Alphabet's urban innovation incubator, through Google's absorption in 2022. He is excited to enhance the traditional investment process by leveraging Batonics' technology to identify information gaps and opportunities in the real estate sector and beyond.

Muyao Hu

R&D / ML Engineer

Muyao is a graduate student at Stevens Institute of Technology with a Machine Learning and Deep Learning background. He has done excellent academic research in Natural Language processing of financial reports and is enthusiastic about applying them in the real business problems. Muyao is participating in the framework of anomaly detection at Batonics.