Voltz
Voltz Labs create zero-to-one innovations that will transform the global financial stack. They are developing a noncustodial automated market maker for interest rate swaps. Users can trade fixed and variable rates through a mechanism that is up to 3,000x more capital efficient than alternative interest rate swap models.
Attempts to use automated market makers (AMMs) as mechanisms to bring fixed rates to DeFi have been wide ranging with varied success, in part due to silos created between variable and fixed-rate assets. This is critical for those wishing to buy and sell crypto assets with safety and security in mind. Additionally, lend and borrow rates for DeFi protocols can be highly volatile ranging from 2% to over 40%.
Voltz has created the first-ever synthetic interest rate swap AMM that’s highly capital efficient, removes silos between fixed and variable rates, and allows users to trade with >10x leverage. Voltz is foundational defi infrastructure, unlocking waves of composable, community-led opportunities for builders, innovators and creators.
Founders
Simon Jones
CEO
Simon graduated top of his class from the University of Newcastle, with a degree in Economics. He has a background in financial startups, having now been involved in 3 businesses: twice as a founder and once as an early employee. He’s also spent time as a late stage investor and completed his Executive Education at Stanford GSB.
Artur Begyan
CTO
Artur Begyan has been a Quant Researcher at Bank of America and a Machine Learning Engineer at Amazon, providing a background of experience that requires both technical talent and financial understanding. He also holds a Master’s in Statistical Science from the University of Oxford.
Milestones
Founded at Entrepreneur First
Seed ($6 million) led by Framework Ventures
Protocol launched, within 9 months facilitated over $15 billion in transactions