Michael Hammer

About

Graduating from The Johns Hopkins University with a Bachelor of Science in Economics and Applied Mathematics & Statistics, I have a strong educational background. My professional journey includes roles such as Quant and BD at Synquote, Junior Trader at Akuna Capital, and US Operations Manager at Spacer.com.au. I also served as the President and Vice President of Johns Hopkins College Democrats. Additionally, I have experience as a Managing Partner at A-Level Capital, where I managed a diverse portfolio of investments and played a key role in the success of various companies. My expertise spans finance, trading, operations, and strategic growth. I am passionate about leveraging my skills and knowledge to drive business success and contribute to meaningful ventures.

Experience

• Quant and BD · Synquote01-01-2023
• Junior Trader · Akuna Capital08-01-2021 – 12-01-2022

  Market making / position taking on the crypto options (Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana) and the Korean KOSPI 200 options desks

• US Operations Manager · Spacer.com.au03-01-2018 – 07-01-2021

  Spacer is a sharing economy startup building an online marketplace for monthly parking

• Growth Strategist, US · Spacer.com.au08-01-2017 – 03-01-2018
• Managing Partner · A-Level Capital04-01-2020 – 05-01-2021

  A-Level Capital, LLC is a venture capital firm with over $3M in AUM investing in early stage, capital-efficient companies with ties to Johns Hopkins. Portfolio Exits: -KITT.AI, acquired by Baidu (http://kitt.ai/) -Birdi, acquired by Luma (http://birdihome.com/) -Tueo Health, acquired by Apple -Progressly, acquired by Box (https://progressly.com) -WiseBanyan, acquired by Axos Financial (https://wisebanyan.com) Representative Investments: -InSilico Medicine (http://insilicomedicine.com) -Sonavex (http://www.sonavex.com) -emocha Mobile Health (https://www.emocha.com) -Proscia (https://proscia.com) -Yet Analytics (http://www.yetanalytics.com) -Negotiatus (https://www.negotiatus.com) -Nebulab (http://nebulab.io) -GiveCampus, backed by Y Combinator (https://www.givecampus.com) -Kylie.ai (https://www.kylie.ai - f.k.a. Legion Analytics) -Motiva (http://motiva.ai) -Refresh Body (https://www.refreshbody.com) -Mindshare Medical (https://www.mindsharemed.com) -Siren (https://siren.care/) -Class Tracks (https://myclasstracks.com/) -Ground Control (Voga Coffee) (https://www.vogacoffee.com/) -Archer Roose (https://www.archerroose.com/) -Helium Health (https://heliumhealth.com/) -Glidian (https://www.glidian.com/) -DrinkWell (http://drinkwellsystems.com/) -Swayable (https://swayable.com/) -Life House (https://www.lifehousehotels.com/) -Landsdowne Labs (https://landsdownelabs.com/) -Steam Role (https://steamrole.org/) -Osmosis (https://www.osmosis.org/) -Premier Lacrosse League (https://www.premierlacrosseleague.com/)

• Partner · A-Level Capital01-01-2019 – 03-01-2020
• Investor · A-Level Capital03-01-2018 – 12-01-2018
• Summer Analyst · Rubenstein Partners05-01-2020 – 08-01-2020
• President · Johns Hopkins College Democrats01-01-2019 – 08-01-2019
• Vice President · Johns Hopkins College Democrats05-01-2018 – 12-01-2018

Education

• The Johns Hopkins UniversityBachelor of Science - BS, Economics and Applied Mathematics & Statistics
• Charles E Smith Jewish Day School

Similar talent on Pangea

hansa P.Quantitative Economics Major | Exploring Trading, ML, & Financial ModelingNew York, NYSilvano T.Experienced Marketing and Finance ProfessionalVVivek T.Strategy Consultant Specializing in Quantitative Finance, Credit Strategy, and SaaS DevelopmentAtlanta, GABoris C.Experienced Product Manager and Financial AnalystNew York, NY