A trading desk · A venture foundry
We put our own capital
where our conviction is.
Two books. We trade our own money through Poor Hedge Fund, and we cofound companies with founders through the Foundry.
The desk
Poor Hedge Fund
Systematic · Proprietary capital · Live order books
Poor Hedge Fund is a systematic trading firm that trades its own capital on live order books. The engine is written in Erlang: every market and every instrument runs as its own supervised process, so one failure never takes the book down. Operators run it from a web console and a native Mac and iPhone app.
- Own capital only
- No outside investors
- Erlang engine
- Console, Mac and iPhone
poorhedgefund.comLive The Foundry
Everything but the idea.
The other book. We partner with solo founders and domain experts who have the vision but need the team to make it real. You bring the vision and conviction. We bring engineering, design, AI, capital, legal, and the determination to make it work.
Product Engineering
Full-stack development across iOS, Android, web, and desktop, with senior architects embedded from day one.
Product Design
UX research, interface design, and product strategy that turns rough ideas into polished experiences.
AI-Powered Workflows
Custom AI workflows using the best models on the market, designed to give you the confidence to shape your own product over time.
Infrastructure
CI/CD, cloud, monitoring, and deployment automation that ships your product continuously from commit one.
Early-Stage Investment
Precision-targeted, well-thought-out investments at the earliest stages, putting our own capital where our conviction is.
Incorporation & Legal
Company formation, equity structuring, contracts, and IP handled properly from the start, so the cap table is clean when it counts.
Investor Network
Where founders and investors meet.
Our invite-only platform connects the companies we build with investors who understand what we do. Browse each project's timeline, register interest, ask questions, and communicate directly with the teams. Without noise or cold outreach, just the right people seeing the right info.
Portfolio
What we're building.
Two books. The desk above trades our own capital. This is the other one: the products we build ourselves and the companies we build with founders, as they stand today.
Live DJINN Your company brain. One agent across a team's channels, memory and tools. Supersolid djinn.supersolid.co 
Live jtreks Evidence-based trekking research across 32 mountain ranges. Supersolid jtreks.co 
App Store Keonda A social marketplace for the sea: boats, captains, guests, providers. Francisco Layus · Spain App Store 
Live Half Production Ibiza event production: public site and an internal booking desk. Half Production · Ibiza halfproduction.com 
In development Oliu AI kitchen companion: scan the fridge, get recipes, plans and delivery. Dominic Galliani · California no public site yet 
In development FaceJournal A daily selfie journal with mood, health and skin tracking. Supersolid no public site yet 
Pre-release Giovanni Sardi Debut album: production, distribution and marketing. Giovanni Sardi · Spain giovannisardi.com Skin in the game. Determined to succeed, whatever it takes.
By working with us, you get a team of mature professionals who will help you build your dream, help you gain confidence in using AI to shape your own product, and stay with you for as long as it takes, because we only win when you win.
Let's build your dream.
Tell us what you're building and why you're the one to build it.