Official website · Jul 2026
The company homepage highlights its YC backing, AI quantitative trading focus, private VIP review process, and links to the Bybit coverage it cites.
Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 29, 2026
Overview
YC-backed AI quantitative trading firm / digital-asset manager focused on a selective private VIP program for qualified clients, using machine-learning research, quantitative signals, and fully automated execution; public metadata is a bit inconsistent across third-party profiles, so I prioritized the official site, YC, LinkedIn, and recent posts.
Primary product
Private AI-native crypto / digital-asset quant trading program for qualified clients
Founded
2021
Headquarters
Seoul, South Korea
Team size
1-10
Industry
Financial Services
Sub-industry
AI quantitative trading / crypto hedge fund / digital asset management
Offices
Seoul, South Korea
Business model
private investment vehicle
qualified-client managed fund
digital asset management
systematic trading program
Funding
Stage
Seed
Total raised
$500K
Latest round
Seed · Jul 2023
Jul 2023
Jan 2022 · Y Combinator
People & investors
Leadership
Founder and CEO
Work & culture
Public materials emphasize selectivity, confidentiality, transparency, institutional-grade risk controls, and data-driven decision-making rather than broad public enrollment.
Product & market
Pricing
Private, selective allocation / dedicated investment vehicle; pricing and onboarding are shared only after a fit review.
Differentiators
- —YC-backed
- —AI-native systematic crypto trading
- —fully automated execution
- —private VIP review for qualified clients
- —publicly referenced live/verified performance
- —tight risk controls
- —small-team operation
Technology
YouTube
Substack
Customers
qualified clients
LPs
family offices
HNWIs
institutional allocators
Competitors
other crypto hedge funds
AI trading firms
systematic digital asset managers
Latest news
Bloomingbit · Jun 2026
Press coverage reported AYC Fund placed first in the AI division of Bybit's competition, with a 14.82% return and 52.18% win rate over 21 days against 38 global AI models.
Platum · Jun 2026
Korean startup media covered AYC Fund's Bybit contest win and described the company as a YC-backed AI and quant trading firm.
LinkedIn · Mar 2026
MJ Kim posted that AYC Fund won the AI division of Bybit's trading showdown, emphasizing fully automated multi-exchange execution, tight risk controls, and interest from allocators and family offices.
LinkedIn · Mar 2026
AYC Fund said it was selected as an institutional AI participant in Bybit's live AI-vs-human trading competition, highlighting its AI-native crypto trading infrastructure and public leaderboard tracking.
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