Scientech Research Capital

Scientech Research Capital recruits from the same talent pool as the biggest quant names. Its bench includes U.S. Math Olympiad medalists, STEM PhDs, and frontier AI researchers, the kind of roster usually associated with the largest shops rather than a boutique.

Founded in Jersey City in 2019 by Wall Street veterans and academic researchers, the firm trades its own capital across global electronic markets and built early infrastructure that came through the 2020 volatility spike intact. Its quantitative engine has generated a large library of statistical and machine-learning models, and it has been extending from proprietary trading into asset management. The culture is built around ownership, bringing researchers and engineers in as people who shape the firm's direction, with a second office in Shanghai.