Who Are We?
Gradient Ascent is an investment company which uses its own capital to fund the AI transformation and in so doing maximise shareholder returns. It was spun out of Mako, a proprietary trading firm, who are seed investors and active supporters of the venture, who's continued links will ensure we always have access to the most up to date information on market activity.
CIO: Jamie Cassidy
I studied maths at university but found my real love in economics and game theory. I have applied those skills to successfully trade in many different strategies, asset classes and market conditions. Rising to Head of Index Options for SIG Dublin in my 20s, and Global Head of Trading for Mako in my 30s.
I have become fascinated by the progress in AI over the last 18 months. The creation of a new form of intelligence is captivating in itself; made even more interesting by the power it has to transform the world around us.
By combining this deep personal interest in the subject with a long history of successful trading, I feel ideally placed to identify the most pressing bottlenecks and identify the most acute investment opportunities during this period of transition.
Team
As well has having access to Mako's trading staff and analysts, we will build a team specific to this strategy to follow closely developments in the technology and to do deep dive analysis into prospective investments.
We have also established advisory relationships with Machine Learning experts who work in the industry and share with us regularly their views on the latest developments. This direct access to top researchers, working on the cutting edge of this frontier technology.
Investors
We are looking for people who share this vision of the future to invest with us. It is so important to recognise the importance of the role of the investors in a project like this, and it is crucial that we are aligned on the foundational premise. Even in the last year, while there has been fantastic progress in the technology, we have seen periods of deep scepticism in public markets. This expect several cycles of sentiment like this over the coming years, which will enhance our opportunity, but our ability to take full advantage of these swings will be greatly enhanced if we have investors who are fully committed to the thesis.
For more information, including a more detailed foundational statement, go to our thesis page.