The Founding Team has worked in the Crypto Industry since 2013.
Collectively, we have raised over $16 Billion in capital and executed on a diverse set of Crypto, Blockchain, Investment Management and Operating Businesses.
Our Team
CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER & CO-FOUNDER
Thomas McLaughlin
•Co-Founder and CEO of Blockstake, an early digital currency company focused on Bitcoin & Ethereum Mining.
•Early Bitcoin Investor and Digital Asset Trader. Managed personal book of crypto & DeFi investments prior to formation of Coral.
•Angel investor in 10+ blockchain & crypto early-stage companies.
•Investment Banking Experience: Bank of America Merrill Lynch – Leveraged Finance, Alvarez & Marsal – Restructuring.
•BS in Finance and Accounting from Lehigh University.
MANAGING PARTNER & CO-FOUNDER
Patrick Horsman, CFA
•Co-Founder of Blue Sand Securities, a placement agent raising assets from institutional investors. Raised >$15B for single manager alternative investment funds.
•CIO of Esoteric Strategies LP a Crypto Arbitrage fund.
•Co-Founder of Merion Investment Management, a litigation finance fund with peak AUM of $1.2B.
•Co-Founder of Integrated Ag, an Agriculture PE fund with peak AUM of $270M.
•Co-Founder of Innovation Shares, an ETF sponsor providing exposure to cutting edge themes using AI and Natural Language Processing, including NYSE: KOIN one of the first Blockchain ETF’s, and NYSE: THCX one of the first Cannabis ETF's.
•Founder of Verified Organic an Ethereum blockchain based verification system for organic food production.
•CFA Charter Holder; FINRA Series 7, 24, 66, 79.
•Triple major in Accounting, Finance, and Entrepreneurship from University of Arizona Eller School of Business.
MANAGING PARTNER & CO-FOUNDER
David Namdar, CFA
•Co-Founder of Galaxy Digital and SolidX Partners, two digital asset-focused financial services firms. Led Galaxy to a $250M raise and 2018 RTO in Canada.
•Early adopter, investor and entrepreneur that has invested in and advised over 100 cryptocurrency projects and platforms.
•Prior investment experience with Millennium Management and UBS, investing in global equities, FX, and derivatives on a global basis.
•Bachelor’s degree in Finance and International Business from the USC Marshall School of Business and CFA Charter Holder.
HEAD OF TRADING
Joshua Kruger
• Joshua Kruger is a fund manager with experience managing crypto assets. He is an experienced investor, trader, and market technologist specializing solely in cryptocurrency markets and emerging crypto based protocols.
• Founder of SYMUL
• He co-founded the hedge fund Kruger Pasch Capital LLC (2017) and OnChain Alpha (2021).
• Josh has been generating alpha both in a professional and personal capacity for many years in the space using everything from sophisticated algorithms to market game theory. He has generated market beating returns for investors since 2016.
• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science from Texas A&M University.
HEAD OF RESEARCH
JR Pasch
• JR Pasch has over 10 years of experience in demonstrating success through strategic leadership and critical technical insight.
• He co-founded the hedge fund Kruger Pasch Capital LLC (2017) and OnChain Alpha (2021).
• JR served as a 61A research analyst in the United States Air Force, and his 9+ years of military service has bolstered his education on modeling, machine learning, and simulation.
• He campaigned the world’s first crypto currency multi-winner no-loss lottery.
• His work ethic and passion for advanced statistical analysis allows him to optimize robust growth-trajectories with creative risk hedging strategies.
• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science from Texas A&M University, Masters Program: Research/Systems Analysis Military Applications Course at Army Logistics University.
HEAD OF OPERATIONS
Chase Mayeux
• Chase Mayeux has over 12 years of sales, operations, and business development experience working with startups and Fortune 500 companies.
• Co-Founder and CEO of OneCussion (2017).
• Marketing and Operations Director of Ronin Forex (2018).
• Director of Investor Relations and Founding Team Member at OnChain Alpha, a DeFi focused alternative asset investment firm (2020).
• Bachelor’s degree with a dual major in Marketing and Management from Texas Tech University, Rawls College of Business.
• Advisory Board Member of Decent Labs (2022).
SENIOR SOFTWARE ARCHITECT
Fadi Hanna Al-Kass
• Fadi Hanna Al-Kass has over 9 years of cloud and distributed system development experience.
• He is developing SYMUL, a DeFi/CeFi data aggregation accounting solution and business intelligence suite designed for hedge funds and sophisticated traders.
• Senior Software Engineer at Dell (2015 - 2022).
• Co-Founder and CTO of ZGPS (2018).
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Software Engineering from Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio.
HEAD ANALYST
Justin Vlahos
• Justin Vlahos is an analyst with over two years experience investing in the crypto markets. He works directly with the Trading Team and publishes market research covering DeFi and other-chain developments .
• Before Joining the Coral Team, he spent a few months as an Associate at Blockchain Coinvestors (FoF) where he was first introduced to the Venture side of crypto investing.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance from Santa Clara University.
• Justin is currently pursuing options based strategies to help grow the Coral High Yield Fund.