Theo, a decentralized trading infrastructure provider, has successfully raised $20 million in funding to expand retail investors' access to institutional-grade trading strategies in the cryptocurrency market. The platform is designed to bridge legacy finance with decentralized cryptocurrency markets. Most importantly, it democratizes access for retail users, providing them tools and capabilities that used to be available only to hedge funds and proprietary trading firms.

Theo’s edge comes from their innovative approach to solving the challenge of creating interoperability between established, global asset classes and decentralized blockchain ecosystems. By linking capital from traditional financial players to on-chain retail participants, Theo is able to achieve unprecedented levels of capital efficiency.

Bridging Traditional Finance and DeFi

Theo tackles the rampant fragmentation and inefficiency seen in today’s crypto markets. It common infrastructure allows users easy access to both on-chain and off-chain markets. This allows for more efficient order execution and provides you access to more liquid counterparties.

"The current state of the crypto markets is fragmented and inefficient, which prevents both institutions and retail users from fully capitalizing on the benefits of global, permissionless finance." - Abhi Pingle

Theo’s unique platform is focused on leveling the playing field to help retail investors compete with institutional trading firms while gaining access to sophisticated trading strategies. This infrastructure is what bridges the world of traditional finance with the decentralized markets of crypto, building a safer, more connected and efficient trading ecosystem.

Low-Latency Infrastructure for Secure Transactions

Theo’s trading infrastructure operates on a private low-latency custom validator set. This design ensures speedy and safe transactions across centralized exchanges (CEXes) and decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols. This depth of infrastructure provides the platform with an unparalleled order execution and market access capability, including the ability to offer superior order execution.

The company’s infrastructure meets that challenge with purpose and resolve. In doing so, it creates a highly scalable and robust bridge between legacy financial institutions and the retail participants on-chain, tapping into brand new dimensions of capital efficiency. It’s the underpinning technology black fi allows retail users to tap into institutional-grade trading strategies.

Founding and Vision

Theo was started by brothers Abhi and Arijit Pingle and TK Kwon. Each one a former quant trader with a long career in the cutting edge world of finance. Their mission is to democratize access to the world’s most sophisticated trading tools and strategies. This move will empower retail investors to be better participants in the rapidly evolving crypto market.

Theo aims to make institutional-grade trading strategies available to retail users who lacked access to hedge funds and proprietary trading firms. The platform allows retail users to enjoy the access and transparency of institutional-grade trading.