Quantitative Digital Asset Manager

Systematic
edge for
digital assets.

We design, validate and operate systematic strategies across 100+ liquid digital assets with institutional risk governance, 24/7 execution and capacity management.

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2019 Established
AMF Registered E2022-032
24/7 Execution + Risk
100+ Liquid Universe

01 — The Firm

Paris-based. Research-driven.
Capacity-aware.

DFI Labs is a Paris-based digital asset manager established in 2019. We deliver institutional-grade risk governance, proprietary technology and performance-driven research.

We operate with a capacity-aware approach and a disciplined onboarding process, ensuring alignment between strategy capacity and invested capital.

AMF Registered License E2022-032 under French regulation
Proactive Risk FTX exit playbook executed ahead of collapse
24/7 Operations Continuous execution and live risk monitoring

02 — Our Edge

Built for systematic
alpha generation.

Every component of our infrastructure is purpose-built for quantitative digital asset management.

01

Alpha-Discovery Expertise

25+ years of systematic research turning raw market data into repeatable, uncorrelated trading edge across regimes.

02

Proprietary Research Engine

Factor models and ML pipelines validated on our proprietary back-test grid before any capital allocation.

03

24/7 Smart Execution

Low-latency smart order router prioritising maker liquidity with real-time risk metrics streaming.

04

Risk Governance & Compliance

AMF-registered with institutional-grade risk frameworks. Proactive exchange-exit playbook demonstrated during FTX (2022) — zero losses from counterparty exposure.

03 — Strategy Suite

Three strategies.
Distinct return profiles.

Each strategy targets a different risk/return profile, allowing bespoke portfolio construction.

Directional

Vision

Selective long exposure with dynamic hedging powered by factor & sentiment regime models.

Market-Neutral

Descartes

Cross-sectional long-short harvesting dispersion across 100+ liquid tokens.

Delta-Neutral

SmartArb

Basis capture between futures/perps and spot pairs for consistent, low-volatility yield.

04 — Leadership

Quantitative DNA.

Decades of systematic trading experience across traditional and digital asset markets.

Leo Rene

Leo Rene

Quant Researcher

Data & ML-focused; Researcher at Qube. ENSAE & École Polytechnique.

Olivier Chevillon

Olivier Chevillon

Founder & CIO

20+ years managing quantitative strategies for tier-1 hedge funds. MBA INSEAD, MSc ENSAE.

Louis Benassy

Louis Benassy

COO

Digital-asset specialist; co-founded Chainvest (2017). MSc/BSc Finance, Cass & NUS.

Yuval Reisman

Yuval Reisman

Advisor

CEO/co-founder of YRD (market-neutral digital asset fund). ex-CEO Hone Capital. MBA INSEAD.

Hadrien Darmon

Hadrien Darmon

CTO & Quant

Principal PM at Method Investments. CentraleSupélec & Paris-Assas.

Flavien Gelineau

Flavien Gelineau

Advisor

Data-science & ML expert (top 1% Kaggle). Ex-Google; ENSTA ParisTech.

05 — Investment Inquiry

Ready to discuss fit and implementation?

Schedule a call to explore governance, implementation details, and whether our strategies align with your mandate.

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Investment Team

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Office

14 Avenue du Général-de-Gaulle
94160 Saint-Mandé, France