Decode the Market. Build the Future.Capture the Alpha.
Show the Market What You've Built
Demonstrate your technology, a real use case or a proof of concept that solves a genuine problem for quantitative investors.
Fast, Focused and Judged by Practitioners
Selected Start-ups
Eight companies are selected based on the relevance of their technology to quantitative finance.
Minutes Each
Present your technology, use case or proof of concept to the Future Alpha community.
Practitioner Judges
Senior judges from the buy-side, academia and systematic investing score each presentation.
Companies Recognised
A winner and runner-up are announced live at Future Alpha 2027.
Meet the People Behind Quantitative Investment Decisions
Future Alpha brings together senior professionals responsible for researching, evaluating and implementing new approaches across quantitative and systematic investing.
Your pitch reaches people who understand the challenge you're solving and could become users, clients, partners or advocates.
Meet professionals working across:
- Quantitative Research
- Portfolio Management
- Systematic Investing
- AI & Machine Learning
- Data Strategy & Sourcing
- Trading & Execution
- Front-Office Engineering
- Risk
- Investment Technology
- Portfolio Technology
Is Your Company a Fit for Pitch Fest?
Pitch Fest is designed for early-stage companies building technology, data or infrastructure with a clear application to quantitative and systematic investing.
We're looking for emerging companies ready to put their technology in front of the market.
Your product should solve a genuine challenge across investment research, data, trading, portfolio construction, risk or the technology infrastructure supporting them.
What Could You Be Building?
AI & Machine Learning
Tools supporting investment research, analysis, signal generation and decision-making.
Alternative & Investment Data
New datasets, data infrastructure, sourcing, enrichment and analytics.
Quant Research & Analytics
Technology helping researchers discover, test, validate and deploy investment ideas.
Trading Technology
Execution, connectivity, OMS/EMS, automation and next-generation trading infrastructure.
Portfolio & Risk Technology
Portfolio construction, optimisation, analytics, modelling and risk technology.
Compute & Infrastructure
Technology supporting complex quantitative, data-intensive and AI investment workflows.
Take the Conversation Beyond the Stage
Your dedicated startup booth gives attendees a clear place to find your team, explore your technology and continue conversations after your pitch.
Use the exhibition, networking and event app to connect with prospective clients, investors and partners.
Explore the Future Alpha 2027 Floor Plan
See the exhibition space where the Future Alpha community will meet, network and discover new technology.
View the interactive floor plan →Eight Start-ups. Will You Be One of Them?
Showcase your technology to the quantitative finance community and turn visibility into meaningful industry conversations.
Pitch Fest participation: $6,000
Only eight start-up places are available.
Want to find out more? Contact the Future Alpha team at info@alphaevents.com
