About Aquon
We're on a mission to transform portfolio management with verified, AI-powered technology.
About Aquon Inc.
Aquon Inc. builds trustworthy optimization infrastructure for high-impact decision systems. We believe critical decisions from capital markets to energy grids to global supply chains deserve computational foundations designed for trust, not just speed.
Our approach embeds correctness, auditability, and reproducibility directly into computation through Aqua, a new compiler class for decision systems. Our first product, Zeton, proves this technology in professional asset management, where performance and trust are non-negotiable.
Founded by quantitative researchers and engineers with deep experience in financial markets and compilers, we’re building the future of decision systems, one verified line of code at a time.
Our Mission
- Eliminate information leakage in portfolio management.
- Reduce operational inefficiency across the investment workflow.
- Deliver mathematically verified infrastructure for critical optimization decisions.
- Build systems on trust and correctness, not just speed.
Our Vision
- Give every investment firm institutional-grade technology without an institutional-grade team.
- Let portfolio managers focus on alpha generation, not tooling and validation.
- Automate strategy validation, execution, and monitoring with mathematical certainty.
Our Values
- Trust first: precision, rigor, and uncompromising standards.
- Empower human expertise, technology augments, not replaces.
- Scientific innovation: apply cutting-edge computer science to real financial problems.
- Clarity, reliability, and measurable impact in every release.
Our Team
Led by experts in compiler technology, financial systems, and optimization
Carlos de Oliveira
Founder & CEO, Aquon
Faculty @ NYU
ex-Fidelity, ex-BNY Mellon, ex-Ameritrade
Willie Bass
Business Advisor, Aquon
Managing Partner @ The WC Group
ex-EY, ex-KPMG, ex-BNY Mellon
Carlos Tomei
Technical Advisor, Aquon
Associate Professor @ PUC-Rio
Karla Williams
Legal Advisor, Aquon
CPO at University of Michigan
Recognition & Momentum
Validated by Leading Innovation Programs
NYU Tech Venture
Spring 2025
Best Poster Award recognizing early research potential.
$2,000
NYU TAC Award
2025
Technology, Acceleration, and Commercialization Award for product viability.
$65,000
National Science Foundation
APPROVED
I-Corps & SBIR Pitch Approved. DoD Research Grant Application in progress.
Strategic Grants