Omid Aladini
CTO · Iron (acquired by MoonPay)
Software and distributed-systems engineer who co-founded Iron, a stablecoin-infrastructure company (acquired by MoonPay in 2025), where he now serves as CTO. Previously built Ultimate, a self-custody DeFi trading wallet (acquired by Jupiter), and worked on matching engines and core systems at Börse Stuttgart.
Why: Nearly perfect match: co-founded stablecoin infrastructure company (like Tom's Rain), built financial systems from scratch, technical generalist across distributed systems. Missing the actuarial/math background and endurance sports angle.
Shaun McGlinchey
CTO · Levl
Zero-to-one technical leader who built Levl's technology from the first line of code at seed stage. Focuses on stablecoin payments and trading infrastructure with 21+ years of experience.
Why: Extremely close match: building stablecoin payments infrastructure from scratch, explicit 'zero-to-one technical leader' descriptor, joined at seed stage. Profile explicitly mentions both stablecoins and payments like Tom's Rain work. Lacks quantitative academic foundation.
Alexander Petrochenko
CTO & Founder · WhateverPay
15+ years building payment infrastructure, processing centers, and POS ecosystems across Europe and the Middle East. Currently co-founding WhateverPay, a white-label fintech platform for European markets, serving 1M+ merchants.
Why: Strong fintech infrastructure builder with founding experience in payments. Deep payment processing systems work aligns with Tom's capital systems focus. Less emphasis on zero-to-one vs scaling existing infrastructure.
Manish Bhatia
Co-Founder & CTO · Zynk
CTO & Co-founder of Zynk building next-generation payment infrastructure for instant global payments. Previously CTO at AmazonPay and President at Lendingkart, with 20+ years building platforms that scale.
Why: Building payment infrastructure at founding level, strong technical leadership across fintech. More experience at large-scale companies (Amazon) than pure zero-to-one startups. Solid infrastructure and platform focus.
Anjan Som
Co-founder & CTO · Fintecture
Co-founder & CTO at Fintecture since 2017, building next-generation payment rails. 15+ years of experience in fintech infrastructure and technical leadership.
Why: Co-founded payment infrastructure company, strong zero-to-one operator. Payment rails work parallels Tom's stablecoin payments focus. Less visible data platform and quantitative background.
Alexey Karavitchev
Founder · Insurance Tech
AI Engineer and insurance tech innovator specializing in LLMs and insurance software. Holds actuarial credentials and has consulted on life, annuities, retirement and reinsurance products with leading global insurance providers.
Why: Shares Tom's actuarial foundation and applies it to insurance tech. Strong quantitative background and technical generalist skills. Less focused on pure fintech infrastructure and payments, more on insurance vertical.
Amaan Ali Khan
Actuarial Analyst & Co-Founder · Lux Actuaries & Consultants
Actuarial analyst and co-founder with physics background who models chaotic systems. Career spans actuarial work and entrepreneurial ventures, combining quantitative foundations with startup experience.
Why: Remarkably similar educational path: physics degree leading to actuarial work, plus co-founder experience. Less developed fintech infrastructure focus and data platform work than Tom. Younger in career trajectory.
Alex Izydorczyk
Founder · Cybersyn (started)
Led Data Science at Coatue, then founded Cybersyn, a data-as-a-service company funded by Snowflake, Coatue, and Sequoia. Focuses on intersection of data, finance, and practical forecasting systems.
Why: Strong data platform specialist who founded data-as-a-service company, excellent zero-to-one operator. Finance + data intersection aligns well. Less focused on payment/capital infrastructure specifically, more on data products.
