Arnav Kapur started his career on Wall Street in New York: first working for Bank of America’s derivatives trading group, then Jefferies’ investment banking group covering high growth tech and biotech clients. In pursuit of developing a valuable founder network, Arnav started a consumer-tech events business in 2021 (scaling to mid 6 figures in revenue). In 2022, Arnav started originating transactions with the new founders and investors in his network, and closed his first originated deal in May 2022, securing a $100mm asset-backed warehouse line for Parker (fintech). He saw an opportunity to continue developing his skillset within the startups / venture capital ecosystem, and in 2023 he helped launch Parker’s partnership customer engine, and subsequently helped launch Atlas (Fintech), With Coverage (Insur-Tech), and Numeral (DTC SaaS) into market. In 2024 Arnav started working with multi-family offices and began opportunistically syndicating deals for AI companies. He launched Astro to build a leading capital allocator, native to the AI age. In his free time, Arnav likes to spend time with his four year old australian shepherd. He studied at UCLA and is originally from Connecticut. He is now based between New York and San Francisco.

Brendan McCaffrey attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he pursued a dual-degree program integrating computer science from the School of Engineering with finance from the Wharton School. During his academic tenure, he cultivated a nuanced expertise through selective engagements in venture capital, quantitative trading, and software engineering. In 2021, he aligned with the family office of a distinguished macro trader and investor, where, under the guidance of its principal, he navigated diverse dimensions of proprietary capital management to generate returns. His proficiency spans early-stage investments, liquid markets, and the discreet development of sophisticated software solutions tailored to internal arbitrage strategies. Most recently, Brendan co-founded Unit, a cryptographic protocol that subtly advances the frontier of financial technology with primitives crafted from first principles.