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Vakeesan Mahalingam, CFA

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Founder & CEO at Torram
📍 Greater Toronto Area, Canada

Vakeesan Mahalingam is the Founder and CEO of Torram, a company building institutional-grade DeFi infrastructure natively on Bitcoin. An ex-institutional trader and CFA Charterholder, he has deep expertise in finance, crypto, and startup strategy, with a focus on bridging traditional finance with the decentralized economy. He is an alumnus of the University of Waterloo.

Outside of his primary role, Vakeesan has founded a sustainable eco-streetwear brand influenced by hip hop culture that raises awareness for social issues. He is passionate about travel, having worked remotely from multiple countries, and has a stated interest in mens mental health, basketball, and startups.

He founded AMARI AI, an empathetic AI tailored to help men navigate lifes challenges, based on his own mental health journey.

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Experience
2 Years
Current Role
Founder & CEO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Greater Toronto Area, Canada
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Priorities

Topics Vakeesan cares about

Institutional DeFi
As the CEO of Torram, his primary focus is building the infrastructure required for institutional adoption of DeFi directly on the Bitcoin network.
Bitcoin's Future
He is leading the charge in Bitcoin-native finance and believes BitcoinFi is reshaping the future by merging security with decentralized innovation.
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Career

Work history

4-2024
Founder & CEO
Torram
5-2024 - 10-2024
Chapter Director - Toronto
VNTR Capital
11-2023 - 6-2024
Founder
AMARI AI (Telus CSW x AlchemistX '24)
6-2022 - 3-2024
Principal Consultant - Web3
Chimba Consulting Group
11-2022 - 9-2023
Venture Partner - Web3
Flair Ventures
In the press

Media appearances

Torram Secures Strategic Backing from Blockchain Founders Fund to Pioneer Institutional-Grade DeFi on Bitcoin. Featured in PR Newswire
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Education
9-2006 - 8-2010
BA
University of Waterloo
11-2010 - 10-2014
CFA Charter
CFA Institute
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