# Anton Katz

> Anton Katz is the New York-based co-founder and CEO of Talos, an institutional digital asset technology company founded with Ethan Feldman in 2018. A computer science graduate of MIT, he previously worked at Microsoft, Broadway Technology and AQR Capital Management. His earlier life included representing Israel in competitive shooting and winning a junior world championship gold medal in 1998.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Talos
- **Organizations:** Talos, AQR Capital Management, Broadway Technology, Microsoft, Israeli National Shooting Team, Israel Defense Forces
- **Education:** Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- **Known for:** Won a 1998 junior world championship gold medal in shooting representing Israel., Co-founded Talos in 2018., Named to the TabbFORUM 40, as noted in January 2025.

## Career timeline

- **1998** — Won a junior world championship shooting gold medal representing Israel.
- **2003-2007** — Studied computer science at MIT.
- **2007** — Began his technology career at Microsoft.
- **2009-2015** — Worked at Broadway Technology, eventually becoming director of software.
- **2015-2018** — Head of Trading Technology at AQR Capital Management.
- **2018** — Co-founded Talos with Ethan Feldman after investigating a crypto investment business.
- **2019** — Talos executed its first trade in August.
- **2020** — Publicly introduced Talos in October.
- **2025** — Talos acquired Coin Metrics and announced an integration with BlackRock’s Aladdin platform.
- **2026** — Talos announced a Series B extension, a Nasdaq partnership and $1 trillion in cumulative notional trading volume.

## Achievements

- Won a 1998 junior world championship gold medal in shooting representing Israel.
- Co-founded Talos in 2018.
- Named to the TabbFORUM 40, as noted in January 2025.
- Led Talos as it reported $1 trillion in cumulative notional trading volume in August 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Published a company milestone essay announcing that Talos had crossed $1 trillion in cumulative notional trading volume since inception.
- **2026-03** — Talos and Nasdaq announced a partnership to develop integrated tokenized collateral management using Talos infrastructure, Calypso and Nasdaq Trade Surveillance.
- **2026-01** — Talos announced a $45 million Series B extension, bringing the Series B to $150 million at approximately $1.5 billion post-money valuation.

## Links

- Website: https://www.talos.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katzanton
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/KatzAnton

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