# AYC Fund

> AYC Fund is an AI-native crypto hedge fund out of Y Combinator's W22 batch, founded in 2021 by MJ Kim in Seoul. It builds systematic, rules-based trading engines for digital-asset markets and now runs a private, invite-only program for qualified clients - high-net-worth individuals, family offices, and advisors - where capital stays in the client's own exchange account and the fund trades through read-and-trade API access rather than taking custody.

- **Founded:** 2021
- **Headquarters:** Seoul, South Korea
- **Founders:** MJ Kim (Founder and CEO)
- **Team size:** 1-2
- **Products:** AYC Fund VIP, AYC VWAP, AYC ALGO-100, V11.25 Safety Engine, Managed accounts
- **Notable:** Accepted into Y Combinator's Winter 2022 batch., Won the Bybit AI Showdown with +14.82% in 21 days against professional traders., AYC VWAP ranked #1 in six-month returns on the Cornix marketplace.

## Products & services

- **AYC Fund VIP** — A private, invite-only systematic digital-asset program for qualified clients - HNWIs, single-family offices, and advisors. Access follows a suitability and operational review; detailed risk, structure, and reporting materials are shared privately.
- **AYC VWAP** — A volume-weighted-average-price trading strategy that ranked #1 in six-month returns on the Cornix marketplace, with a publicly verified +91.06% six-month result and a low-to-medium risk rating.
- **AYC ALGO-100** — A signal engine that scans the top 100 pairs in real time to generate rules-based long and short signals without human input.
- **V11.25 Safety Engine** — The fund's risk layer: AES-256-encrypted API keys, trading-only permissions, pre-liquidation protection, and daily loss limits.
- **Managed accounts** — Non-custodial managed trading on the client's own exchange account (Bybit, Binance, Bitget, OKX) via trade-only API access; funds are never withdrawn by the fund.

## Achievements

- Accepted into Y Combinator's Winter 2022 batch.
- Won the Bybit AI Showdown with +14.82% in 21 days against professional traders.
- AYC VWAP ranked #1 in six-month returns on the Cornix marketplace.
- Publicly verified +91.06% six-month PnL with a low-to-medium risk rating.
- Repositioned into an invite-only program for HNWIs, family offices, and advisors.

## Latest updates

- **2024-01** — Repositioned to an AI-native, VIP-only public site focused on qualified-client review rather than public sign-ups.
- **2024-01** — Rolled out the V11.25 Safety Engine with pre-liquidation protection and daily loss limits.

## Links

- Website: https://www.aycfund.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/aycfund
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ayc_fund

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Last updated: 2026-07-31