# Sameer Shalaby

> Sameer Shalaby is the Founder, President and Co-CEO of VersiFi, a New York digital-asset trading and lending firm that brings a TradFi-inspired, regulated approach to institutional crypto. A serial software entrepreneur with 25-plus years in financial technology, he has built and exited multiple companies - Paladyne Systems (acquired by Broadridge in 2011), Cogency Systems, and the publicly listed TenFold Corporation - and ran HazelTree Fund Services as President and CEO before launching VersiFi in 2022.

- **Role:** Founder, President & Co-CEO at VersiFi
- **Organizations:** VersiFi, HazelTree Fund Services, Paladyne Systems, Cogency Systems, TenFold Corporation, Oracle Corporation, Broadridge Financial Solutions
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), B.S., The George Washington University
- **Known for:** Founded or co-founded five companies across three decades of financial technology, Co-founded TenFold Corporation, which went public in 1999, Built and sold Paladyne Systems to Broadridge Financial Solutions in 2011

## Career timeline

- **1993** — Co-founded TenFold Corporation, a technology and vertical-applications provider; held technology and executive roles through its 1999 IPO
- **2002** — Founded Cogency Systems, an investor operational management and accounting solutions provider
- **2005** — Founded Paladyne Systems, an investment management solutions provider, serving as CEO
- **2011** — Paladyne Systems acquired by Broadridge Financial Solutions; Shalaby stayed on as president until 2013
- **2016** — Named President and CEO of HazelTree Fund Services to lead company expansion
- **2022** — Founded VersiFi, a digital-asset trading and lending firm, in New York
- **2023** — VersiFi raised $10M Series A led by Hunting Hill Global Capital; Martin Garcia joined as co-CEO
- **2024** — VersiFi acquired trading-tech startup Ather Digital

## Achievements

- Founded or co-founded five companies across three decades of financial technology
- Co-founded TenFold Corporation, which went public in 1999
- Built and sold Paladyne Systems to Broadridge Financial Solutions in 2011
- As President and CEO of HazelTree, added over 200 of the world's largest hedge fund and private equity managers as clients
- Raised $10M Series A for VersiFi led by Hunting Hill Global Capital in November 2023
- Led VersiFi's acquisition of Ather Digital in 2024

## Latest updates

- **2024-05** — VersiFi acquired trading-technology startup Ather Digital
- **2023-11** — VersiFi closed $10M Series A led by Hunting Hill Global Capital and named Martin Garcia co-CEO

## Links

- Website: https://versifi.io
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/sameer-shalaby-098a243
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XdCtyg9CRU

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Last updated: 2026-06-03