Variational Founder: $50M Series A, RWA Perps, And TradFi Onchain (Why Now)
Lucas Schuermann joins The Rollup to cover how Variational raised $50M to build the on-chain brokerage.
Lucas Schuermann is Founder and CEO of Variational, a zero-fee on-chain brokerage.
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Timestamps
00:00 $50M Raised
00:54 Ten Years In Quant And HFT
01:29 Q Capital Dorm Room Story
01:46 Genesis Trading Chapter
02:23 Variational Started As Prop Shop
04:08 Luna FTX Risk Lessons
05:55 Dragonfly Series A Breakdown
07:03 RFQ Not Order Book Design
09:08 Trading Global Markets Onchain…
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