The goal of Vantedge AI, formerly known as 8vdx, is to provide an Agent Marketplace of curated agents to enable investors to get an investing edge to generate alpha by leveraging AI. Our insight to build this marketplace comes from our experience from running a credit hedge fund for 15 years and as a Y Combinator backed startup, we understand the complexities of AI and are here to offer a complete infrastructure to funds and startups alike.
Our platform is built to serve the investment community with the highest security, compliance, and infrastructure tailored for institutional investors.
Active Founders
Ravi Chachra
Founder
Ravi cofounded VantedgeAI (W22), and has invested in over 165 YC companies through a demo day fund, Eight Capital. In 1999, he co-founded SNAZ, a venture backed mobile wallet and universal shopping cart. After the Dot.com bust, he set up a distressed fund to acquire busted convertibles bonds of tech cos that could thrive in the future. In 2019, he set up a pvt. credit fund which was sold in 2021 to his JV partner, J.C. Flowers & Co. Ravi holds a Degree in Computer Science and a Wharton MBA.
Ravi Chachra
Founder
Ravi cofounded VantedgeAI (W22), and has invested in over 165 YC companies through a demo day fund, Eight Capital. In 1999, he co-founded SNAZ, a venture backed mobile wallet and universal shopping cart. After the Dot.com bust, he set up a distressed fund to acquire busted convertibles bonds of tech cos that could thrive in the future. In 2019, he set up a pvt. credit fund which was sold in 2021 to his JV partner, J.C. Flowers & Co. Ravi holds a Degree in Computer Science and a Wharton MBA.
Hi everyone! We’re building an agent marketplace with a secure data layer infrastructure and compliance framework for institutional investors and fintech AI startups.
🧠 The Problem
Institutional Investors know they need to adopt AI — but where does one start?
AI is new, noisy, and fragmented.
Consultants lack the required knowledge and are expensive.
Broadly available mainstream AI tools aren't built with investor workflows, compliance, or security in mind.
Meanwhile, fintech AI startups are building targeted specialised agents — but distribution to investment funds is a huge challenge.
💡 Our Solution
Vantedge AI is the first Agent marketplace with distribution to a rapidly expanding client base of 10+ blue-chip institutional investors managing $100B+ in AUM.
For investors: A secure, plug-and-play platform with curated AI agents to streamline research, diligence, and analysis.
For AI startups: A distribution and infrastructure layer that gets your agents in front of institutional clients, with SOC 2-level compliance, usage tracking, and real-world data access.
We’re now opening up access to our Agent Marketplace for startups building fintech AI tools.
⚙️ How It Works
Investors can upload any document or search for filings and instantly run a vetted AI agent — like an SEC filings parser or investment memo generator.
AI startups can integrate their agents through our SDK and securely run them inside investor workflows — no sales motion required.
All data is stored in a secure Data Vault with workspace-level access, so funds can collaborate and startups can serve verticalized use cases.
We wouldn’t be here without the YC community, and we’d love your feedback, intros, or support. If you’re building in AI, fintech, or investing, we’d love to connect.