andy carta

2026

founder, investor, and independent researcher.
based in austin, texas.


now
building surfex — discovery infrastructure for the agentic web
investing personal capital across public and private markets
trading active across public equities, crypto, and private deals

before
founded ronin digital — liquid token digital asset fund
consulted pwc — sap finance transformation
research co-founded upnow crypto research
operator head of supplements at giga fitness

passions

guitar, reading and researching, music rooted in the grateful dead, billy strings, and jimi hendrix, global adventure, sunshine, and nature.


writing

thoughts on crypto, markets, and emerging technology — substack


elsewhere
Queenstown harbor, New Zealand nz
Preikestolen cliff overlooking Lysefjord, Norway norway
View over Queenstown and Lake Wakatipu, New Zealand nz
Paragliding over Interlaken, Switzerland swiss
Camel caravan in the desert, Morocco morocco