A: Hello annazmussaqib,

Thank you for your interest in Biyond. I'm Burkan, co-founder of the company. I’ll address your question in four parts:

1) Nathan and I founded Biyond Capital as a crypto hedge fund and raised $5M during the depths of the bear market—thanks largely to Nathan’s strong track record. Today, we manage approximately $8M in institutional capital. We do not accept individual investors. We've also received early-stage backing from three investors: a neo-bank, a venture capital firm, and an asset manager. This level of investment reflects the rigorous due diligence we've undergone. We later launched Biyond.co as a side venture, driven by my personal interest in product development and quantitative research.

2) I first encountered Nathan in 2021 as a subscriber to Crypto Briefing’s Simetri service. By following his signals, I grew a $70K portfolio to over $600K. Once I learned about his institutional hedge fund background, I approached him to co-found Biyond with me.

3) Nathan was the lead analyst at Simetri. After he left to build Biyond, Simetri struggled significantly. Without Nathan’s expertise, they had little else to offer. Their early-stage coin research underperformed due to market conditions and internal mismanagement. The CEO, Mitchell, stepped down shortly after, and the platform eventually shut down.

To be clear: Simetri’s decline followed Nathan’s departure—not the other way around.

4) Since founding Biyond, Nathan’s trading performance has improved even further, thanks to the quant research and AI tools developed by our team. Once you sign up, you'll have access to our fact sheet. Our proprietary models currently boast a Sharpe ratio above 2—a rare feat in both traditional finance and crypto markets.

I hope this clears things up. Let me know if you have any more questions.

Best regards,
Burkan