The Team

Practitioners.
Operators.
Builders.

CFRI's team is composed of founders, engineers, and operators with direct, hands-on experience deploying AI, building Bitcoin infrastructure, and contributing to frontier quantum research.

VAKEESAN MAHALINGAM, CFA
FOUNDER

4× founder. CEO of Torram (Bitcoin-native infrastructure). Founder of MartinLoop (open-source AI agent framework), Amari AI, and Kaizan Labs. Two decades at the intersection of AI, Web3, and deep tech. Contributor to the TSB token standard on Bitcoin and a participant in Google's Willow quantum early-access program.

Torram
Bitcoin-native infrastructure
MartinLoop
Open-source AI agent framework
Amari AI
Applied AI
Kaizan Labs
Deep tech ventures
GOBI SHANTHA
Practitioners, Not Academics

Founders, engineers, and operators with direct experience in production AI deployment, blockchain infrastructure, quantum research, and enterprise digital transformation across Canada and globally.

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