Founding Team

Our founding team combines an elite technical education from MIT with direct exposure to the world's most sophisticated quantitative trading and technology firms.

Kush Bavaria

A graduate of MIT with degrees in Computer Science and Finance, Kush brings a modern, data-first approach to market design. His work at MIT's prestigious Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) focused on deploying complex machine learning systems. His background in finance, combined with deep technical expertise in generative AI and high-performance computing, gives him a unique understanding of the critical infrastructure needs of the AI economy.

Wayne Nelms

Wayne is a prodigious engineering talent, specializing in Mathematics and Computer Science at MIT. He has been selected for highly competitive technical programs at the world's top quantitative trading firms, including Jane Street, The D. E. Shaw Group, and Susquehanna (SIG). His hands-on experience is further complemented by software engineering internships at Google, making him an expert in building the robust, low-latency systems required for a high-throughput financial exchange.

We’re hiring

We’re building institutional markets for AI compute and looking for exceptional people to join us.

  • Engineering (full-stack, systems, data)
  • Trading & market operations
  • Research & data science
  • Quant & infrastructure

Email kush@ornnai.com with your resume or profile.