White Shark Management is an alternative investment firm.
Our public market research is focused on how quantum mathematics can be used to better understand the complexities of financial markets. Based on this research, we develop and execute volatility-adjusted, algorithmic investment strategies that drive performance through an improved risk management framework.
White Shark Ventures, our private investment arm, executes a founder-focused, sector-agnostic strategy that supports unique individuals developing new normals.
The great white shark is a crowning achievement of evolution; however, these sharks are routinely demonized and unanimously feared due to inaccurate representations and misunderstandings. This powerful, instinctual hunter plays a pivotal role in the marine ecosystem, one that is essential to the health of our oceans and the wellbeing of humanity. As such, white sharks should elicit respect and curiosity, not fear.
By reimagining our understanding of the white shark, we can realize the true value of this apex hunter and its symbiotic relationship with mankind, which have been lost in the fog of misconception.
White Shark was founded to challenge popular ideas about risk. We believe that groupthink within the investment community has stunted investment strategy innovation due to fear of straying too far from the pack. We dismiss this herd mentality in search of new approaches to solving complex financial market problems.
Like our namesake, we hunt alone.
White Shark uses a quantitative approach that equates the complexity of nature to that of financial markets. The study of the subatomic natural world, or quantum mechanics, can be characterized by a high degree of complexity consisting of innumerable random variables. Similarly, financial markets are a collection of intricate, interrelated systems consisting of myriad variables. We use an algorithmic approach that applies the mathematical framework of quantum mechanics to financial markets in order to better understand, and more accurately forecast, the short-term behavior of random variables within financial markets.
This volatility-adjusted approach creates a robust risk management framework that enables investors to perpetually embrace risk in their portfolios rather than position against it, which mitigates cyclical asset allocation concerns, bolsters portfolio performance across market cycles and provides material diversification benefits.
We provide Seed/A financing to founders solving complex problems and developing new normals. We take a founder-focused approach, meaning that we believe the team drives successful business outcomes more than anything else. As such, we look to support ambitious leaders who have the courage to challenge consensus, the imagination and creativity to redefine what’s possible, and the grit, humility, resourcefulness and emotional intelligence to execute their vision.
Founder & President
Scott Roman is the Founder and President of White Shark Management LLC. Prior to founding White Shark, Mr. Roman was a member of the Century Equity Partners team where he was responsible for the evaluation of investment opportunities within the financial services and healthcare sectors, portfolio company management, and the development of unique investment theses. Prior to joining Century, Mr. Roman was a member of the Technology Services investment banking group at Raymond James where he focused on mergers & acquisitions, capital raising activities and strategic advisory. Mr. Roman earned a B.A. with a double concentration in Economics and Government & Legal Studies from Bowdoin College.