# Alejandro Soumah

Founder · Itô Markets · United States

Page: https://techne-summit-concept.pages.dev/speakers/alejandro-soumah

Alejandro Soumah is the founder of Itô Markets, an Alliance-backed company building market infrastructure for GPU compute. He previously worked in quantitative research and credit trading at Goldman Sachs and founded RISO Data, which he grew to approximately $500K in annual recurring revenue. Alejandro studied Mathematics and Computer Science at the University of California, San Diego, and delivered a TEDxSanDiego talk on the use of AI in cocoa supply chains. His work spans artificial intelligence infrastructure, financial technology, quantitative markets, enterprise software, and technology entrepreneurship. He has also served as a judge for the Agora Agents Hackathon, evaluating AI-agent projects across technical execution, innovation, traction, and commercial potential.

## Sessions at Techne Summit 2026

- [STARTUP WORLD CUP COMPETITION](https://techne-summit-concept.pages.dev/agenda/startup-world-cup-competition.md): Sun 4 Oct, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm, Techne Arena, Alexandria