Mehul Patel
Founder · Investor · Engineer

From Zimbabwe to the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.

Two engineering degrees, Goldman Sachs, and now a portfolio of companies across trading, technology and real estate. I build systems for markets and the people in them.

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Mehul Patel at the New York Stock Exchange podium
Goldman Sachs NYSE Siemens Energy Techtronic Industries Forbes Under 30 Scholar
My story

Four chapters, one through-line.

Mehul Patel holding up a model aircraft painted in Zimbabwe's colors behind a Zimbabwean flag
Flying Zimbabwe's colors at a UCF flight competition.
Zimbabwe

Where it started

Born and raised in Zimbabwe, I served as Senior Prefect at Christian Brothers College, my first lesson that leadership means carrying the people around you. I always wanted to understand how things worked, from engines to economies.

2016

A one-way ticket to engineer

I left Zimbabwe for the University of Central Florida and graduated cum laude in 2021 with two degrees, aerospace and mechanical engineering. Along the way: Forbes Under 30 Scholar, the President's Leadership Council, and co-founding ORTEL Energy to generate electricity from flowing water.

Mehul Patel in cap and stole at his UCF graduation, the stole bearing Zimbabwe's flag
Mehul Patel in a three-piece suit on the New York Stock Exchange trading floor
2019

Wall Street

At Goldman Sachs I built foreign-exchange trading algorithms and placed 3rd in the national Datathon. At Siemens Energy and as Lead Project Engineer at Techtronic Industries, I helped take 14 products to market in two years. I've since been invited back to the New York Stock Exchange several times.

Today

Betting on myself

I trade the markets daily and have founded companies across trading, quantitative technology, sports tech and real estate. And through #LiftAsIClimb, I hold the door open for the next person, the way mentors did for me.

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Ventures

The companies I've built.

TradeSphere Innovations logo TradeSphere InnovationsFounder & CEO Trading education with an institutional lens: futures, options market structure and systematic strategy.
Quant Axis Systems logo Quant Axis SystemsFounder A software company building a suite of products for traders.
The Trade MakersFounder A prop firm for both futures and equities, with evaluation and instant-funding accounts. Prodisphere logo ProdisphereCo-founder AI-driven NIL valuations: a platform connecting athletes with brands through Prodiscore ratings.
Swan InvestmentsPartner Real estate and private investments.
To call Mehul a trailblazer would not do his college career justice. Any organization would benefit from this young man, and I cannot wait until the day he leads his own company.
Abhishek Sastri · Business consultant
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Work with me

Let's build something.

Partnerships, speaking, press, or a one-on-one advisory session. I read every message.

  • Business consultingStrategy, go-to-market and launch
  • Trading strategy reviewFutures, options, risk and sizing
  • Career accelerationResume, LinkedIn and mock interviews
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