Akshat Vaidya
Managing Partner/ Co- Founder, Maelstrom
Akshat Vaidya is listed as Managing Partner/ Co- Founder, Maelstrom. Akshat spoke at Hong Kong FinTech Week 2026 in November 2026 (speaker, “Fewer Deals, Bigger Bets: Who Gets Funded in Crypto Now?”).
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About
Akshat runs the deal team for Maelstrom across all deal strategies: 1) Venture; 2) Liquid; 3) Private Equity; and 4) Public Markets. He previously led the M&A team at BitMEX before departing in 2022 to co-found Maelstrom. Initially trained as a management consultant, he began his investing career executing LBOs at Granite Creek Capital Partners. Akshat holds a BS in Economics from UPenn’s Wharton School of Business.
Sessions at 1 conference
Hong Kong FinTech Week 2026 2 November 2026 – 3 November 2026
- Fewer Deals, Bigger Bets: Who Gets Funded in Crypto Now? Speaker · 3 November 2026