Hedge Connection launched in 2005 as a marketing platform for hedge funds and an information portal for investors. To meet the ever growing demand of businesses and entrepreneurs seeking capital from our relationships, we began modifying our hedge fund related products and events to service more financial verticals. In 2020, we renamed our online platform to Fintroz to reflect this diversification and our revised mission to facilitate introductions to all sectors of the financial services industry.
Hedge Connection operates the Fintroz platform as an enterprise SaaS solution. Portions of the software, to the entire platform, can be licensed by firms looking for virtual conference and online capital introduction technology.
Over the years, Hedge Connection has hosted a multitude of live events featuring thought leadership and one-on-one networking. Through these events and our integrated technology, we have facilitated thousands of direct meetings and over a billion dollars in new investments.
On June 18, 2013, Hedge Connection was awarded United States Patent #8,468,078 for the business methodology of connecting hedge funds and investors online.
On June 30, 2015 Hedge Connection was awarded its second patent, United States Patent #9,070,165.
A method for matching a hedge fund and a hedge fund investor, and apparatus therefore, may utilize databases that may be searched by search engines. The databases and the search engines may be accessed using a website. Information regarding the investor may be stored in one database and information relating to the hedge fund may be separately stored in the other database. An investor may access the search engine associated with the database containing hedge fund information to identify hedge funds that may be relevant to that investor. Likewise, a hedge fund may access the search engine associated with the database containing investor information to identify qualified investors that may be interested in the hedge fund.
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Hedge Connection was founded on the premise of disintermediating the capital raising process through online technology and events. The founders believed that managers shouldn’t have to pay astronomical fees for access to capital, and so they invented something different from the status quo. While the technology continues to evolve, our maxim of connecting hedge funds and investors in the most efficient and cost-effective manner endures.
Lisa Vioni
President & CEO
Lisa is Hedge Connection’s CEO and founding partner. Lisa’s vision for the company stems from her extensive experience in marketing alternative investments and institutional sales.
Before founding Hedge Connection in 2005, Lisa served as Director of Marketing at Ellington Management Group and previously at Singleterry & Company. At both firms, Lisa oversaw all aspects of client relationships including raising money, organizing company events, developing marketing strategy and client servicing.
Prior to her career in hedge fund marketing, Lisa was on the sell side, rising to Senior Vice President in Mortgage Backed Securities-Institutional Sales at Lehman Brothers Securities.
Outside of the financial industry, Lisa has produced three Broadway shows including Long Day’s Journey Into Night for which she won a Tony Award.
Lisa earned a B.A. in French Studies with a minor in Economics from Smith College. She currently holds Series 7, 63 and 65 licenses.
Rob Arthurs
Managing Partner
Rob co-founded Hedge Connection with Lisa Vioni and lead’s the company’s product design team. Rob works closely with Lisa and is instrumental in the decisions and direction of the company’s business. He and his team of developers bring the vision of Hedge Connection to life.
Rob is an avid outdoor enthusiast who mountain bikes and has climbed peaks in North America, Europe and Africa.
Rob has a B.S from St. Francis College in New York and a degree in Geomatics from BCIT in Vancouver.
