Patrick Horsman, CFA is a serial entrepreneur and investor. His focus is uncovering niche, esoteric investments that have a sustainable competitive advantage. Mr. Horsman is the Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Coral Capital an investment platform focused on DeFi and Crypto strategies. In 2002 he Co-Founded Blue Sand Securities, a placement agent that has raised over $15B from institutional investors for Alternative Investment funds. He was also the COO and Co-Founder of Merion Investment Management a Litigation Finance fund he launched in 2009 with peak AUM of $1.2B. He is the Founder and CIO of Esoteric Strategies LP a hedge fund focused on investments in niche, uncorrelated strategies. He is also the Co-Founder of Innovation Shares, a thematic ETF index sponsor that offers investors exposure to cutting edge themes created using AI and Natural Language Processing, including NYSE: KOIN one of the first Blockchain ETF’s, and NYSE: THCX one of the first Cannabis ETF's. He is also a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Integrated Ag, a private equity fund focused on Agricultural Investments in US Farmland with a specific focus on improving water infrastructure. He was also the Co-Founder and CEO of Integrated CBD, an institutional scale grower of Industrial Hemp, and refiner of CBD Oil. He is also the Founder of Verified Organic an Ethereum-based Blockchain application designed to bring transparency and accountability to the organic food production process from farm to table. He was a seed investor in Context Summits a hedge fund conference series focused on one on one meetings between institutional investors and hedge fund managers. He was previously the Founder and Managing Partner of Cypress Settlements a Fin-tech company that allowed institutional investors to electronically claim class action settlements from historical trading. Cypress was acquired by FRT in 2015. Mr. Horsman is the Managing Partner of Horsman Holdings a single family office that invests in Alternatives. Mr. Horsman resides in San Juan, PR and is an avid golfer and spear fisherman.