Milwaukee-based hedge fund Verma Research Capital (VRC) recently closed a $4.3 million funding round aimed at helping its clients invest in short term quantitative and high frequency trading and buy long term equities, according to VRC founder Divyanshu Verma.

Funds raised in this round will be applied to VRC’s existing clients and other investments in short- and long-term equities. VRC’s platform uses derivatives, algorithmic trading and data-driven market analysis to support companies trading at high frequencies. Profits generated from VRC’s short-term model will be applied to its long-term initiatives.

The firm has two operating models – short-term quantitative investing and long-term value investing. The quantitative trading book (short-term) generates realized monthly returns. The equity book (long-term) compounds wealth over years. The duo allows VRC to collect near-term income and drive growth, and beats the U.S. hedge fund industry benchmark, according to VRC’s first quarter results reporting.

VRC secured funding from a number of private sources throughout the country, including a private investor working at International Systems Technologies, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Pitch Global, based in San Francisco, California, and Aramas Capital, based in New York. Disclosed investments ranged from $200,000 to $3 million.

A graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Master of Computer Science program, Verma launched VRC in 2025 after serving as a portfolio manager overseeing $200,000 at UWM’s student investment club for two years prior.

Verma will be recognized in May at the Silicon Valley Economic Forum as the emerging entrepreneur in the Hedge Fund category.