DFI Labs is a Paris-based quantitative research and technology company established in 2019. We develop quantitative models, research methods and data infrastructure for authorised asset managers and institutional counterparties.

Does DFI Labs manage money directly?

No. DFI Labs is a research and technology company. It does not contract with investors for regulated services, manage client money, execute orders, monitor client portfolios, hold client assets or private keys, or provide portfolio management, investment advice, custody or crypto-asset services. Any regulated implementation is undertaken solely by Rcube Asset Management.

What exposure models does DFI Labs research?

We design and validate digital-asset exposure profiles solely as research models, covering directional, market-neutral and hedged risk profiles. Any implementation decision is made independently by an authorised asset manager.

Who does DFI Labs work with?

DFI Labs works with regulated asset managers and institutional counterparties that implement digital-asset strategies within authorised frameworks. Enquiries can be made via the contact section.

Where is DFI Labs located?

DFI Labs is headquartered at 14 Avenue du Général-de-Gaulle, 94160 Saint-Mandé, Paris, France.

What makes DFI Labs' approach distinct?

A research-led edge: proprietary factor models, machine-learning signal extraction, rigorous statistical validation, and capacity-aware research governance.

DFI Labs | Quantitative Crypto Research & Technology, Paris

01 Who We Are

DFI Labs is a Paris-based quantitative research and technology company established in 2019. Our edge is built on deep research: proprietary factor models, machine-learning signal extraction, and rigorous statistical validation across hundreds of liquid instruments.

We combine that research with in-house data infrastructure and validation tooling. DFI Labs does not provide portfolio management, investment advice, order execution, custody, crypto-asset services or live client-portfolio monitoring. Any regulated activity and any decision to implement a research model belong solely to the authorised manager.

02 Our Edge

01

Alpha-Discovery Expertise

25 + years of systematic research turning raw digital asset data into repeatable research signals.

02

Research Engine

Factor & ML models validated on our proprietary back-test grid.

03

Exposure Design

Sophisticated exposure profiles — directional, market-neutral and hedged — designed and validated as research models.

04

Risk & Governance

Written research governance: peer review before any signal promotion, documented decisions, living postmortems.

03 Exposure Research

We design and validate digital-asset exposure profiles solely as research models. Any implementation decision is made independently by an authorised asset manager. DFI Labs does not manage money, execute orders, monitor client portfolios or hold client assets.

01 Research

Directional profiles

Regime-aware models for selective long exposure with rules-based hedging.

02 Research

Market-neutral profiles

Cross-sectional models that isolate relative value across a liquid token universe.

03 Research

Hedged profiles

Structural dispersion models built for low directional sensitivity.

04 Leadership

Leo René

Quant Researcher

Data & ML-focused; Researcher at Qube.
ENSAE & École Polytechnique.

Olivier Chevillon

Founder & Head of Research

20 + years in quantitative research and portfolio management at tier-one hedge funds. MBA INSEAD, MSc ENSAE.

Louis Benassy

Partner

Digital-asset specialist; co-founded Chainvest (2017). MSc/BSc Finance, Cass Business School & National University of Singapore.

Julien Boudier

Advisor

Ex-Morgan Stanley, Head of Hybrid & Light Exotics. Fund structuring & institutional distribution. ENSAE Paris.

Hadrien Darmon

Partner

Principal PM at Method Investments. CentraleSupélec & Paris-Assas.

Flavien Gelineau

Advisor

Data-science & ML expert (top 1 % Kaggle).
Ex-Google; ENSTA ParisTech.

05 Get in Touch

Discuss research and technology collaboration.

Get in touch to discuss our quantitative research, model-validation methods and data infrastructure for authorised asset managers and institutional counterparties.

Get in touch Email us

Information only, not an offer, solicitation or recommendation. DFI Labs does not contract with investors for regulated services or provide portfolio management, investment advice, order execution, custody or crypto-asset services.

Contact

hello@dfi-labs.com

Office

14 Avenue du Général-de-Gaulle
94160 Saint-Mandé, France