Cypher Capital, a diverse investment management firm, announced today the selection of Arash Saidi as Chief Executive Officer.
Saidi has acted as General Partner and Chief Legal Officer of Cypher Capital, overseeing investment structuring and execution throughout the group’s investment management and AI infrastructure sectors while directing its private equity operations.
He has over 20 years of experience in sourcing, evaluating, structuring, and executing investments throughout the Middle East, Europe, and Australia.
Cypher Capital, leveraging its digital asset foundations, currently invests in three interrelated domains: digital assets via the Cypher Digital Fund; AI infrastructure, where the firm provides institutional access to opportunities from its affiliate, Storm Group; and unique private equity investments aimed at technologies transforming the real economy, particularly driven by artificial intelligence and robotics.
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The company's growth signifies an increasing institutional need for structured, multi-asset access via one platform.
Bijan Alizadeh, Founder and Chairman of Cypher Capital says, “Cypher has grown from a digital asset specialist into a platform institutional investors can engage with across asset classes. Arash has been central to building that platform - its funds, its structures and its discipline."
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"His appointment as Chief Executive Officer reflects the scale of what comes next and our commitment to institutional-grade leadership,” adds Bijan.
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Arash Saidi, Chief Executive Officer of Cypher Capital says, “The opportunity in front of us is broader than at any point in Cypher’s history. We have spent significant time building what institutional capital requires - regulated fund vehicles, disciplined governance and a platform that now spans digital assets, AI infrastructure and private equity. My focus is to identify and source attractive and differentiated opportunities as we scale that platform while preserving the discipline it was built on.”