
Varun Chatlani
@varunchatlani
I build AI-powered trading research workflows and business solutions grounded in Indian markets expertise.
What I'm looking for
I'm building AI-powered trading workflows and business solutions through ProdigiAI, helping small and medium-sized enterprises bring AI into research, operations, and workflows.
As an independent trader and formerly at Pioneer Investcorp, I've traded Indian cash equities and F&O, delivered technical research and trade calls, and developed systematic frameworks for entries, exits, position sizing, and risk management.
I've also built MyTradeDesk, LedgerAI, and LLM-powered agents for pre-market research, earnings summaries, trade preparation, and journaling. As a CMT charterholder, I bring markets experience to finance-and-AI work.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Founder
ProdigiAI
Apr 2026 - Present (5 months)
Founded an AI consultancy and solutions studio helping small and medium-sized enterprises incorporate AI into their workflows and operations. Designing and shipping AI-powered business solutions spanning research automation, workflow agents, and internal operations tools.
Independent Trader
Self-directed
Aug 2025 - Present (1 year 1 month)
Trading own capital across Indian cash equities and F&O using swing and intraday technical strategies, integrating AI and algorithmic assistance into the decision workflow. Building LLM-powered research and trade-prep agents across multiple platforms to automate pre-market research, earnings summaries, and trade journaling.
Technical Analyst & Trader
Pioneer Investcorp
Feb 2021 - Aug 2025 (4 years 6 months)
Executed proprietary trading strategies across Indian equities and equity derivatives, spanning intraday, positional, and swing horizons. Delivered technical research, setup-based trade calls, and market commentary to clients and internal desks, and built systematic entry/exit, position-sizing, and risk-management frameworks.
Research Intern
Elixir Equities
Feb 2019 - Apr 2019 (2 months)
Produced fundamental research reports on Indian listed companies. Co-developed a hybrid technical-fundamental algorithm for automating positional trade signals.
Trainee
Kotak Securities
Jan 2018 - Mar 2018 (2 months)
Trained directly under the firm's Head Technical Analyst on systematic trading strategies. Generated two research-backed trade recommendations per week.
Co-Founder
The Barman
Apr 2016 - Jul 2017 (1 year 3 months)
Co-founded a bartending services marketplace app and led customer research and experience design for tailored events.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
IIT Patna
Professional Program, Generative AI
2025 -
Enrolled in the Generative AI Professional Program at IIT Patna from September 2025 to February 2026.
University of Mumbai
Master of Commerce, Management
2018 - 2019
Pursued a Master of Commerce in Management from the University of Mumbai (IDOL) from 2018 to 2019.
Malkansview Training Institute
Technical Analysis Mentorship, Technical Analysis
2016 - 2017
Completed an 18-month Technical Analysis Mentorship program under Vishal Malkan from 2016 to 2017.
Bombay International School
IB Diploma, General Studies
Earned an International Baccalaureate Diploma from Bombay International School in 2014.
Qualcomm Academy
AI Upskilling Certificate, Artificial Intelligence
Earned the AI Upskilling Certificate from Qualcomm Academy.
CMT Association
Chartered Market Technician, Technical Analysis
Earned the Chartered Market Technician (CMT) designation from the CMT Association in 2023.
Jai Hind College
Bachelor of Management Studies, Finance
Grade: A
Completed a Bachelor of Management Studies in Finance from Jai Hind College, Mumbai University, in 2017 with an A grade.
AI Essentials and Prompting Essentials, Artificial Intelligence
Completed Google's AI Essentials and Prompting Essentials courses.
Anthropic
Anthropic Academy, Artificial Intelligence
Completed Anthropic Academy courses covering AI Fluency, AI Capabilities & Limitations, Claude 101, Claude Cowork, and Claude Code in Action.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
Authorized to work in
Website
prodigiai.orgPortfolio
mytradedesk.inSalary expectations
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