LO:TECH
Institutional-grade crypto liquidity, data, and execution
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About LO:TECH
LO:TECH is a digital asset trading platform focused on market making and institutional-grade data services. Its core business is providing liquidity for crypto tokens across both centralized exchanges (e.g., Binance) and decentralized venues (e.g., Uniswap), while offering standardized, tick-level market data via API, WebSocket, and historical CSV files.
Core strengths lie in transparency and technology: unlike traditional market makers that operate as "black boxes," LO:TECH offers clients a live dashboard with real-time visibility into order books, spreads, and liquidity depth. The platform also normalizes data from multiple venues into a single schema, solving the pain point of fragmented and inconsistent market data that complicates quantitative research and risk management.
Market pain points addressed include: (1) opaque market making practices that lead to mistrust and potential price manipulation; (2) difficulty in accessing clean, historical tick data for backtesting; (3) the operational burden of integrating with multiple exchanges individually.
In the past six months (2026-02-28 to 2026-08-28), LO:TECH became one of the first firms licensed to distribute Kalshi event market data, which has recorded over $100 billion in cumulative trading volume. This partnership enables institutional clients to access standardized event contract data for hedging and risk management. The company also continued to expand its cross-exchange coverage and data product offerings, reinforcing its position as a neutral, technology-driven liquidity provider.
No significant negative events were identified in the public domain during this period.
Co-founders:
Tim Meggs (CEO): 22 years in trading across banks, hedge funds, and HFT firms. Former Executive Director at CIBC World Markets, Partner/Head of Trading at Fulcrum Asset Management (managed $5.1B AUM), Senior Quant Trader at Maven Securities, and Quantitative Trader at Dexterity Capital. Degrees from UCL and Oxford.
Marcus Horsley: PhD in Maths from Cambridge. Quant researcher at tier-one investment firms since 2018, focusing on mid/high-frequency strategies. Launched two successful DeFi projects.
Alex Williams: Former Quantitative Developer at Maven Securities. 3 years building high-performance trading infrastructure, 6 years as a hedge fund developer. BA in Mathematics from KCL.
Core executive:
Stephen: Marketing Director and Head of Growth. Twitter: @stephenxduffy