From a garage mining rig to a 10 MW facility — debt-free, cash-flow positive. Financial economics student at Columbia, elite sprinter, and data center strategist pursuing venture capital.
10 MW Compute Facility$2.96M GPU Revenue102 MW Expansion7x Youth World Record Holder5x Indoor National ChampionColumbia University ’29Velaris Investment Fund12 Years Competing10 MW Compute Facility$2.96M GPU Revenue102 MW Expansion7x Youth World Record Holder5x Indoor National ChampionColumbia University ’29Velaris Investment Fund12 Years Competing
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Experience
Velaris Investment Fund · Columbia
Sep 2025 – Present
Investment Analyst
Selected as 1 of 10 analysts from a competitive applicant pool — conducting equity research and building investment theses across public markets and emerging sectors.
Perform bottom-up fundamental analysis on prospective holdings, evaluating financial statements, competitive positioning, and macro tailwinds to develop long/short investment recommendations.
Author sector deep-dives covering market structure, TAM sizing, and unit economics — presenting actionable pitches at weekly portfolio review meetings.
Compete in stock pitch competitions, translating research into concise investment memos that defend valuation assumptions and outline identifiable catalysts.
Thravos, Inc. · New York, NY
Dec 2025 – Present
Outreach Director, Ivy League Partnerships
Appointed directly by the CEO — a Columbia and JPMorgan alumnus — to lead Ivy League athletic partnership strategy for a creator monetization platform operating similarly to Twitch for collegiate sports.
Closed first institutional partnership by pitching Columbia’s Senior Associate Athletic Director; connected Thravos with Opendorse to accelerate NIL-compliant athlete monetization at scale.
Driving deal flow across 8 Ivy League programs, building a pipeline of distribution partnerships that expand platform reach without violating NCAA regulations.
Phyntec, LLC · Casper, WY
Oct 2021 – Aug 2025
Co-founder & Operator
Founded and scaled a 10 MW compute facility — 100% debt-free and cash-flow positive — operating 555 ASIC miners, 900 NVIDIA RTX 4090 GPUs, and 60 RTX 5090 GPUs.
GPU clusters generated ~$2.96M in revenue within the first 17 months; cumulative mining output of 41.10 BTC, 8,130 LTC, and 19.97M DOGE.
Negotiated a 102 MW utility expansion; scoped $12.8M in utility transformers and $17.7M in on-site substations.
Managed the full capital allocation cycle without external financing, maintaining positive cash flow throughout rapid scaling.
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Education
Columbia University
2025 – Expected Jun 2029
B.A. Financial Economics · Minor in Business Management · ACT 34
Competing as a Division I sprinter for Columbia University (USATF/AAU), committing 20+ hours per week to elite-level training, balancing proper recovery and nutrition with academic responsibilities.
5x
Indoor National Champion
60 Meters · Track & Field
7x
Youth World Record Holder
50 Meters · Standing Broad Jump
12
Years Competing
USATF / AAU
Featured In & Referenced By
Book
Development of the Youth Athlete — Neil Armstrong
“Ashlyn Mundell broke the World record for 10, 11, and 12 year-old girls with a single jump (2.64m) — further than any 10 or 11 year-old boy has jumped.”