A boutique quantitative and AI advisory firm for institutions that can’t afford generic advice.
Anchored by 20+ years across systematic trading, quantitative analytics, and production AI — including 12 years co-managing a $1.9bn systematic macro fund and founding a global quant analytics division at Morgan Stanley. Every engagement is led directly by our Principal.
Three disciplines, one operator
Quantitative work forged in live markets. Strategy grounded in production. AI platform engineering that turns models into systems.
Quantitative Development & Research
Alpha signals, risk frameworks, and quant infrastructure built by someone who has actually run money in live markets.
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Independent technical counsel for boards and C-suite — grounded in production AI experience, not pitch decks.
Learn moreAI Platform Architecture & Engineering
Production-grade multi-agent systems with MCP integrations, persistent memory, and human-in-the-loop architecture.
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Samir Sheldenkar
SignalSense is a specialist advisory firm led by Founder & Principal Samir Sheldenkar. We guarantee direct Principal engagement on every project. You work directly with the expert who co-managed a $1.9bn systematic fund, led quant analytics globally at Morgan Stanley, and now builds production AI systems for institutional clients.
Institutional pedigree
Built and led at firms where the work was measured in live capital, not pilot programmes.
Harmonic Capital
Co-managed $1.9bn systematic macro fund
Morgan Stanley
Global Head of Quantitative Trading Analytics
causaLens
Director of Applied Data Science
Past employers, not current advisory clients.
Research tools and open-source infrastructure
Selected tools from our quantitative and AI engineering practice — production-tested and MIT licensed. The proprietary strategy research behind them stays with our clients.
ibkr-mcp
Read-only MCP server exposing Interactive Brokers account and market data to AI agents.
backtest-report
Standalone Python package generating standardised, reproducible PDF backtest tear sheets.
finance-data-download
Downloader for financial data from various sources.
chart-service
Self-hosted, modular rendering service for interactive financial charts and static images.
Looking for genuine senior counsel?
Most engagements start with a 30-minute conversation — no slide deck, no sales process.