Smart Alpha builds and operates the trading infrastructure, back-office automation and AI-powered analytics that broker-dealers, funds, prop trading houses and iGaming operators run on — as a product, or as your embedded technology team.
Three products, one engineering team. Each is built to plug into the trading, brokerage and reporting stack you already run — not replace it wholesale.
A low-latency, bespoke trading bridge for multi-asset execution, integrated with top-tier liquidity providers and built to plug into the platform you already run.
A web-based, bespoke back-office brokerage billing system for houses dealing with multiple brokers across OTC and exchange-traded markets.
Query your corporate databases in plain English, generate real-time bespoke reporting, and unlock self-learning operational intelligence — at a fraction of the cost of traditional BI infrastructure.
Translates complex human language into precise SQL queries across your entire corporate database, instantly.
Renders results as clean, interactive tables or dynamically generates presentation-ready reports on the fly.
Seeds the engine with your organisation's validated, high-priority SQL queries for 100% precision on business-critical metrics.
Continuously learns from user interactions and query patterns, evolving into a smarter reporting and alerting system over time.
Constantly monitors data streams to flag anomalies, trends and operational bottlenecks before they hit your bottom line.
Frees analysts and engineers from ad-hoc reporting requests so they can focus on high-value architecture work.
Removes data latency by querying production or replica databases directly — leadership gets immediate visibility.
Non-technical executives, PMs and operations teams can securely explore data without writing a line of code.
Surpasses rigid legacy dashboards by surfacing the specific, unexpected questions they were never built to answer.
No per-seat licensing. Unlimited users on every tier — pricing scales with your database footprint, not your headcount.
| Tier | Database Size | Ideal For | Included |
|---|---|---|---|
| Startup | Up to 50 GB $199/month |
Growing companies establishing data-driven cultures | Full N2SQL querying, standard tables, 50 golden queries |
| Growth | 50–500 GB $399/month |
Mid-market enterprises optimising multi-department operations | Bespoke reporting, autonomous alerting, 250 golden queries |
| Enterprise | 500 GB+ / multi-DB from $799/month |
Large-scale organisations requiring massive data liquidity | Advanced self-learning engine, dedicated model instance, unlimited golden queries |
We work alongside your stakeholders to give you the operational and scaling edge you need — as an embedded partner to your existing tech team, or as your independent technology function.
We've spent the last 10 years working closely with businesses to review current workflows and operational overheads, identify what needs a technology upgrade, and integrate the third-party solutions that give them the edge they're after. Book a discovery call to discuss your needs — we can work alongside your existing tech team, or as an independent unit reporting directly to business stakeholders.
Our rates are highly competitive. Our CTO brings 20+ years of experience across top-tier investment banks, hedge funds, regulated broker-dealers and family offices, and every developer on the team carries a minimum of five years' experience in their field. We take care of the technology so you can focus your energy on core business growth.
Specialisation: full-stack product development, workflow automation, and bespoke software development across multiple domains.
Smart Alpha is a UK technology company. We're a technology partner and product development company, delivering products, automation and — where you need it — an embedded technology team. We specialise in finance, blockchain and iGaming platform development.
We attract businesses looking to automate and advance their trading platform, develop new products, streamline their workflow, launch a token and manage liquidity for the order book, add AI-powered real-time reporting on their corporate database, or ship any bespoke build — a new app, an API, or an integration with a third-party solution. We're here to find you an edge, keep your business technology-focused, and keep your OPEX low so you can innovate and scale.
Our rates and pricing are highly competitive, and we work hard to stay within your budget and needs.
A small, senior team with deep domain expertise across trading technology, blockchain, and modern application development.
High-performance Principal Consultant and Systems Architect with over 20 years of hands-on engineering leadership across tier-one investment banks and capital markets. Proven track record designing and delivering ultra-low-latency, production-grade .NET Core and microservices solutions across FX, commodities and equities desks. Postgraduate qualifications in Software Engineering from Oxford University and Quantitative Finance from London Business School. Bridges high-level quantitative models with enterprise-grade distributed architecture, combining deep technical mastery — C#, high-volume SQL, cloud infrastructure — with the leadership to drive engineering excellence and scale complex systems under tight regulatory deadlines.
Education: MSc with Honours in Computer Science (Computer Security).
12 years of experience in information security, crypto and forex trading. Expertise in designing and building a crypto exchange end-to-end, including the matching core, market-making algorithms, and blockchain / Web3 integration.
Tell us about your platform, your workflow, or the problem you're trying to solve — we'll come back with how we'd approach it.
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