Mangrove helps you stand firm.
In nature, the tides shape the shore. In finance, they shape your future.
Rooted in trust. Built to grow with you.
Mangrove Technologies was born from a simple and powerful conviction: trading should be intelligent, safe, and accessible to everyone; not just the institutions and insiders. Just as mangrove trees hold the shoreline firm in the face of rising and falling tides, our platform anchors retail investors in a world of financial uncertainty.
Our founder, a veteran and former NASA Fellow with a PhD in Computer Science, spent years developing AI for complex systems, witnessing firsthand the dangers of AI without guardrails and how easily it can be misused. Mangrove Technologies exists as a protective ecosystem, offering a safe and resilient environment with built-in safeguards and a foundation of trust.
Mangrove empowers users to not just trade, but to participate in a creator economy by leveraging AI in a safe and reliable way to develop and share strategies with confidence.
AI Agents are undoubtedly going to shape the future. At Mangrove, we make sure they are guided by human intention, protected by structure, and rooted in a system designed to grow with you.
2023
Founded
Nashville, TN
Headquarters
7,178
Open-source downloads on PyPI
100%
Non-custodial: you keep your assets
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The people steering Mangrove.
Timothy Darrah, PhD, PMP, SIE
Co-Founder, CEO
Army veteran, x-NASA, x-Deloitte, and Assistant Professor at Vanderbilt University. Tim has spent more than a decade building AI systems from autonomous drones to decision-support tools, and is passionate about ensuring AI is used responsibly in environments where mistakes carry real consequences.
David Buttrey
Co-Founder, President
Executive with global reach having Generated $250M+ in economic value through strategic partnerships across multiple cross-cultural settings in India, Canada, USA, South Africa, the Middle East, and Europe, managing diverse demographics.
Joe Kuryla, MS, MBA
Chief Technology Officer
Experienced technologist & Former CME Group director with 20+ years of hands-on experience building regulated technologies and enterprise systems in the financial sector. Understands the FinTech space and what it takes to build compliant products that scale.
Building the ecosystem, day to day.
Ana Skrinjar
Marketing & Brand
Ana Skrinjar leads Marketing and Brand Identity at Mangrove, bringing a dynamic background in brand strategy, communications, content, and event coordination to one of Nashville's most forward-thinking wealthtech companies. With experience spanning marketing operations, social media strategy, and brand development across multiple industries, Ana is passionate about translating complex ideas into clear, compelling narratives that build trust and drive growth.
Luke Courts
Operations
Luke leads operations at Mangrove, drawing on his background in scaling small businesses and events to drive organizational efficiency and excellence. He bridges ideation and execution, translating strategy into action while building the systems and channels that help the team operate at its best.
Wofaa Akeel
Head of Executive Operations
Wofaa leads executive operations across the company, working closely with leadership to support strategic initiatives, business development efforts, investor and partnership research, and day-to-day organizational coordination. She plays a key role in keeping cross-functional priorities moving, managing internal processes and follow-through, and supporting the systems that help the team operate efficiently in a fast-paced startup environment.
Niraj Girase, M.S
AI Engineer
Niraj Girase works on the company's core AI infrastructure, making systems more modular, maintainable, and safe. His work spans MCP server implementation, knowledge base development, model and agent benchmarking, and integrating external APIs to extend the platform's capabilities. Previous work includes DARPA and Vanderbilt's Institute for Software Integrated Systems, focusing on applied AI systems and research.
Sam Warner
Product Engineering
Sam Warner is a Product Engineering Intern at Mangrove, where he works on blockchain infrastructure, XRPL-based payment systems, and AI-integrated financial tooling. He is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Computer Science at Vanderbilt University and serves as Co-President of Vanderbilt Blockchain, an award-winning student organization focused on blockchain education, industry partnerships, and technical innovation, and ranked #1 in Dorm DAO's hedge fund competition.
Guided by seasoned counsel.
Chris Betz
Advisor
Chris is a visionary capital markets, fintech, and digital asset executive who turns emerging technologies into scaled, market-defining platforms. He is the Managing Partner of Vector Innovation Partners and former Global Head of Advanced Innovation Programs and Fintech & Digital Asset Business Development at Morgan Stanley.
Clayton Nicholas, MS, MBA
Strategic Advisor
Proven executive with deep experience bringing new products to market, scaling businesses, and building high-performance teams. Helped raise $75M+ in VC investment, led M&A, due diligence, acquisition execution and exits across high-growth tech ventures.
Caroline Williams, MFA
Board Member, Advisor
Leads brand narrative, voice, and trust. Named by Southern Living as "One of the 50 People changing the South," ranked by The Root as one of the 100 most influential African Americans of 2020, and is a member of Nashville Business Journal's 2025 class of 40 under 40.
David Feinberg, MPA, JD
Corporate Counsel
For nearly 30 years, he has represented entrepreneurs, investors, and venture-backed and pre-venture businesses. He works with companies from inception through exits that typically involve complex merger and acquisition transactions.
John Wagster, JD
Finance Counsel
John represents scores of clients across the blockchain ecosystem, including digital token issuers via Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs), providers of distributed applications (DAPPs) cryptocurrency hedge funds, exchanges, and other ventures.
Timothy Hite, JD
Policy Advisor
Tim Hite is a Director at PolicyPartner, LLC, a strategic advisory and government relations firm. Previously, Tim served as Head of Policy at Exodus, a publicly-traded firm offering non-custodial software. Prior to that, he served as Senior Counsel in the House Financial Services Committee, where he focused on policy addressing digital assets, fintech, and AI.
John Yaros
Regulatory Advisor
John Yaros is a finance, technology, and national security expert and President of VirFin Solutions, a fintech consulting firm advising clients on policy, product, and government relations across AI, digital assets, cybersecurity, and securities. He previously led the U.S. Treasury Department's Terrorism and Nuclear Proliferation team within its Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, conducted investigations for the U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and worked in securities at Morgan Stanley. Most recently he served as Securities Bureau Chief for the state of Idaho, overseeing regulatory oversight of the 153,000+ entities and individuals licensed to offer securities and financial services in the state.
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