Investor profile
Nishad Singh
Software engineer at a private company (as of Oct 2024 sentencing submission; company not disclosed publicly); formerly Director of Engineering at FTX
Nishad Singh is an American software engineer and former Director of Engineering at FTX. He previously worked on the engineering team associated with Alameda/FTX, and was identified by U.S. regulators as a key technical leader at the exchange. On February 28, 2023, Singh pleaded guilty in the Southern District of New York to criminal charges arising from FTX’s collapse, while the SEC and CFTC brought parallel civil actions. He was sentenced on October 30, 2024, to time served and three years of supervised release. In March–April 2026, a supplemental consent order in the CFTC action recorded a $3.7 million disgorgement obligation (deemed satisfied by criminal forfeiture) and referenced his time‑served sentence. Public court filings from October 2024 state that he was living in San Francisco and working as a software engineer at a private (non‑crypto/finance) company.
Career
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- PresentSoftware engineer at a private company (as of Oct 2024 sentencing submission; company not disclosed publicly); formerly Director of Engineering at FTXCurrentLegacy_importLlegacy role importPresentSoftware engineer at a private company (as of Oct 2024 sentencing submission; company not disclosed publicly); formerly Director of Engineering at FTXCurrentLegacy_importLlegacy role import
Portfolio Companies
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- Reported round size$580M
Sources
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SEC Charges Nishad Singh with Defrauding Investors in Crypto Asset Trading Platform FTX
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
“Identifies Singh as former Co-Lead Engineer of FTX; details his role in the fraud allegations.”
CFTC Charges FTX Co-Owner with Fraud by Misappropriation and Aiding and Abetting Fraud Related to Digital Asset Commodities
U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
“Alleges Singh created/maintained code that enabled Alameda to misappropriate FTX customer assets; notes personal misappropriation via loans/withdrawals.”
Nishad Singh Sentencing Submission (Public Filing)
U.S. District Court SDNY / Courthouse News
“Defense filing states Singh lived in San Francisco with his fiancée and had been employed ~14 months as a software engineer at a private company (outside crypto/finance/investment).”