Key Takeaways
- • Markin Asset Management introduced the Markin Volterra Fund, LP, a fully invested, long-only tech-focused hedge fund that pairs AI-ecosystem equity exposure with a systematic tail risk hedge using index options and puts.
- • The strategy targets mid- and large-cap companies across the AI ecosystem, including core AI technology, infrastructure enablers, and enterprise beneficiaries.
- • The fund offers monthly liquidity and is open to qualified clients, according to the Business Wire announcement.
- • The fund builds on a separately managed account (SMA) program that the firm says has meaningfully preserved capital in 2025.
- • Markin Asset Management, founded in 2021 by David Marra and Matt Kinzer, is a boutique alternative investment manager serving family offices, institutional allocators, and RIAs.
Summary
Markin Asset Management, a boutique alternative investment firm based in Rye, New York, has launched the Markin Volterra Fund, LP, a tech-focused long-bias hedge fund, according to a Business Wire release dated April 29, 2025. The fund combines exposure to publicly listed, innovation-driven companies with tail risk hedging implemented through index options and puts. The strategy targets mid- and large-cap companies across the broader AI ecosystem, including core AI technology, infrastructure enablers, and enterprise beneficiaries, with the aim of capturing high-quality earnings growth from rapid technological innovation.
The fund is positioned between traditional long-only strategies, which fully absorb downside risk, and market-neutral strategies, which cap upside. Markin describes the Volterra Fund as fully invested and long-only, seeking to retain equity-like returns while mitigating large left-tail events through a systematic hedge overlay. The firm says its active risk management framework is designed to preserve capital and significantly reduce the risk of loss for investors.
The fund is built on a separately managed account program that the firm says has also meaningfully preserved capital in 2025. David Marra, Co-Founder and Chief Investment Officer, said, "It has never been more important to pair exposure to innovation with disciplined risk management and tail risk protection." He added that the portfolio focuses on companies with solid top-line growth and high absolute growth in large addressable markets.
The Markin Volterra Fund, LP offers monthly liquidity and is open to qualified clients. Markin Asset Management was founded in 2021 by David Marra and Matt Kinzer and describes its focus as long-bias hedge strategies with embedded risk protection. The release does not disclose fund size, fees, or minimum investment terms.
The fund is positioned between traditional long-only strategies, which fully absorb downside risk, and market-neutral strategies, which cap upside. Markin describes the Volterra Fund as fully invested and long-only, seeking to retain equity-like returns while mitigating large left-tail events through a systematic hedge overlay. The firm says its active risk management framework is designed to preserve capital and significantly reduce the risk of loss for investors.
The fund is built on a separately managed account program that the firm says has also meaningfully preserved capital in 2025. David Marra, Co-Founder and Chief Investment Officer, said, "It has never been more important to pair exposure to innovation with disciplined risk management and tail risk protection." He added that the portfolio focuses on companies with solid top-line growth and high absolute growth in large addressable markets.
The Markin Volterra Fund, LP offers monthly liquidity and is open to qualified clients. Markin Asset Management was founded in 2021 by David Marra and Matt Kinzer and describes its focus as long-bias hedge strategies with embedded risk protection. The release does not disclose fund size, fees, or minimum investment terms.
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