Standard Signal bets autonomous AI traders are ready for outside capital
Michael Royzen's YC Spring 2026 company is soliciting qualified investors with a $100,000 minimum for autonomous, auditable trades inside preset risk limits.
By Ryan Merket · Published
Primary source: Standard Signal
Why it matters
Standard Signal is testing whether the AI-agent pitch can cross from workflow automation into regulated capital deployment, where audited judgment matters more than demos.
Michael Royzen is pitching Standard Signal as an AI-native hedge fund built around a clean, ambitious premise: models can research markets, reason through opportunities and execute trades without a human trader in the loop, according to the company's own launch materials.…