Welcome — let's build.
Ardi Artani —
Founder. Software
Engineer. Trader.
I've built digital products, run a full-service agency out of New York, and trade the markets — crypto, equities, and options — in the hours in between.
About
Builder by trade,
trader by temperament.
I grew up between two worlds — Peje, Kosovo, where ten years of judo taught me patience under pressure, and New York City, where I taught myself to build software. Both turned out to be the same skill: stay calm, keep moving, and don't flinch when it gets uncomfortable.
In 2015, I founded A3Code, a full-service digital agency that's since shipped 100+ web applications and sites for clients across industries. I hold a B.A. in Computer Science from Hunter College and an A.S. in Computer Science from NYC College of Technology.
Outside client work, I run ARPAY, a payment processing platform — and I've built and since shut down ARDLUX, a bold accessories brand, and VirtualCoinCap, a crypto data platform — plus a handful of open-source tools other developers actually use. When the markets are open, I'm trading them.
"Building is a discipline. So is knowing when to hold."
Ventures & Projects
Things I've built
and backed.
A mix of client-facing companies, personal ventures, and open-source tools — some for revenue, some just because the problem was interesting.
Digital Agency · Founded 2015
A3Code
A full-service digital agency delivering websites, applications, and consumer engagement solutions for clients across industries.
Payments · Founded 2024
ARPAY
Payment processing for businesses — accept credit cards in-store, on the go, or online, with rates built to save on processing costs.
Consumer Brand · Closed
ARDLUX
Fine accessories built around one idea: bold and luxurious don't have to be opposites. Shut down after running its course.
Crypto Data Platform · Closed
VirtualCoinCap
Live crypto prices, news, and blockchain coverage, built for traders who wanted signal, not noise. Since shut down.
Open-source & experiments
An algorithm for matching and identifying fingerprints from minutiae points.
Stock movement prediction using multivariate time-series analysis and RNNs.
Capstone project — live crypto prices, news, and an investment tracker.
Grabs Google Drive streaming links for use in JW Player, Video.js, Plyr, etc.
Selected client work
Expertise
Where the hours go.
Split between running ARPAY, managing client relationships, and reading the market — in roughly that order.
Focus
What I'm paying
attention to.
The themes I'm reading, building around, or putting capital behind right now.
AI Infrastructure
The compute, data, and tooling layer underneath the model layer — where I think the durable value sits.
Semiconductors
Every AI thesis eventually becomes a chips thesis. Watching the fabs, the equipment makers, and the supply chain around them.
Space Infrastructure
Satellites, launch, and the infrastructure race above the atmosphere — names like ASTS, RKLB, and LUNR. In early on ASTS.
Crypto & Digital Assets
Been in the space since VirtualCoinCap — still tracking on-chain infrastructure and majors closely.
Equities & Options
Directional and income strategies on names I understand — mostly tech, semis, and the occasional macro trade.
Let's build something
worth building.
Have a project, a deal, or just want to talk markets? I read every message myself.