Matt Canning Builder London
I've been building things with software since 1996.
Trading systems, startups, research products, AI experiments and occasionally things that probably shouldn't exist. I still design them, write the code and enjoy finding problems worth building around.
Latest build 2026
My Dream, My Wish
The £1 Experiment became a private wishing well on the internet. One coin, a moment to yourself, and a surprising amount of engineering behind the scenes.
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The living edge
On the workbench
Current projects, experiments, unresolved ideas and things I've decided not to pursue.
Building
AlphaCapture
Exploring
TILL
Selected work
Builds and a startup from different parts of the journey.
- HarksterAI-powered institutional research platform.
- Systematic Trading StrategyAutomated multi-asset strategy infrastructure.
- Equity Research PlatformIntegrated research, portfolio, risk and black-box trading platform.
- HEDGDTrading workflow and order management software.
- MP3 Home PlayerStandalone home audio player with companion network app.
- Car & Motorcycle ManagerVehicle maintenance records for personal collections.
The longer story
19962026?
What looks like a fairly random collection of software, companies and ideas turns out to contain a handful of problems I've kept returning to for nearly thirty years.
Follow the journeyNot all software
Selected ideas
API of You
Personal data ownership and control.
Postbox
Morning printouts from chosen digital updates.
Non-Slip Burger Buns
A cleaner way to keep burger fillings in place.
Career evidence
- 25+ years
- Full-stack software in financial services
- SaaS + AI
- Research, OMS and workflow products
- Global IT
- Teams across 31 offices in 18 countries
- $25M+
- Budgets managed for global operations
Got an interesting problem?
I'm usually most interested in problems involving software, markets, information, workflow or something I haven't thought about before.
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