About Us
Three co-founders, one engine. We each own a piece of how Collect52 scans, scores, and gets delivered — no single point of failure, no black box.
— Why we built this —
Most retail traders are stuck choosing between doing this alone with no real framework, or handing it entirely to a black-box platform that trades for them with no explanation. We wanted a third option: real quantitative rigor, explained plainly, with you always in control of your own money and your own trades.
How we're different
On your own
You're scanning the market, sizing positions, and judging setups with whatever framework you've pieced together yourself — no backtests to lean on, no second opinion.
Black-box auto-trader
An algorithm places trades in your account on your behalf. It might work, but you never really learn why a trade was made — and you're not the one deciding.
Collect52
The engine scans and backtests every setup, we show you the numbers and our own take, and you decide what to do with your own money in your own brokerage. Every time.
The team
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Liam Salama
Co-founder · UW-Madison
Focused on the platform and product experience, with a hand in the engine's core architecture from day one.
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Javier Schultz
Co-founder · UW-Madison
Focused on the engine's technical and scoring work — options mechanics and technical analysis behind every pick.
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Benjamin Healy
Co-founder · Iowa State
Focused on financial modeling, AI agent development, and marketing — building the intelligence layer and growth strategy.
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Transparency over black boxes
Every score and backtest is visible. Nothing gets recommended without showing you the reasoning behind it.
Education, not dependency
We want you to get better at evaluating opportunities yourself — not to need us forever.
You always hold the keys
We never touch your brokerage account or place a trade on your behalf. Full stop.
Rigor over hype
Every pick is backtested against years of historical data before it ever reaches your dashboard.