In an industry built on legacy systems and long-standing processes, true innovation often comes from those who choose a different path. In this edition of Founder Fridays, SixThirty’s Operating Partner Doug Wilber sits down with Charles Anselm, CEO and co-founder of OSYTE, to discuss how his unconventional journey shaped a technology platform that’s poised to redefine total portfolio management across public and private markets.
A Founder Who Doesn’t Follow the Playbook
“I’ve always been an outcast—someone who zigged when others zagged,” Charles reflects. From his upbringing in Chennai, India to leading risk and portfolio teams in the U.S., Charles has consistently pursued the road less traveled. He came to the United States without ever having been on a plane. And when most people were climbing the ranks at financial institutions, he chose to leave his role managing a $5 billion portfolio to solve a problem no one else seemed to be tackling for the multi-asset industry.
The Real Problem: Portfolio Fragmentation
While serving as head of portfolio management, Charles realized that most of his team’s time was spent not on strategy, but on operations. “We were spending 75% of our time just figuring out what we owned, where it was, and who had access to it,” he says.
That inefficiency—driven by siloed decision systems, manual processes, and legacy tools—wasn’t just frustrating. It was risky, expensive, and unsustainable. And it was the spark that led to the creation of OSYTE.
Building OSYTE: Why Now, Why Him
Charles teamed up with Sellappa Gopalaswamy, an engineer with deep experience in building mission-critical systems, to co-found OSYTE. What sets them apart? According to Doug, it’s the intersection of three rare qualities:
- Domain expertise: Charles has lived the total portfolio management pain points firsthand.
- Technical firepower: Sellappa brings the engineering rigor needed to build scalable infrastructure.
- Market readiness: The significant shift in capital allocation from public to private markets is forcing asset managers to embrace tech and real-time decision systems that smash asset class silos, making this the perfect moment to modernize investment infrastructure.
As Charles puts it, “I didn’t want a promotion, I wanted a solution.”
Listening to the Market: From Liquidity to Leverage
Originally, OSYTE was positioned as a liquidity management tool. But early customer conversations revealed something deeper: firms weren’t just looking to track assets—they wanted to serve clients more effectively.
“People kept saying, ‘I want to double my AUM, but I can’t hire ten more analysts,’” Charles says. OSYTE’s real value lies in helping wealth managers scale without scaling headcount. It automates investment workflows, integrates data across asset classes, and creates a unified decision making system – all with risk management, compliance and auditability baked in.
Looking Ahead: Infrastructure for a New Era of Investing
As trillions of dollars shift from public markets to private assets, the need for robust, adaptive total portfolio infrastructure is more urgent than ever. OSYTE aims to be that infrastructure and decision engine.
“Advisors are going to need leverage—not just software,” Charles says. And with clients ranging from family offices to outsourced CIOs already onboard, it’s clear that OSYTE is more than a dashboard. It’s a new foundation for how portfolios get managed, risks are understood, and decisions are made across public and private assets.
