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Matias Zarembka

Sophomore at the University of Maryland focused on financial markets, investment analysis, entrepreneurship, and technology. Founder of Zarembka Software Engineering and NextTouch, with hands-on experience building digital products, analyzing investments, operating growing businesses, and managing personal capital.

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University of Maryland

Sophomore · Dean's List

GPA
3.5
Spring 2026 · University of Maryland
Dean's List
NextTouch downloads / usersAs of Oct. 2026
75+
Live websites & digital products built
5

01 — Finance

How I think about businesses, valuation and risk

Equity research, a rules-based long-term portfolio, a defined-risk options journal, and systematic trading and sports-modeling systems I built.
Finance hub
Investment researchSeptember 26, 2026

D-Wave Quantum NYSE: QBTS

D-Wave is one of the few quantum computing companies already converting research into contracted demand. Bookings and remaining performance obligations are running well ahead of recognized revenue, and the balance sheet can fund development for some time. The valuation is the central risk, so the position size is deliberately small.

Rating
Buy
Share price
$17.48
Sizing
2–4%

Price as of Sept. 24, 2026 close.

Long-term portfolio

Eight holdings, written targets, defined ranges

  • Broad-market index ETFs59.9%
  • Dividend & quality ETF14.9%
  • Individual stocks25.2%

Combined taxable + Roth IRA, percentages only. As of October 2026.

Defined-risk options

Vertical spreads journal

Realized
+$781 (gain)
Closed spreads
14
Win rate
50%

Small sample (14 trades). Not annualized, not evidence of an edge. Through Oct 9, 2026.

Quantitative research

02 — What I'm building

Companies I own or help run

Two companies of my own, a stake in a third, and a club launch I'm part of. I also built the software behind every one of them.
All ventures
My company · founder

NextTouch

A soccer development platform that connects team practice with at-home player development. 3 teams today, 20+ targeted by Fall 2027.

3
Teams using the app · Oct. 2026
75+
Downloads / users · As of Oct. 2026
20+
Team goal · Fall 2027
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NextTouch App Store image: structured training weeksNextTouch App Store image: interactive drill path
FuturePro Soccer website
10% net-profit stake

FuturePro Soccer

Private soccer training in Maryland with 40+ clients. I hold a 10% net-profit stake and built the platform it runs on.

Palm Beach Athletic website
Launch team · net-profit participant

Palm Beach Athletic

A new youth soccer club opening in Palm Beach County in 2027. I'm on the launch team and run everything digital.

Zarembka Software Engineering website
My company

Zarembka Software Engineering

Custom websites and applications built around how a business actually runs.

Where it started: MZ Cards (2022), an eBay sports-memorabilia business with 150+ sales.

How I built them

03 — Academics

University of Maryland

Academics

Sophomore · Letters & Sciences

Intended Finance major, intended economics minor

GPA
3.5
Recognition
Dean's List
Spring 2026

Recognized for academic performance during the Spring 2026 semester.

  • Completed

    Bloomberg Market Concepts

    Bloomberg · 2026

  • Completed

    Bloomberg Spreadsheet Analysis

    Bloomberg · 2026

  • In progress

    Financial Modeling & Valuation

    Wall Street Prep

  • Preparing

    FINRA Securities Industry Essentials (SIE)

    FINRA

Let's talk.

Internships, research, client projects, or a conversation about markets.

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