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Founder of SMPI, Inc.

Malachi Batiste

Building AI research tools for investors. Cyber Operations Engineering student at Bowie State University.

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About

I am a 19 year old founder from Louisiana, now based in Maryland. I study Cyber Operations Engineering at Bowie State University, an HBCU, with an expected graduation in 2028.

I taught myself to research financial markets on a laptop during a hospital stay. That experience shaped a disciplined approach I still follow today:

  • Study leadershipResearch a company's CEO, CFO and president before investing.
  • Write an exit planDefine how and when to leave a position before entering it.
  • Guard against greedFollow the plan rather than chasing more.
  • Journal every tradeRecord each decision to learn from it.

SMPI, Inc.

AI research tools for investors.

I founded SMPI, Inc. in 2026 as a Maryland corporation.

Recognition

  • Sept 2026
    Third Place, Black Blockchain Summit Student Pitch Competition (9th annual). Pitched SMPI and earned a $1,000 cash prize.
  • Grant
    Selected as one of 14 HBCU students for the Howard University x PNC grant.
  • Founder
    Accepted to SEED SPOT DC Launch Camp, a founder program in Washington, DC (November 2026).
  • Selected
    Selected, RSC2 Business Operations Understudy Program.
  • Press
    Article accepted by Black Enterprise: "A student's guide to researching financial markets before you invest" (publication forthcoming).
  • Speaking
    Invited by the Maryland Tech Council to help build a student panel for its 2027 Cybersecurity and AI symposiums.
  • Dec 2026
    Invited to compete in the Nexus Technology Cup in Baton Rouge, Louisiana (December 15 and 16, 2026).
  • Company
    Founder of SMPI, Inc., incorporated in Maryland in October 2026.
  • Certificate
    Cybersecurity Certificate, LSU Online.
  • Athletics
    Two time AAU All American in track and field (discus and 3000m racewalk).

Projects

Binary Decoder

A browser based tool I built that converts between text and binary and includes Aurum Script, a custom cipher language I designed. It decodes 8 bit and 7 bit binary, continuous bit streams and reversed bit order, and translates text to and from Aurum glyphs using a shifting key. It can also generate translation pairs as training data for AI models. Everything runs in the browser, and output can be copied or downloaded as a text file. Try it below.

JavaScriptHTML/CSSRuns locallyCustom language

Live sites: Netlify · Cloudflare · GitHub Pages

https://aurum-script.netlify.app

Brainapedia

An interactive neurology study tool I built. It has a clickable brain atlas that zooms into each region, a searchable dictionary of 31 conditions, a quiz, flashcards and a study assistant that works offline. Try it below or open the full site.

JavaScriptHTML/CSSNeuroscienceStudy tool

Live sites: Netlify · Cloudflare · GitHub Pages

https://brainapedia.netlify.app

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Contact

Have a question about SMPI, speaking, press or collaboration? Send me a message below.

Prefer email? Reach me directly:

BATISTEM0426@students.bowiestate.eduLinkedIn