Akuna Capital, LLC

Finance & Insurance · Primarily IL · PERM filings 2019–2024

#955 top sponsor

Overview

Akuna Capital, LLC is a Finance & Insurance employer that has filed 79 PERM green-card applications between FY2019 and FY2024. That places it #955 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 44 were certified (55.7% approval rate), taking about 323 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Software Developers, with most worksites in IL, and the median sponsored wage is $120,000.

79

PERM filings

55.7%

approval

0

denied

$120,000

median wage

323d

avg processing

Worker background

Across 43 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is CHINA (65%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)

Top countries of origin

  • China28
  • India7
  • Canada3
  • Taiwan2
  • Vietnam1
  • South Korea1
  • Kazakhstan1

Prior visa status

  • H-1B41
  • F-12

Education

  • Master's26
  • Doctorate9
  • Bachelor's8

PERM filings by year

Occupations & job titles

The occupations Akuna Capital, LLC most often sponsors, with average wages.

OccupationFilingsAvg wage
Software Developers 20 $126,248
Financial Quantitative Analysts 15 $102,770
Software Developers, Applications 12 $94,464
Software Developer 10 $128,000
Statisticians 6 $110,783
Data Scientists 4 $138,075
Computer Hardware Engineers 2 $102,973
Software Developers, Systems Software 2 $122,500
Financial and Investment Analysts 1 $133,900
Financial Quantitative Analyst 1 $110,000

Common job titles

Developer 16 Quantitative Developer 8 Quantitative Researcher 6 C++ Gateway Developer, Mid-level 5 Trader 5 Software Engineer III (Multiple Openings) 4 Software Engineer II (Multiple Openings) 4 Mid-Level Quantitative Researcher 3 Jr. Quantitative Researcher (Multiple Openings) 2 Developer- Data Infrastructure 2 Mid-Level C++ Developer, Automation 2 Junior Developer (multiple openings) 2

Worksite states

IL 79

Wage range

$100,000

25th

$120,000

median

$130,000

75th

$140,000

90th

Law firms used

  • Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP36
  • Berry Appleman Leiden LLP24
  • Barbus Law14

Recent filings

CaseJob titleStatusWorksiteDecision
G-100-24331-502678 Software Engineer III (Multiple Openings)Certified Chicago, IL Mar 31, 2026
G-100-24290-410841 Software Engineer II (Multiple Openings)Certified Chicago, IL Feb 24, 2026
G-100-24292-416965 Jr. Quantitative Researcher (Multiple Openings)Certified Chicago, IL Feb 24, 2026
G-100-24302-436412 Software Engineer III (Multiple Openings)Certified Chicago, IL Feb 13, 2026
G-100-24269-364884 Junior Quantitative Strategist (Multiple Openings)Certified Chicago, IL Jan 27, 2026
G-100-24269-364092 Software Engineer III (Multiple Openings)Certified Chicago, IL Jan 27, 2026
G-100-24205-217078 Quantitative Researcher (Multiple Openings)Certified Chicago, IL Dec 15, 2025
G-100-24239-294337 Software Engineer II (Multiple Openings)Certified Chicago, IL Dec 11, 2025
G-100-24239-294288 Software Engineer II (Multiple Openings)Certified Chicago, IL Dec 11, 2025
G-100-24219-248130 Jr. Quantitative Developer (Multiple Openings)Certified Chicago, IL Dec 11, 2025
G-100-24220-252475 Jr. Quantitative Researcher (Multiple Openings)Certified Chicago, IL Dec 11, 2025
G-100-24157-074643 Junior Trader - Options Market Making (Multiple Positions)Certified Chicago, IL Sep 11, 2025
G-100-24149-043682 TraderCertified Chicago, IL Aug 18, 2025
G-100-24150-047444 TraderCertified Chicago, IL Aug 18, 2025
G-100-24124-954423 TraderCertified Chicago, IL Aug 14, 2025
G-100-24102-877485 TraderCertified Chicago, IL Jul 22, 2025
G-100-24102-877133 TraderCertified Chicago, IL Jul 22, 2025
G-100-24288-405072 Software Engineer II (Multiple Openings)Withdrawn Chicago, IL Jun 12, 2025
G-100-24010-630518 DeveloperCertified Chicago, IL May 13, 2025
G-100-24299-432701 Software Engineer III (Multiple Openings)Withdrawn Chicago, IL Apr 2, 2025

Source: U.S. DOL OFLC PERM disclosure data. Wages are annual-equivalent; outliers excluded.