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Akio Tanaka is a Partner at Headline Asia, an Asian venture capital firm, and Co-Founder & Partner at Infinity Ventures Crypto. He has previously held positions as the head of the venture investment program for Adobe in Asia and the CTO of Macromedia Japan. He also has experience as a technology advisor for investment and M&A strategies in Asia.
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Whiplus Wang
Whiplus Wang is the head of IVS Crypto, Japan's largest Crypto conference, owned by Infinity Ventures Crypto. Whiplus Wang graduated from Keio University and East China Normal University.
Ann Chien
Ann Chien is a partner at Infinity Ventures Crypto. He is a global Web 3.0 investor with a focus on GameFi, DeFi, Layer 1 and blockchain infrastructure. Ann Chien is a graduate of the Free University of Brussels.
Alex Yeh
Alex Yeh is a partner at Infinity Ventures Crypto and co-founder of Aurablock Ventures, Taiwan's first digital asset investment institution. He previously worked at CDIB Capital, where he focused on PE FoF investment for China Life. Yeh is also a director of Globaltec Capital and Realtek Holdings Family Office, where he focuses on VC and PE investments.
Conor Healy
Conor Healy is the head of business strategy at Futureverse, where he also works at Headline. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame.
Brian Lu
Brian Lu is a founding partner at Mythos Venture Partners and was previously a partner at Infinity Ventures Crypto, a leading Asian venture capital firm. He has co-founded YGG Sea and Sweeper DAO. With 15 years of experience in business development in the APAC region, he has extensive connections in the ASEAN region and has acted as an advisor and consultant to several multinational corporations in the region.
Herbie Fu
Herbie Fu is a partner at Hack VC. He has served as a partner at Infinity Ventures Crypto, Alpha Square Group, and 8 Decimal Capital.
JT Law
JT Law is a partner at Infinity Ventures Crypto and a seasoned investment professional with experience at major financial institutions such as Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse, and Citigroup/SSB. He was also a member of the investment committee at GF Securities' first overseas private equity fund. Moreover, he co-founded VerifyInvestor, which was later acquired by tZERO, a subsidiary of Overstock. Law currently serves as an advisor to tZERO, Prime Trust, and Simplex Japan.
Richie Chaval Jiaravanon
Richie Chaval Jiaravanon is a partner at Infinity Ventures Crypto and has a successful track record in the technology and digital industry. He was the former CEO of Snapask Thailand, and currently serves as a director for Velo Lab, overseeing the development of VELO utility tokens for digital credit settlement. Jiaravanon has also held leadership positions at Lightnet Group, leading the company's largest Series A fundraising in Thailand, and at HIP Digital as Vice President.
Dan Wang
Dan Wang is the co-founder and CBO of Aethir, former Venture Partner at Infinity Ventures Crypto, Chief Investment Officer at YGG SEA, and a graduate of Princeton University with a degree in economics. He has experience in the finance and tech industries and is an active angel investor in sustainability and entertainment. Previously, he led international teams at Riot Games and headed up operations for Riot – China following the Tencent acquisition.
Mr. Block
Chris C, also known as Mr. Block, is the founder of the popular blockchain community Mr.Block in Taiwan. He is a well-known crypto YouTuber and has experience in community building, investing, incubating, and developing projects within the blockchain industry. Chris is an advisor to YGG SEA and is a core member of Curve Finance and PleasrDAO.