Executive Board
Jennifer Cheng-Lo, Founder & Chair, Investor, Entrepreneur, Creator, Pianist, Actress, Model, NFT Artist
Jennifer Cheng Lo is the Founder & Director of NewChic Capital (NewChicCapital.com), the Venture and Private Equity arm of her single Family Office. Jennifer is also the Founder of JennClub (JennClub.com) a content and commerce platform empowering female investors, entrepreneurs, leaders, and changemakers. Jennifer is also General Partner, Head of Investor Relations, of Ace Investment Management (Aceinvestmentmgmt.com), a women-led hedge fund. She is also Founder & Director, AKA CGG (Chief Glam Girl) of Glam-it! (Glamit.com) a passion project and now a self-running beauty, fashion, lifestyle technology brand; She is Founding Advisor of Glam-it! PPE (GlamitPPE.com) a Social Enterprise founded by her 3 children. She is also the Chair of Women With Purpose (part of Society of Family Offices). Jennifer also serves as the Director of Business Development of The Otto Hotel (TheOtto.Hk) Born and raised in the US, Jennifer had a career as an actress and a model in New York City. Prior to University, Jennifer attended the prestigious Boston University Academy and Brookline High School while achieving high honors in the New England Conservatory Pre-College program for Piano Performance. Jennifer holds a BA in International Relations from Brown University and an MBA from Hong Kong University of Science & Technology. A serial entrepreneur, she held management positions at companies and startups including Director of Business Development APAC for Rackspace (NYSE: RAX), Vice President of uBuyiBuy (NASDAQ: GRPN) and Vice President of BEECRAZY (ASX: EN88), and advisory including luxury jewellery brand Plukka (ASX: PKA). With startup exits under her belt, Jennifer continues to invest in, advise, and mentor startups as well as emerging investors and fund managers via NewChic Capital with recent exits including Sensei Biotherapeutics (NASDAQ: SNSE) and Olive-X (NSX: OLX). An in-demand speaker and published writer and columnist, Jennifer has been featured and interviewed on BBC, CNBC, Tatler, TimeOut Magazine, South China Morning Post, Apple Daily, Ming Pao, Campaign, CEO Capital Magazine, Jing Daily, and more. She has given 3 TEDx talks, spoken about Women Empowerment at JP Morgan company-wide internal series, as well as been featured in talks “Building Your Own Family Office and Legacy” “Women Investing & Financial Literary” with Sogal Foundation and Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX). Jennifer has also lectured at Hong Kong University of Science Technology, Hong Kong University, City University, and other institutions of higher learning. As an international award-winning classically trained Concert Pianist and former child prodigy with a performance diploma from New England Conservatory of Music (Pre-college, Piano) (Winner of MTNA National Competition, Washington DC International Young Artists’ Competition, New England Conservatory Concerto Competition), Finalist in Chopin Avenue International Piano Competition, and more, Jennifer has performed in US, Europe, Asia including at Kennedy Center, Symphony Hall, Jordan Hall, Marktoberdorf International Music Festival, HK Center For Performing Arts, HK City Hall, and more. Jennifer also holds select musical performances for charities including Habitat for Humanity, Women Helping Women Hong Kong, and others. Jennifer has studied under world-renowned Pianists and teachers including Dr Jean Stackhouse, Julia Bernstein, Dr Anthony di Bonaventura, Carol Yu. She is an ambassador and supporter of women empowerment nonprofits and organizations including The Women’s Foundation, Teen’s Key, HER Fund, and others. Jennifer is also a proud wife and millennial mother of 3. Jennifer is the recipient of the following awards, amongst others: CMO Asia Woman SuperAchiever; APEA Most Promising Young Entrepreneur; Finalist, Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year. Jennifer also holds various Advisory and Board positions: Chair Co-Founder of (invite-only) Society of Family Offices “Women With Purpose”; Partner (Investor Relations), LP, Ace Asset Management; Advisor, Venture Partner, LP, Orichal Partners; LP, Sogal Ventures; “Chief Love Officer (CLO)”, Advisor and Investor of PlayGround; Advisor and Investor of HelloAva; Advisor and Investor of Votee; Advisor, Venture Partner, IndoGen Capital; Board Member, Hong Kong PropTech Association; https://www.instagram.com/JenniferChengLo https://hk.linkedin.com/in/jennifercheng https://playgroundapp.com/people/jennifer-2 https://www.clubhouse.com/@jenniferchenglo https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJsHYI0HEolzL85g3rgtWoA Anchor.fm/JenniferChengLo Spotify: Jennifer Cheng Lo
Royce Lo, Co-Founder, Co-CFO, Co-CTO, Co-COO
Royce is Co-Founding Partner as well as the Co CFO, Co CTO, Co COO of NewChic Capital Family Office. Born in Canada, and growing up in Canada, Hong Kong, and the US, Royce attended SAC Boys’ School in Canada for high school before attending Cornell. Royce has a degree in Computer Engineering from Cornell. He also has a Masters in Hotel Management from Cornell. After a decade of being an Investment Banker, Royce decided to focus on existing family businesses including launching his own boutique hotel, The Otto Hotel (TheOtto.HK. ) Aside from Traditional lnvestments including Funds, Alternative Assets, Private Equity, Technology, he is an active successful Real Estate and Property Developer, Investor, and Owner, in different geographies and verticals.
Vivian Wang, Co-Founding General Partner & Managing Director
Vivian Wang is the Founding Partner & Managing Director of Ace Investment Management (AceInvestmentMgmt.com) Hedge Fund and General Partner and Portfolio Manager at NewChic Capital (NewChicCapital.com) Family Office. Vivian also holds a senior position in a capital markets advisory firm that helps listed companies achieve and sustain fair valuation and strengthen brand recognition in the global financial markets. Possessing extensive experience in the financial services industries, Vivian previously worked at Infinity Group, a leading China and Israel focused private equity fund with over 1.5 billion USD AUM. She was responsible for a wide range of projects including investment analysis, deal sourcing, due diligence and investment monitoring. Prior to her foray into Private Equity, Vivian was an Equity Trader with Macquarie Group with a particular focus on Asia-Pacific market. Vivian graduated with a BA in Economics from Sun Yat-sen University and a BBA in Marketing from ESLSCA. She also holds an MBA from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Ever since her time as an HKUST MBA student (the youngest on record for her MBA intake year) where she and Jennifer met and became friends, Vivian has been much regaled for her prowess managing her own personal investment portfolio even in her student days, as well as overseeing P&L on other personal projects and collaborations with friends. She was and is also much lauded for her prowess on the Poker table, where her natural instincts for trading, game theory, psychology come into play — Vivian has participated now in The World Poker Series twice. She is the Finance Director for Women With Purpose (Part of Society of Family Offices) where she helps lead efforts for NexGen including roundtables and seminars on Investing, Gaming, Technology, Education, Culture, Lifestyle and more.
Shn Juay, Co-CMO, Partner, co-Head of Web 3 and Southeast Asia
Shn Juay is currently the CMO (Web 3.0) at iCandy Interactive Limited (ASX: ICI), the largest independent gaming studio across Australia and Southeast Asia. She also holds a secondary appointment as the VP of B2B. She advises consumer brands keen to provide their users/ customers with a gamified experience in the metaverse(s) or deeper brand engagement via Web 3 games or platforms. Shn was the former CEO of Paktor, a location-based dating and networking app, and was responsible for scaling the business into seven Asian markets.
Christy So, Entrepreneur in Residence, Advisor and Partner
Christy is a startup veteran in the eCommerce, mCommerce, Tech space - and (fun fact!) first employee of Klook (the Hong Kong based travel tech unicorn) who has seen and grown with the company from its day 1 to series E. With her journalism background, Christy turned out to be a successful generalist, and has worked closely with start-up Founders to transform unique company DNA and their “secret sauce” into sustainable People and Cultural Values; she is also an expert at Change Leadership, Operation Optimization, and Organizational Structuring and Restructuring all of which needs to be prepped for rapid growth and scale-up stage to sustainable exits and beyond. A serial Entrepreneur herself, Christy is Founder of FemTech Ecommerce Platform and Brand Luvy.Me and Beyond Mood Journal (stealth and beta) advocating the importance of self-love and mindfulness journeys.
Joan Lim, Head of Communications
Joan is a serial entrepreneur with 15 years of experience in various companies ranging from bootstrapped startups to big corporations. With her background in traditional finance and real estate, Joan is ideally positioned with her portfolio and project management focus with a special emphasis on Fintech and Proptech sectors. A driven and results-oriented individual, she has made communication one of the most crucial components of her management philosophy, as well as the core tenets of her own principles. Throughout her career, Joan has held management and leadership positions across diverse industries—specifically finance, real estate development, and property management. Holding her accreditation from London School of Economics as well as other higher institutions of learning, Joan has found that her direct experiences have allowed her to learn beyond the classroom or business case study, and apply her skills in financial analysis, strategic planning, and team leadership. Excelling on her own as well as within a team structure, she has always believed that communication is essential in any successful business and understands that clear and effective communication can prevent misunderstandings and conflicts, and foster collaboration and productivity. When she is not in the midst of a project or a portfolio or partner meeting, Joan enjoys reading books on psychology and personal development, living out her belief in growth mindset and lifelong learning. In the spirit of learning and exploring, she also loves travelling, experiencing different cultures, and trying out new cuisines. Joan’s passion for learning and self-improvement reflects her commitment to staying current and relevant in her field and leading others, whether it is her peers or the next generation, by her own example.
Virginia Lam
Virginia’s Bio
Virginia is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of COINS GROUP.
COINS GROUP is a private fund that has been providing global capital and marketing resources for blockchain projects since 2017. The company’s capital arm, COINS CAPITAL, has invested in more than 40 blockchain start-ups in early rounds, whereas COINS MARKETING focuses on providing exclusive advisory and incubation support for projects under the company’s portfolio
Based in Hong Kong and collaborating with partners from more than 10 countries in a decentralized model, Virginia and her team have not just invested but contributed their research, fundraising and incubation experience in the space to help portfolio companies to launch and scale by offering knowhow and actionable insights, pre-vetted partner lists, and sharing of an extensive global resource network consists of exchanges (CEX and DEX), pre-listing/ IDO platforms, game and NFT launchpads, market makers, blockchain developers, investors, crypto influencers, regional communities, DAOs, guilds, crypto media platforms and other strategic partner networks
Investments
Crypto.com (world’s fastest crypto app with 10M+ users, https://crypto.com )
Equilibrium (cross-chain money markets, https://equilibrium.io )
Oasis Labs (privacy-enabled blockchain platform for open finance, https://www.oasislabs.com )
Kilt (DID protocol for issuing self-sovereign, verifiable credentials, https://www.kilt.io)
Cere (decentralized data ownership, https://cere.network )
Gamee (blockchain meets mobile entertainment, https://www.gamee.com )
Idavoll Network, (toolbox for decentralized community monetization, https://idavoll.network )
Labs Group, (digitized real estate investment ecosystem, https://labsgroup.io )
Blindboxes, (gamified launchpad and marketplace for NFTs, https://blindboxes.io )
OccamFi (Cardano’s defi ecosystem, https://occam.fi )
deFire, (hub for optimal on-chain execution, https://defire.fi )
CasperLabs (blockchain built for enterprise adoption, https://casperlabs.io )
Iagon (decentralized cloud services, https://iagon.com )
Coin98 (all-in-one DeFi platform with 700k users from 150 countries, https://coin98.com )
NFT Stars (first Australian cross-chain NFT marketplace, https://nftstars.app )
Ardana, (stablecoin ecosystem built on Cardano, https://ardana.org )
Theos, (smart liquidity protocol for NFTs, https://theos.fi )
vEmpire (world’s largest decentralized metaverse investment platform, https://v-empire.io )
Olympus Dao (decentralized reserve currency and community-owned decentralized financial
infrastructure, https://www.olympusdao.finance )
Paragons Dao (economic and social partner-DAO to promising blockchain-powered gaming ecosystems, https://paragonsdao.com )
ShoeFy (digital sneaker NFTs, https://www.shoefy.io )
Zuki Moba (play-to-earn shooting game, https://zukimoba.com )
Cowboy Snake, (first team-vs-team game platform inspired by Snake, https://cowboysnake.com)
MeMusic, (blockchain-based platform to to personalize music experience, https://memusic.io )
Torekko (Japanese animation metaverse, https://torekko.com )
Pocket Network (trustless API protocol for major blockchain networks, https://www.pokt.network) Portal Finance (decentralized financial platform that blends bitcoin and layer 2, https://portaldefi.com )
GEMS, (Social sharing portal to connect crypto gamers and turn GameFi into Esports, https://thegems.gg )
and many more
Advisory Partnership:
DaoLaunch (decentralized venture capital, https://daolaunch.net)
Virginia is a lifetime learner and has been an entrepreneur for over 8 years. Before foraying into blockchain and crypto, Virginia ran an O2O marketing agency and has been an all-rounded performance marketer for over 10 years and has worked with over 100 brands.
Virginia has been 100% focused on blockchain and crypto, since her first successful ICO experience in May 2017 (before Web 3.0 became popular). She firmly believes that decentralized technologies will accelerate the world’s transition to more fair and transparent collaboration and revenue sharing models for every Internet user.
WAGMI :)
Douglas Ching, Founding Partner and COO
Doug’s Bio
Douglas Ching is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of COINS GROUP.
COINS GROUP is a private fund that has been providing global capital and marketing resources for blockchain projects since 2017. The company’s capital arm, COINS CAPITAL, has invested in more than 40 blockchain start-ups in early rounds, whereas COINS MARKETING focuses on providing exclusive advisory and incubation support for projects under the company’s portfolio.
With more than 20 years Web 2.0 & 3.0 background, Douglas used his expert know-how and skillset on expert coverage Token fundraising across Private and Public sales, Token launch presale white listing/ expert marketing, Digital asset management, Crypto project advisory, Blockchain Project due diligence and analysis, blockchain community management & Social media Digital Marketing. Douglas has a proven track record for unicorn and deca-corn building.
Investments:
Crypto.com (world’s fastest crypto app with 10M+ users, https://crypto.com )
Equilibrium (cross-chain money markets, https://equilibrium.io )
Oasis Labs (privacy-enabled blockchain platform for open finance, https://www.oasislabs.com )
Kilt (DID protocol for issuing self-sovereign, verifiable credentials, https://www.kilt.io)
Cere (decentralized data ownership, https://cere.network )
Gamee (blockchain meets mobile entertainment, https://www.gamee.com )
Idavoll Network, (toolbox for decentralized community monetization, https://idavoll.network )
Labs Group, (digitized real estate investment ecosystem, https://labsgroup.io )
Blindboxes, (gamified launchpad and marketplace for NFTs, https://blindboxes.io )
OccamFi (Cardano’s defi ecosystem, https://occam.fi )
deFire, (hub for optimal on-chain execution, https://defire.fi )
CasperLabs (blockchain built for enterprise adoption, https://casperlabs.io )
Iagon (decentralized cloud services, https://iagon.com )
Coin98 (all-in-one DeFi platform with 700k users from 150 countries, https://coin98.com )
NFT Stars (first Australian cross-chain NFT marketplace, https://nftstars.app )
Ardana, (stablecoin ecosystem built on Cardano, https://ardana.org )
Theos, (smart liquidity protocol for NFTs, https://theos.fi )
vEmpire (world’s largest decentralized metaverse investment platform, https://v-empire.io )
Olympus Dao (decentralized reserve currency and community-owned decentralized financial infrastructure, https://www.olympusdao.finance )
Paragons Dao (economic and social partner-DAO to promising blockchain-powered gaming ecosystems, https://paragonsdao.com )
ShoeFy (digital sneaker NFTs, https://www.shoefy.io )
Zuki Moba (play-to-earn shooting game, https://zukimoba.com )
Cowboy Snake, (first team-vs-team game platform inspired by Snake, https://cowboysnake.com)
MeMusic, (blockchain-based platform to to personalize music experience, https://memusic.io )
Torekko (Japanese animation metaverse, https://torekko.com )
Pocket Network (trustless API protocol for major blockchain networks, https://www.pokt.network)
Portal Finance (decentralized financial platform that blends bitcoin and layer 2, https://portaldefi.com )
GEMS, (Social sharing portal to connect crypto gamers and turn GameFi into Esports,
https://thegems.gg )and many more
Advisory Partnership:
DaoLaunch (decentralized venture capital, https://daolaunch.net)
Douglas is also an experienced and successful trader and secondary market gem hunter. He has helped COINS GROUP to discover many asymmetrical opportunities through market trend research, on-chain data analytics, price analytics and project research.
Daniel Cheung, CTO, Tech Partner
Daniel Cheung is a Venture Partner and Technical Advisor in residence for NewChic Capital Family Office with an Engineering, Tech-builder, Operations background. An Entrepreneur-Investor-Operator hybrid, Daniel is a serial exited Entrepreneur and has deep experience and track record of transforming ideas into viable businesses, product development, going from 0-1, and scaling. He holds dual degrees BSci in Automation Engineering and a Master in Computer Science from The Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is also the Founder and CEO of one of Asia's top NFT exchanges, BuyApe.io
Raymond Cheng, Investor & Senior Advisor
Raymond Cheng is an Investor and Advisor for NewChicCapital.com with a technical and hardware background. An experienced Executive & Program manager, with strong background in ASIC/VLSI product development and processors, he holds a BSci in Electrical Engineering from Brown University and a Masters from University of Illinois Urbana Champagne.
Kuntala Cheng, Investor & Senior Advisor
Kuntala has a real passion for Real Estate and Property, including PropTech. She has built up a select exclusive client book in the past few decades building up her real estate track record in the Luxury, Multi-Family, and Commercial Real Estate space. Throughout her impressive work managing her Own and Family Property, Investment Property and Investment Portfolio, Kuntala is relentless in her finding and developing the best properties and tireless in her dedication to her clients. Whether dealing with a home or investment property, Kuntala’s clients appreciate her honesty, integrity and work ethic, as well as her winning combination of real estate expertise. In recognition of her work, Kuntala has been a recipient of the Top Producer and President’s Club’s Sales Achievement Awards multiple years running. Originally from Hong Kong, Kuntala attended high school at the prestigious St. Paul Co-Educational College in Hong Kong and is fluent in English, Cantonese, and Mandarin. An alumnus of Brown University, Kuntala and her husband, Raymond, are the proud parents of Jennifer and Vincent, both of whom are also graduates of Brown University. Prior to entering real estate, Kuntala worked as a high school teacher, a Medical technologist as well as a supervisor in a medical laboratory. After discovering her passion for real estate, Kuntala became a top producer at Hammond Residential Real Estate in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, before moving to the San Francisco Bay Area. After working at Zephyr Real Estate (now Corcoran Global Living), Kuntala has been a Top Producer since 2016. Kuntala has knowledge of various real estate markets and has bought, sold, owned and overseen the renovation of properties in San Francisco, Boston, New York City, Philadelphia and Hong Kong. Kuntala has traveled extensively throughout America, Europe, Australia and Asia and, along the way, has developed a network of international clients. When not at work, she enjoys biking, skiing, hiking, tennis and spending her days around town, but loves most to come back to her Mission Bay home in San Francisco. Kuntala is also the proud grandparent of Lara, Maximus, Arabella Cheng-Lo, and enjoys seeing them in Asia, the US, and over video call.
Jong Lee, Legal Counsel
Legal Counsel
Jong Lee Managing Director of RGL Holdings Limited
Jong Lee is the Managing Director of RGL Holdings Limited and has spent over 15 years building businesses in various roles, ranging from private equity, to venture capital and angel investment, and entrepreneurship. Jong specializes in technology, media, traditional industries, and special purpose real estate. His prior portfolio companies include Nexon, Starbucks Beijing, MTV Japan, Good Morning Securities (Korea), Berghaus Japan and SMIC (China). In Hong Kong, Jong has led RGL's founding of Hong Kong Commons, a leading accelerator and co-work platform, Bonham Strand, a bespoke apparel social enterprise reaching out to disenfranchised master tailors, displaced garment workers and youth fighting drug addiction, and Lots Of Buttons, winner of TechInAsia’s Startup Arena 2013 in Singapore. Jong is a graduate of Columbia Law School where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, recipient of the Parker School Certificate of Achievement in International Law, With Honors and Founding Editor in Chief, Columbia Journal of Asian Law. As a licensed New York attorney, he practiced as an international private equity and leveraged buy-out attorney on Wall Street with Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
linkedin : https://www.linkedin.com/in/tokyojong
Gen Naruhito, Creative Director, Head of Operations
ESTHER MA, Head of PR, Jennifer’s Manager for Acting, Appearances, Concerts
Esther Ma founded Prestique Limited (#prestiqueltd) in 1995 and is currently serving as its Chief Executive Officer. Prestique is a boutique lifestyle public relations and events management company with clients including beauty brands, luxury products, architects and designers, hospitality and sports entities, educational institutions and NGOs. Prior to founding Prestique, Esther worked for Procter & Gamble (HK) Limited as SKII Brand Manager and received the Regional SKII Brand-Building Award. In 2016, Esther co-founded Harvest Sky Enterprises Limited (#harvest_sky) to nurture and support elite and aspiring athletes via opportunities in education, empowerment, events, endorsements and endowments. Prestique has been awarded a “Caring Company” for 10 consecutive years and celebrates the 10th Anniversary of its CSR initiative “Children Charities Carnival” this year. Esther’s personal awards include AmCham/SCMP Entrepreneur of the Year, APEC’s Woman Entrepreneur Delegate (HK), China’s Top 100 Woman Entrepreneurs, Jessica 10 Most Successful Women Award, and SCMP Woman of Our Time. Esther is the nominee of Women of Hope Award (Power and Influence) by Hong Kong Adventist Hospital Foundation and named Ferrari International Fabulous Four Woman Entrepreneur. Esther is the also honorary judge for Tatler Hong Kong's Gen-T 2018 Awardees. Currently, Esther is First Vice President of Zonta Club of Hong Kong, co-founding executive of Golden Bauhinia Woman Entrepreneurs Association, member of Diocesan Old Girls’ Association, alumni ambassador of Columbia Business School, council member of InspiringHK and Wu Zhi Qiao Charitable Foundation, founding task force member of Asian University for Women and co-founder of Femmes du Vin Asia. Esther sits on the boards of Columbia Business School Lang Entrepreneurship Centre, Chinese University Morningside College, Teach4HK and Women Helping Women Hong Kong. Esther is a Trustee of Indian Mountain School, a junior boarding school and The Kent School, a private high school both in Connecticut, U.S.A. Esther has authored five books – “Conducting Your Job Search in Hong Kong” (1992), “The A to Z of PR” (2005), “HarvEst of the 7 Human Vines” (2014) , “Live and Love Life under the Hong Kong Basic Law” (2017) and "Asia's 15 Over 50 - What's Her Next 50?" (2019). She received her BA degree from UC Berkeley and MBA degree from Columbia Business School. Esther has been married to Harvey Lee for 27 years and they have two daughters Quisha (15) and Tiqa (13). During her leisure time, Esther enjoys golf, triathlon, squash, cooking and painting.
Lara Cheng Lo, Youth Ambassador, Advisor, Entrepreneur, Investor, Creator (Musician, Artist, Writer)
Lara is the youngest Junior Investment Associate and Youth Ambassador for NewChic Capital (NewChicCapital.com) Family Office. Lara is also the Co-founder along with her siblings of Glam-it! PPE (GlamitPPE.com) a Social Enterprise selling PPE including face shields with some proceeds going to various charities and frontline COVID relief. A budding writer, artist, pianist, and equestrian, Lara approaches the world and Impact Entrepreneurship and Impact Investing with a fresh pair of eyes and curiosity. An award-winning young pianist who has played for benefit concerts for different charities including Habitat for Humanity, Lara is a strong supporter of the arts, children and women’s advocate, as well as environmentalist. She likes looking at emerging Kid-Tech, Foodtech, Fun-tech, and Space-Tech and has picked Edtech investments and other winning investments for NewChic. Lara is 7 years old and attends an International School in Hong Kong. In her spare time, she enjoys Latin, Coding, Yoga, Swimming, and Girl Scouts (where she has completed her Daisy badges and is a first-year Brownie Scout).
Maximus Cheng Lo, Youth Ambassador, Advisor, Entrepreneur, Investor, Creator (Musician, Artist, Writer)
Maximus is the very youngest Junior Investment Associate and Youth Ambassador for NewChic Capital (NewChicCapital.com) Family Office. Maximus is also the Co-founder along with his siblings of Glam-it! PPE (GlamitPPE.com) a Social Enterprise selling PPE including face shields with some proceeds going to various charities and frontline COVID relief. With a natural aptitude for building, engineering, and coding, Maximus approaches the world and Impact Entrepreneurship and Impact Investing with a clear and logical perspective as well as a natural sense of inquisitiveness. Maximus is a strong supporter of Science and STEAM initiatives for positive change and humanitarian impact. He likes looking at emerging Kid-Tech, Foodtech, Fun-tech, and Space-Tech and has picked Edtech investments and other winning investments for NewChic. Maximus is 5 years old and attends an International School in Hong Kong. In his spare time, he enjoys building advanced Lego Models, Latin, Coding, Boxing, Gymnastics, and Swimming.
Arabella Cheng Lo, Youth Ambassador, Advisor, Entrepreneur, Investor, Creator (Musician, Artist, Writer)
Arabella is the very very youngest Junior Investment Associate and Youth Ambassador for NewChic Capital (NewChicCapital.com) Family Office. Arabella is also the Cofounder along with her siblings of Glam-it! PPE (GlamitPPE.com) a Social Enterprise selling PPE including face shields with some proceeds going to various charities and frontline COVID relief. With a natural talent and penchant for singing, playing piano, dancing, and arts and crafts, Arabella is gradually developing her perspective and approach to the world of Impact Entrepreneurship and Impact Investing with unfettered innocence, boldness, and inquisitiveness. Arabella likes looking at emerging Kid-Tech, Foodtech, Fun-tech, Girl-tech (younger Fem-tech) and has helped her siblings pick some Kidtech and Edtech investments and other winning investments for NewChic. Arabella is 2 years old and attends a Trilingual Kindergarten in Hong Kong. In her spare time she enjoys Piano, Arts & Crafts, Gardening, Classical Latin play dates with her siblings, pre-Coding, Yoga, Swimming, and hosting social events with her siblings and those in her social bubble including her stuffed animals and dolls.
Ambassadors, Supporters, Advisors and Volunteers
Cemile KÖLE, NFT Advisor Creator in Residence
Based in Istanbul, Turkey, Cemile graduated from Balıkesir University with a degree in Graphic Design.
After graduation, she worked in many sectors in terms of graphics and design including an Advertising agency, shoe design, and most recently in the textile clothing industry.
In the graphic design business since 2005, Cemile has been active in NFT designs for 2 years and has led the design for several NFT projects so far including Youngape_club and bohobeauty_nft; Bohobeauty is 1/1 hand drawn original design encompassing a beautiful collection of bohemian style inspired by Nfts and focused on Women’s Art. Another feature of this collection is that it is animated, more realistic and attractive. Strong, self-confident and free- spirited boho women and the community of collectors are also supporting and pioneering violence against women today.
Melissa Koh, Advisor, Content, Writer in Residence
Melissa is a writer with 17+ years of experience in public and private education. As a credentialed teacher and San Francisco curriculum coach, she has taught grades 6 through PhD to excel in academic writing; as an artist, she supports completion of full-length fiction/nonfiction manuscripts. Melissa supports clients in developing their own voices, with an eye towards drawing out their unique stories and accomplishments. Over the years, her students have gained admissions to Top 10 and Top 5 schools, such as Yale, Harvard, UPenn, Columbia, and MIT, and her clients universally report pride in developing lifelong writing skills.
In her personal work, Melissa has three professional grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Additionally, she has written for Verbicide and Bust magazines, and produced plays in Providence, San Francisco, Seoul, and Oakland. In 2020, her first novel was a finalist in Coverfly's 2020 new manuscript competition, and in 2021, her new work was funded by Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. In 2022, she served as guest faculty for San Jose's NEH Institute, alongside bestselling novelist Khaled Hosseini, and Presidential National Medal of the Arts Recipients Maxine Hong Kingston, Luis Valdez, and Ping Chong.
Melissa earned a B.A. from Brown University and a Master's in Education and Curriculum from Notre Dame de Namur.
Funmi Vanessa Ullam, Advisor Health Tech, Africa
Funmi Vanessa Ullam is the co-founder and CEO of Eli Health - A HealthTech startup providing health and wellness services to pediatrics and youth in Nigeria. She is the founder of Crescent Kids—a non-profit organisation supporting children in Nigeria with Sickle Cell and has worked with the NHS, Global Blood Therapeutics, Fit Bit & Apple Health.
Funmi has 20 yrs experience working in the Tech industry and is currently employed by Citrix (a global technology company) as a Strategic Alliances Manager where she is responsible for creating Joint Value Propositions and Go To Market Strategies for 2 Global Systems Integrators.
She is passionate about Tech (Web3 AI & Machine Learning) and is excited & driven by how Tech presents numerous opportunities for improving and transforming healthcare. Funmi runs a monthly Twitter Space called Tech Meets Health which connects a growing community in Africa discussing all things Health, Tech & Web3. Funmi loves travel & absolutely adores kids and spending time with family - she is the mum of 2 young boys, likes cooking, building Lego and all things in between.
Tal Navarro, NFT Advisor and Influencer
Tal Navarro is a serial entrepreneur, Web3 advisor and women advocate who lives her passion to help others.
Navarro is an International digital marketing & Web3 speaker & consultant, and the owner and CEO of the Social Lady digital marketing & Web3 agency.
Navarro is one of the most influential personas and a pioneer in the digital world in Israel, an expert in the field since 2006, and was one of the first people in the country that understood and applied social media marketing channels.
She became a leading figure in the emerging Digital Advertising industry and founded SUMO - the first ever Social Media college in Israel in 2011.
Her college SUMO trained marketing executives from many major Israeli and International companies.
Navarro was then recognized by Forbes magazine as one of Israel’s digital thought leaders and was interviewed to the 40 under 40 successful leaders in her industry.
As a businesswoman, Navarro is involved in multiple projects in USA and Israel.
She works closely with the Beverly Hills Mayor, worked with the LA Fashion Week and consulting NFT projects and advisory on some web3 projects, building their communities and branding.
Tal is especially passionate about supporting women and mentoring young entrepreneurs.
Awards:
2011
Tal was named one of the most influential people on the internet, at the business magazines “Lady Globes” and The “Epoch Times”.
2013
2014
Tal was chosen by “Forbes Israel” as one of the 40under40 “Young & Successful” persons in Israel.
2017
Tal was chosen by “Lady Globes” Business Magazine to be 1 of the 50 strongest women on Facebook.
In 2020 Tal was chosen to one of the 100 most influencing people moving the world forward by “IZZY” streaming
Mafalda Borea
Mafalda is the Co-Founder and CEO of Sustainable First TM, a platform that features truly sustainable tourism destinations and businesses and links the impact they have in their local communities with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. She is an Executive Director and sits on the board of TX Group, a powerful portfolio of influential tourism digital brands, and is a board member of the Travel & Tourism Foundation. Previously, Mafalda lead CNN’s advertising sales and client development across Southern Europe and the CIS region. More recently her long standing interest in Chinese arts and culture took her on a journey to learn Mandarin, which culminated in a role as Deputy-Editor of China Report Magazine for two years. She continues to serve as an advisor to the Director of the Confucius Institute for Business at the LSE (London School of Economics). Passionate about the Arts and social impact, Mafalda is a dedicated mentor for women starting in business, is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in the United Kingdom and volunteers as a Delegate for the Commission on the Status of Women for UN Women UK. She is also on the Fundraising Committee for Women for Women International and the Walkabout Foundation, and serves a volunteer and advisory board member for the homeless support charity Under One Sky. Mafalda on LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram. Mafalda shares her story on the Tourism Podcast. Mafalda’s participation in Avia Dev Africa Conference , UNESCO’s Future of Tourism and Culture of Peace in ASEAN+, LSE’s China Business Briefing, China-Britain Business Forum, FUTUR Summit.
Noni Ware, Fashion & Lifestyle Tech Advisor
As Retail Editor of both British Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar and then managing her own consultancy in Hong Kong and London, Noni is an internationally respected authority on fashion trends, forecasts and the industry overall. Her experience and insight in both Europe and Asia make her unique in terms of understanding the fashion and trend dynamics of both the East and the West.
Diamond Diva, Ambassador, Community Advisor
Entrepreneur, Celebrity Host, Investor, International Keynote Speaker, Commercial Loan Broker and Certified Mindset Coach
Founder and CEO of Diamond Diva Entertainment, LLC and the Abundance Mastermind
Diamond Diva is an American published model, celebrity host, investor, international keynote speaker, brand ambassador, actress, casting director, writer, producer, philanthropist, women’s empowerment champion, entrepreneur and mindset coach. Born and raised in Northern Virginia, she demonstrated a passion for entertainment and business at an early age. She performed in plays, chorus and fashion shows in elementary and high school. She started her professional entertainment career as a fashion model while attending college at Marshall University where she earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration. She continued her entertainment career as a model and brand ambassador for cosmetic and formal wear apparel distributors.
Diamond completed her Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Troy University and relocated to Atlanta, Georgia. She entered into corporate America working in training and development to address employer’s needs to develop a skilled workforce. Concurrently she continued to build her entertainment experience in the “Hollywood of the South” Atlanta, Georgia.
She is a published model in multiple print and online publications. Her modeling experience also includes runway model for Atlanta Fashion Week, Red Carpet Interviewer, VIP Model Host and lead model in music videos. Diamond has been a guest radio personality on multiple radio stations. In addition, Diamond was featured as an actress on television show pilots and comedy skits.
Diamond is currently the founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Diamond Diva Entertainment, LLC. Established in 2019, Diamond Diva Entertainment specializes in event production, entertainer castings, business consulting and mindset coaching services. She is an investor and certified commercial loan broker. Her vision is to support individuals from the inside out with the mindset, skills development and financial resources to succeed.
Diamond is the executive producer, writer and host of the talk show “Diamond Showcase” published on Instagram and YouTube. The show features subject matter experts on the topics of business, branding, and talent development strategies with live performances from diverse talent. Diamond Diva is one of the top African American talk show hosts on social media.
Diamond Diva is a women’s empowerment champion and advocate for supporting women in business and life. She is an entrepreneur and investor in the beauty and real estate industries. Diamond is a Commercial Loan Broker and provides access to capital for business purpose loans and real estate investments. Diamond is a philanthropist and fundraiser for charitable organizations in support of Sickle Cell Disease research and community outreach initiatives.
Diamond Diva is a Certified Mindset Coach, international keynote speaker and thought leader on mindset and manifestation. Her background includes Certified Expert Coach, Neuro-linguistic Programming (NLP) Practitioner and Timeline Therapist. She leads mindset and manifestation panels, events, workshops, coaching services and is the founder of the Diamond Mindset Reset™ Academy, a Mindset Coaching Organization and online training program. Diamond is the founder of the Abundance Mastermind, a private mindset and manifestation community. Diamond Diva’s mission is to share the power of mindset in individual’s lives and to make a positive impact in the world.
Diamond’s work in the Mindset, Mental Health and Entrepreneurial communities has received international recognition. She has been featured on the cover of Global Woman Magazine, an International Business Magazine, for her impact on mindset and entrepreneurial success. Diamond has also been awarded the Woman of Magnitude Award, an International Award for Women in Leadership who empower women, for her impact on mindset and mental health for female entrepreneurs and individuals on an international scale.
Diamond’s mantra and motto in life is, “If You Believe It… Take Massive Action… You Can Achieve It!”
Bobby Del Rio, Media, Television, Film Advisor
Bobby Del Rio has a 20+ year career in the film & television industry.
He became one of the top social audio influencers in the world during the pandemic. He became national news in Canada by breaking into Hollywood from the social audio app Clubhouse.
He secured a distribution deal for The Market, a feature film Bobby wrote/directed. Currently available on Amazon Prime in the US & UK.
Bobby plays TOMMY in several episodes of the limited television series “Poly is the New Monogamy”, created by Cat Hostick.
Bobby is currently hosting/writing a new television series about crypto & Web3 called “The Daily Drop”. Airing on The News Forum (Canada).
Upcoming: Bobby plays an animated character in “Lissa’s Trip” (director Jeffery Lando). The Canadian feature film will be making its North American premiere at the Whistler Film Festival in November.
Emily Lazar, Resident Creator, NFT Artist
Emily Lazar is a multi-disciplinary artist fronting the rock band, September Mourning, which is based on a comic book series that she wrote and is published through Image/Top Cow Comics. She designed the costuming and fashion of the world which she brings to life on stage and has toured with like of Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson, Slipknot, etc. in Europe and the United States. She recently extended the storyline through music/animation/art/storytelling NFT's she released on OpenSea (Emily Lazar - September Mourning: The Soul Collection) and is sitting at the #18 spot on the top music charts of all time on the platform. She made history as being the first female metal/rock musician to mint and sell an NFT online. Her latest project, "September's Monsters" uses her lore and takes the generative art pfp NFT into a whole different realm by attaching music in perpetuity and graphic novels to the NFT's. She intends to use this to push the narrative of empowering independent musicians by using NFT's as a music distribution vehicle, as well as a way to expand IP.
Dr Susan Mistler,
Advisor,Executive Coach
Susan is an Executive Coach and Licensed Clinical Psychologist. She has coached senior leaders in large multinational companies and top financial organisations in Asia Pacific for the last 20 years, and now serves as the Managing Partner for Aesara in the Americas. She works with top talent, C-suite leaders of businesses and functions, across the US and globally. Her coaching work aims to help leaders to reach their best potential in ways that can also benefit their teams and business.
Vivienne Kong, Music Manager
Vivienne Kong, founder and editor-in-chief of Gourmet Artistry, an online community designed to showcase and share the passion for culinary arts. Gourmet Artistry houses one of Asia’s largest culinary themed social media accounts with a steady following of over 300,000 followers on Instagram. It was established to further the appreciation and exposure of fine dining experiences and chefs as we believe art doesn’t exist solely in museums and galleries, hung on the walls and put on display. Talented chefs can turn food into edible works of art, adding a whole gastronomic enjoyment. She also founded “Home Omakase” an online grocery store that supply anything Japanese. From fresh imported seafood, seasonal vegetables and premium meats to specialty condiments, a one-stop shop for any aspiring home chef that wants to try their hands at creating their own kaiseki or omakase for their family. She also founded 《響樂 Live Music Lounge》 together with Jennifer Cheng Lo. We set up this club mainly to support outstanding musicians in Asia. Because of the pandemic, many concerts have been cancelled, which has a great impact on them. Therefore, we want to support them through the clubhouse.
Dina Saoudi, Investor
Dina Saoudi is the mother of Hashem and Hamzah, who define her purpose to help better the world for all children as much as her own. She co-founded Seven Circles, an investment and consulting agency focused on establishing strategic partnerships, creating new revenue streams, and building sustainable, impactful solutions. She is also the co-founder of its philanthropic arm, Seven’s World. Dina co-founded and heads Empowering through™ (Et™), a new breed of social enterprise with the purpose of empowering ecosystems to enable individuals economically and socially. Et™'s publications, platforms and events are based on a measurable and scalable model that identifies and connects stakeholders — aid agencies, private and public sectors, academia, impact funds, and civil society — to work together to enable and celebrate individuals. Since 2017, Et™ has been creating impact in more than 10 countries with a portion of the proceeds committed to giving back. Dina proudly serves two of Her Majesty Queen Rania’s initiatives as a member of the board of directors of The Children's Museumand the board of trustees of the Royal Health AwarenessSociety.
Tuan Phan, Advisor, Professor-In-Residence
Tuan Q. Phan is an entrepreneur, board member, advisor, investor and consults industry leaders. As a professor of digital business at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) Business School, he possesses deep expertise in Big Data, social media, marketing, retail, AI, Fintech, EdTech and digital economies, combined with computer science, economics, and statistics. His research has been published in leading scientific and management journals including the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (PNAS) and Harvard Business School Publishing (HBSP). Dr. Phan has also taught at the National University of Singapore (NUS), Harvard University, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Chrisie Wong, Edtech and Education Advisor
Born and raised in the US, Chrisie grew up in Washington, D.C. After graduating with an Undergraduate degree in Information Systems, she came to Hong Kong to pursue her Investment Banking career. Later, she moved into Asset Management where she spearheaded Investment solutions for institutional clients including Central Banks, Sovereign Funds, Private Banks and Corporates for over a decade. In 2016, she found her first company, DreamCare, a leading award winning nanny & carers agency based in Hong Kong, specializing in native mandarin speaking nannies. (2022 Bronze Winner for the Best Nanny/Confinement Services, Expat Living’s Readers’ Choice Awards) Since inception, DreamCare has maintained its spot on the Top Recommended list on Little Steps Asia. With over 600 nannies in the roster, Professional Services expanded as well to other categories including Maternity Nurse, Night Nurse, Confinement Lady, Foreign Language Nanny, Academic Tutor and Household Manager. With both local and international placement services, DreamCare has served over 1000+ clients based in HK and overseas. Outside of her entrepreneurial education company, Chrisie herself is also a Certified Positive Discipline Parent & Classroom Educator and Trainer through the Positive Discipline Association. She is also a sleep coach providing sleep consulting for her clients. With a great passion for early childhood education as well as parenting, Chrisie has hosted seminars and workshops on parenting and holistic child sleep. Outside her business pursuits, Chrisie devotes her time to mentoring teenagers in the international schools in Hong Kong. She truly believes children and NexGen and NexNexGen are our future and need to be lovingly nurtured to be part of the success for this world. She obtained her Master of Business Administration at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
Florence Fok, Partner, Advisor with Focus on Foodtech and Specialty in Mindfulness
Florence is the founder of Harmony Coffee Hong Kong (founded 2018). She has obtained the US SCA certificates in Hong Kong and also further honed her barista skills in Hokkaido, Japan and Taiwan. She is passionate about producing her luxury small batch coffee brand pairing a unique and luxurious coffee experience with mindful meditation and enjoyment — to her curated circle of friends and clients, their friend and clients, and beyond. Her company encapsulates a wide range of specialty coffee products and is tastefully exploring expansion into other product areas alongside brand and retail collaborations. One of the most popular services is private bespoke coffee catering services for corporate events, weddings, events (music, art, poetry, yoga) and tastings. Corporate partners and brand partners include DBS and Sunlife in Hong Kong, as well as NewChic Capital Family Office, CoinsGroup Private Web 3 Fund, Ace Investment Management Proprietary Hedge Fund, and Otto Hotel boutique hotel. The brand also specializes in tailor made custom coffee flavours and collaborations with high-end brands and discerning individuals and celebrities. The Harmony Coffee collection of drip bag coffee is loved by 5000+ customers. Other than making coffee, Florence is also a certified hypnotherapist from The National Guild of Hypnotists (NGH), US. More projects on helping people on emotional needs will be initiated in 2023. Outside of her business pursuits, Florence is a writer and intrepid traveller extraordinaire. She is based, most out of the time out of her home town of Hong Kong after having graduated from university in the UK. Globetrotting-wise she has travelled to over 20+ countries worldwide including to the continents of US, Europe, Australia, Southeast Asia, (and looks to add more to this burgeoning list!)
Marcus Lee, Advisor, Investor - AI, Web3, Gaming
Since a young age, Marcus has had a penchant for numbers and patterns — which has served him well as a multi-faceted Entrepreneur, Investor, Allocator, Creator, Techie, Developer, Gamer. Equipped with a predilection for Gaming, from embarking on a career as an award winning professional e-sports player to running a Game Development Enterprise (which won accolades and awards at a noteworthy hackathon), Marcus is a gamer to the core, game-theory notwithstanding. Possessing a knack for spotting trends early, Marcus has been successful in analysing and riding the Memecoin wave early including doing 100X on Pepe. When not managing his Family's traditional businesses alongside his Single Family Office allocations including direct investments, private funds, alternative asset classes, Marcus can be found delving into his incubated passion projects, entrepreneurial pursuits, including AI, NFTs, Web3, and more. He has a voracious appetite for exploring different hobbies and interests including food, travel, and of course cultivating his tight knit curated circle of friends and partners.
Christy So, Entrepreneur in Residence, Advisor and Partner
Christy is a startup veteran in the eCommerce, mCommerce, Tech space - and (fun fact!) first employee of Klook (the Hong Kong based travel tech unicorn) who has seen and grown with the company from its day 1 to series E. With her journalism background, Christy turned out to be a successful generalist, and has worked closely with start-up Founders to transform unique company DNA and their “secret sauce” into sustainable People and Cultural Values; she is also an expert at Change Leadership, Operation Optimization, and Organizational Structuring and Restructuring all of which needs to be prepped for rapid growth and scale-up stage to sustainable exits and beyond. A serial Entrepreneur herself, Christy is Founder of FemTech Ecommerce Platform and Brand Luvy.Me and Beyond Mood Journal (stealth and beta) advocating the importance of self-love and mindfulness journeys.
Kelly Mi Li, Advisor
Kelly Mi Li is a serial entrepreneur, film producer, speaker, and investor. In addition to being the executive producer and star of Netflix’s Bling Empire, Kelly has founded and invested in multiple companies that each speak true to her many passions. In 2020, Kelly founded Wet Paws Media, a film production company where she currently has five projects in the pipeline to be shot. She also co-founded Hot Jiang, a hot sauce company featuring her family’s secret spicy recipe. Alongside Kelly's professional career, she is a devoted philanthropist and has sat on the board of many non-profit organizations. In 2021, Kelly partnered with Hate Is A Virus to launch the CommUNITY Action Fund and raised over $1 million to support the Asian community. She became an ambassador in 2022 for Active Minds, a non-profit dedicated to promoting mental health especially in the youth. Kelly also co-founded Golden Voice Society, a non-profit committed to education and giving back to the Asian community.
Anya Hayden, Advisor
Anya Hayden is General Partner and Founder of ANIM, a top-tier early-stage venture capital fund investing in technology companies globally. Prior to ANIM, Anya most recently invested for Founders Fund out of the U.S. and Europe, with the team capitalising Anya's first pool of capital; ANIM progresses the strategy behind Anya's Founders Fund capital. Prior to Founders Fund, she led the establishment of the Product Analytics stack and physical goods Strategy for autonomous vehicle company Aurora Innovation. Anya has been featured in publications such as Forbes, Vogue, The Economic Times, Entrepreneur India, and Silicon India, is a delegate to the Middle East and APAC with multiple conferences, and has spoken globally for Google and other technology leaders. Anya graduated from Harvard Business School where she served as Student Body President. She is based in London.