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Sean Tan is a professional with extensive experience in asset management and venture capital. He currently works at Primitive Ventures, and previously worked at Mirana Ventures in Singapore, and also worked as a portfolio manager at Tower Research Capital for four years, a senior trader at Grasshopper for eight years, and as an analyst at Morgan Stanley and HSBC.
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Alex Liu
Alex Liu is a partner at Mirana Ventures. He graduated from the National University of Singapore.
Chris Kurdziel
Chris Kurdziel is a ex-Partner at Mirana Ventures, where he invests in the intersection of crypto and games. He previously worked on gaming and creative technology investments for Samsung NEXT Ventures, and is currently a Venture Partner and Advisor to Joyance Partners and SocialStarts. Chris has experience helping video creators monetize and distribute their content online, as well as working with the R&D team at Samsung on their smart TV platform. His interests include networked creativity and human-centered computing, and he is passionate about technologies such as Bitcoin and P2P wireless mesh networks.
Mavis Xu
Mavis Xu is a Principal at Mirana Ventures, as well as a Venture Partner for Bybit and BitDAO. Prior to this role, she was a Senior Associate at Kraken Ventures, sourcing investments in FinTech and blockchain/crypto companies, and an Associate at Liberty City Ventures, investing in blockchain technology solutions and companies. Mavis also completed a capstone project with the sustainability team at Bloomberg Associates. She has a background in finance and holds a Bachelor's degree from New York University.
Isaac (Shi Jun) Choo
Isaac (Shi Jun) Choo is an investor at Mirana Ventures and was previously Director of Institutional Business at Fireblocks.
Eric Meltzer
Founding Partner of Primitive, an early-stage crypto asset fund. Formerly Venture Partner of INBlochchain. Peking University dropout.
Arun Devabhaktuni
Arun Devabhaktuni is a professional with a background in systems biology, physics, and biology. He is currently a Lead Researcher at Mirana Ventures and an Angel Investor at Valhalla Capital. He has also served as the Chief Technical Officer and Co-Founder of ZenMaid Software. Arun has received a PhD in Systems Biology from Stanford University School of Medicine and a BS in Physics and Biology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Jacob Zhao
Jacob Zhao is a cryptocurrency investor, formerly a partner at Arweave SCP Ventures, and has also worked at Mirana Ventures and OKX Ventures. He graduated from Beijing Institute of Technology and Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
Eric Lam
Eric Lam is a portfolio manager with expertise in NFTs, cryptocurrency, business strategy development, and blockchain programming. He worked at Mirana Ventures and is the owner of R.O. Ventures. Previously, he served as a Digital Business Development Associate Director at Universal Music Publishing Group, where he led the company's NFT initiative and played a key role in negotiating contracts with app companies. Eric has skills in strategy, programming languages, venture capital, blockchain, and cryptocurrency.
Dovey Wan
Dovey Wan is the Founding Partner of Primitive Ventures, a long-term focused cryptoasset investment fund which she co-founded with Eric Meltzer. Before Primitive Ventures, Dovey was the Managing Director of DHVC (formerly Danhua Capital). From 2012 to 2015, Dovey worked at eBay as a Data Engineer, Senior Business Analyst, and Product Manager. During this time, she was also the US Chief Representative for 36kr, a Chinese media, fundraising, and incubator company.
Tony Lau
Tony Lau works as an investor at Primitive Ventures. Tony’s crypto journey began during his college years when he authored an Economics honors thesis assessing the impact of CBDC news on cryptocurrency markets. Before joining Primitive, Tony was a researcher at Fenbushi Capital, where he delved into areas such as DeFi, MEV, and infrastructure. His work included groundbreaking research on on-chain option protocols and the first systematic study on AMM designs that mitigate Losses-versus-Rebalancing (LVR).
