Details
Rui co-founded gumi Cryptos Capital (gCC) at the beginning of 2018. Through gCC, he invested in the early rounds of companies and protocols, such as OpenSea, Qredo, YGG, 1Inch, Agoric, and Celsius. Recently, he launched the $110 million gCC Fund II, continuously investing in the early-stage blockchain and crypto sector. Before gCC, Rui led the global investment of gumi Group, investing in gaming, social media, VR&AR markets. His successful investments include inXile (acquired by Microsoft), Beat Games (via VR Fund, acquired by Facebook), and Theta Network. Rui also had a successful entrepreneurial experience before entering the VC industry. After around seven years of banking and consulting firm experience in his early career, he co-founded Zenith Group Holdings, which successfully exited via acquisition.
Work Experience
Education Experience
Relevance Person
Shuo Sun
Shuo Sun is the founder and CEO of UXLINK, and was previously the founder and CEO of Xiangwushuo and an investment banker at CICC. He graduated from South China University of Technology and dropped out of Stanford University.
Stephan Lutz
As the Group CEO and CFO of BitMEX, Stephan Lutz lead one of the world's most innovative and trusted cryptocurrency derivatives trading platforms.
Daniel Bronheim
Daniel Bronheim is an investment analyst at gumi Cryptos Capital, and previously he was a senior venture capitalist and fellow at AscendEX. He graduated from Princeton University in the United States.
Simon Wu
Simon Wu is the co-founder of Meex and formerly served as the chief security officer of Huobi.
Vanessa Grellet
Vanessa Grellet is a managing partner at Aglaé Ventures and was previously head of portfolio growth at CoinFund and executive director at ConsenSys. Prior to joining ConsenSys, she was the CEO of IIH, an innovative Wealth Management firm, a key member of PwC's global wealth management team, and a Corporate Strategy Executive for the NYSE, focusing on M&A.
Adam Karren
Adam Karren is the co-founder and CPO of Exchange Art and previously worked at Pricewaterhousecoopers. He graduated from Indiana University.
Taylor Zhang
Taylor Zhang is a managing partner at ArkStream Capital and was previously a co-founder of BlockArk. He graduated from South China University of Technology.
Lorny Pfeifer
Lorny Pfeifer is the Grants Lead at Safe and was previously the community Manager for NEAR Protocol.
Gilbert Verdian
As the founder and CEO of Quant, Gilbert is focused on unlocking the power of blockchain for everyone, so as to create an empowered and interconnected world.
Evan Mair
Evan Mair is the Principal of Gumi Cryptos Capital. He graduated from the University of Southern California.