[PR] Web3 Trends and Forecast 2023 ─ VC Edition

Coinlive, an independent cryptocurrency news outlet based in Singapore, will be holding its first event of the year on 27 February. Held at NTUC Business Centre from 3pm to 8pm., Web3 Trends and Forecast 2023 ─ VC Edition, will delve into the invited speakers' thoughts on current trends and their forecast for the year.

With the current bullish sentiment of the industry, its outlook is evidently positive. In 2022, the Web3 landscape saw a total funding of $7.1 billion*, a stark contrast to 2021's paltry $2.3 billion. As the Web3 space continues to mature, there is a paradigm shift in the venture capitalists' (VCs) approach despite the roller coaster ride. It is likely to continue drawing attention as it develops in the coming years.

Through the moderated English and Mandarin roundtable discussions and networking opportunities, participants can gain relevant industry-related insights and connect with distinguished VCs, investors, and entrepreneurs. Interested participants can register here.

Food and beverage will be catered at the event.

*Source: based on data from Metaverse Post's 2022 Fundraising Report

Event Details
Date: 27 February 2023 (Monday)
Venue: NTUC Business Centre, Level 8, Room 801, One Marina Boulevard 018989
Time: 15:00 – 20:00
Registration Link: https://www.coinlive.com/events/detail?id=1882&language=en-US

Besides being Head of Southeast Asia at Zokyo, Tristan is also a strategic advisor to potential projects, and can provide stellar advice on tokenomics, bridge projects to appropriate VCs, launchpads, CEXs, as well as oversee marketing, legal, designing, writing, and so on.

A Web3 and ClimateTech investor, Joash originally started trading commodities in 2015 before shifting focus to equities in 2020 and joining VC last year. Presently, he serves as an Advisor at 4WARD.VC.

An Investment Analyst at QCP Capital, Stan's passion for Web 3.0 was ignited in 2020 when he started delving into NFT projects, which eventually convinced him to pursue a career in crypto and blockchain, instead of in traditional finance.

Prior to being the Head of Growth and a Solutions Architect for Starboard Venture, Marcus first got into crypto as a desktop miner in 2011 and expanded to trading, ICO hunting, open market investing, DeFi farming, and dApp development through the years.

A millennial-intraprenuer and investor in the tech arena who has made multiple Exits, Elias made his first million at age 24 while studying for his Bachelor of Laws. His thought leadership in the Blockchain was recognised through his invitations to speak at multiple global cryptocurrency forums and panel sessions alongside the likes of Tim Draper, Roger Ver and Da Hong Fei, Cardano, NEM, DASH and Ripple XRP.

Seh Harn has 20 years of experience in Private Equity, Venture Capital, and Consultancy Services. He holds board positions in various organisations involved in business networking at various tiers spanning across governmental relations to private UHNWIs.

AVenture Capitalist at LBank Labs, Arthur has a quirky quote for himself; he is on track to be a multiplanetary species.

Prof. Zhu is currently a tenured associate professor at SMU. His research interests include large-scale privacy-aware collaborative intelligence, decentralised AI governance, blockchain, and data asset.

Simon's focus is on investing in global blockchain projects, initiating, and managing a number of blockchain investment funds, as well as portfolios including Filecoin, Polkadot, Klaytn, Unifi, Casperlabs, Blockstack, and other top global blockchain projects.

Zixi's focus is on blockchain infra and the Web3 middleware. During the time in Matrix Partners, he participated in the investment of Chainbase, Footprint Analytics, Blocksec, Xterio, Solv Protocol, and so on.

A crypto/Web3 investor, Francois is currently an Advisor at Seedefy, a trustable platform which uses web 3.0 tech nology to bridge the funding gap for early-stage startups in emerging markets.

Sistine is Head of Ventures at M-Ventures, a crypto fund under MEXC Group, with $100m+ AUM and 300+ portfolio investments.

Amie does business development in Yuzu and relations with web3 investor network and project fundraising; Yuzu Venture Partner is a company with a vision to make dealflow friendly.

Founding Member and Secretary at Romanian Chamber of Commerce (Singapore) - RoCham, a society that promotes business links between Singapore and Romanian, Archer is a Private equity / Venture Capital investor covering blockchain and Southeast Asia, with >10 years of management experience in the civil service prior to an investment career.

Min Wei serves as a Partner at Arcane Group, where he currently leads strategic asset management roles. He has helmed diverse management and investment positions across fund management entities.

Jie Lun heads the Ventures team for Plug and Play APAC, sourcing for startups within the South East Asia region, including matchmaking startups to corporate partners as well as identifying potential startups for investments.

Former Strategy Consultant and Investment Banker, Faisal now advises on group risk management and innovation projects with SCB. He is also an Oxford University certified consultant on Blockchain and Innovation.

Besides being an investor at Blockchain Founders Fund which invests in venture and builds top-tier startups, Mackenzie also co-founded Datature, an award-winning AI startup. He is deeply passionate about investment, strategies, and execution while working with founders and companies.

With more than a decade of experience in TradFi across Asia to bridge blockchain and finance, Karl now works as a Partner in Arcane Group, a Singapore-based Web3 VC focusing on unlocking the potential of blockchain and supporting founders across the globe.

As one of the most active and respected startup ecosystem leaders in all of Asia, Jeffrey, a local Singaporean who completed his studies in the U.S., accelerated the development of the regional startup ecosystem with entrepreneurial experience from Silicon Valley, Dubai, and Asia.

Dora is the Founder at OKX Blockdream Ventures, which is the venture arm of OKX ─ it focuses on discoveries and investments in various aspects, including blockchain basic infrastructures, Layer2, DeFi, WEB3.0, NFT, and Metaverse.

Neil is currently the Founder of Reddio.com, a technology company that builds infrastructure for the blockchain. He has 15 years of experience in doing sales, presales, post sales, and building partner ecosystems.

Besides being the Chairman at Asia Blockchain Industry Institute, Prof. Chen holds many other titles such as President at Asia Academy of Digital Economics, Vice-chairman at Asia Foundation of Digital Economics, and so on.

A seasoned professional in the cutting-edge world of Web3, Aloysius has been at the forefront of spearheading complex and innovative projects since 2017. With an impressive track record of success, he has established himself as a leading authority in the field.

Personnel Details
Host: Coinlive
Co-host: Jinse Finance
Sponsor: LBank Labs

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