Founder and CEO, Jackson graduated from the University of California, Berkeley. His entrepreneurial journey includes Co-Founding Qilin Investment Management (Shanghai) in 2015, where he managed over USD 7 billion in assets.
In the blockchain investment realm, Jackson has been instrumental as a seed investor and strategic incubator for leading platforms such as Vechain, significantly contributing to its peak valuation of USD 15 billion. His keen eye for potential has led to fruitful early investments in industry giants like Binance and Axie Infinity, coupled with strategic advisory roles in burgeoning ventures including Enjin, NEO, WAX, and Hacken.
In 2017, Jackson established CREAM Labs, cementing his dedication to nurturing web3 initiatives from their inception. Through CREAM Labs, he has propelled an array of pre-seed projects to achieve a staggering combined market capitalization exceeding USD 100 billion.
Before embarking on his entrepreneurial path, Jackson honed his financial expertise at prestigious institutions, including Bank of America Merrill Lynch's investment banking department,Starwood Capital Group, and Fosun International. At Fosun International Limited, Jackson served as the Head of Real Estate Funds, overseeing a USD 12 billion portfolio and strengthening his expertise in real estate investment management.
Kelvin Cheng, a former Co-Founder of a distinguished financial holding group in collaboration with SOEs in East China, brought adept leadership as the General Manager of the conglomerate's Asset Management division. With oversight of a diverse USD 2 billion portfolio spanning PE funds, PIPE funds, real estate investment funds, and structured products, Kelvin has consistently delivered favorable investment returns amid market volatility, maintaining an impressive six-year track record since 2016.
Previously, Kelvin led pivotal growth initiatives at Lujiazui Group, a significant Shanghai financial titan, refining the financial trust and asset management sectors while nurturing strategic ventures. His career trajectory includes roles in structured products research at Euromoney in Hong Kong and investment banking in Shanghai, orchestrating M&A transactions surpassing USD 2.5 billion.
Kelvin holds a master’s degree in Finance from City University of Hong Kong, underpinning his comprehensive expertise in capital operations and asset management. His unwavering leadership continues to drive the company's advancement, making him an invaluable asset.
Before joining Promontory Technologies Ltd., Calvin was a Co-Founder and Managing Director at a multi-family office investment firm where he led a wide spectrum of business development and investment opportunities – ranging from venture capital transactions in early-stage startups, to private equity type of transactions in high-growth and established businesses in technology, media and entertainment, consumer, real estate and hospitality, infrastructure, and natural resources sectors, as well as fund investments through partnerships with other investment managers.
Previously, Calvin was with Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia and a multi-family office investment firm, having led growth, buyout, and distressed investment opportunities in the U.S., Greater China, and Southeast Asia regions.
Calvin embarked on his career in investment banking at Deutsche Bank, with extensive experience in corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, and leveraged finance.
Calvin graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Walter A. Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley.
With an MBA from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Charles brings to the table 18 years of seasoned experience in business development and fundraising within the alternative investments sphere, family offices, and the tech industry.
His standout achievements include fund raising and managing a commercial real estate portfolio valued at AUD 150 million and orchestrating its successful exit with an impressive mean annual return of 20%. His professional narrative includes tenures at HTHKH and a notable China system integrator, where he pioneered over 20+ international tech partnerships and played a crucial role in driving over USD 200 million in fundraising efforts.
Shou Wen graduated from Xi An University of Technology. He developed artificial intelligence, machine learning quantitative trading strategies and systems at appointments in Bit China and Babel Finance. His scope of work also included design, testing and deployment of automated risk management systems and control, I.T infrastructure and data center architecture optimizations. In his prior years as a systems analyst at Huawei, Shou Wen managed and deployed IT security and data center controls.
