JI

Joon Ian Wong

Building the world's best crypto events

London, England

Invests in

Stages:

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $1,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $500,000.00

Work Experience

2024

  • Member of the Board of Advisors

    2024

    Advising and contributing to the publisher of CoinDesk Japan and the host of the bTokyo conference.

  • Partner

    2020

    Helping the best projects in crypto with their editorial and events work. We have been in crypto from 2012 and have dozens of years collectively running events ranging from financial services summits to marathons.

  • Owner

    2020

    A consultancy working on media products, framing narratives through gatherings and no-code micro-services.

  • Journalist

    1998

    Currently writing columns for CoinDesk and Techcrunch. A freelance for Londonist, Al Jazeera English, CoinDesk, Skift, the Wall Street Journal Asia, The Edge Malaysia, CNBC Magazine, the South China Morning Post, Flavorpill New York and London, Vogue Paris, DJ magazine, the New Straits Times, Malaysiakini and a bunch more.

  • Copywriter

    1998 - 2008

    A freelance copywriter or consultant for agencies and clients in Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Shanghai and London. They include like Leo Burnett, Holiday Inn Express, Carlsberg and more.

  • Early collaborator, investor

    2020 - 2023

    Web3 social token incubator. Seedclub.xyz https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2021/09/22/pussy-riot-ex-bloomberg-reporter-join-seed-club-crypto-accelerator/

2020 - 2022

  • Researcher in residence, advisor

    2020 - 2022

    Research on social tokens

2021 - 2021

  • Mentor

    2021 - 2021

  • Founding co-president

    2020 - 2021

    The ACJR is a non-profit organization that spotlights the best work in the industry.

2020 - 2021

  • Mentor

    2020 - 2021

    Mentor at The LAO, Flamingo

2021 - 2021

  • Consulting Editor

    2021 - 2021

    Consulting editor on the launch of TheStreet Crypto, a new vertical from the finance publication.