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Youngkyun YK Rha

Mesmerized in Crypto

South Korea

Invests in

Stages:

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,500,000.00

Education

Work Experience

  • Chief Operating Officer

    2024

    Taurus Labs is the core contributor to the Merkle Trade platform, a gamified perpetual futures decentralized exchange based on Aptos and omnichain via LayerZero. As the team is surprisingly lean, I am currently in charge of everything outside of product development

2023 - 2024

  • Chief Business Officer

    2023 - 2024

    Aura Network is a Layer 1 ecosystem focusing on emerging markets. Leveraging Aura Network's relationship with FPT Corporation, one of the largest IT conglomerates in Southeast Asia, I led diverse initiatives to expand its presence in emerging markets.

2021 - 2023

  • Investor

    2021 - 2023

    Hashed is a team of blockchain experts and builders based in Seoul, Singapore, Bengaluru, and Silicon Valley. As an investor at Hashed, I focused on developer infrastructure, layer 1 ecosystems, and DeFi investments that could accelerate crypto mass adoption.

2019 - 2021

  • Co-founder

    2019 - 2021

    Faraday was a boutique advisory firm that specialized in the Korean crypto landscape. It provided diverse services to leading global crypto VCs and projects, ranging from communications advisory to market research.

2018 - 2019

  • Business Development Lead

    2018 - 2019

    nonce Foundation is the first crypto community in Korea, initially composed of crypto enthusiasts and project founders. It brought its members together through a co-working, co-living space in Seoul, and expanded to 4 locations within 9 months. I led the business development efforts at nonce Foundation as one of the earliest contributors, crafting strategies that can expand the community presence while ensuring sustainability through diverse revenue sources.