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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.
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Simon Wu
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Vanessa Grellet
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Adam Karren
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Taylor Zhang
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Lorny Pfeifer
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Joe Portela
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Gala Wen
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Robert Materazzi
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Ashley Davila
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