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Jaeson Ma
Jaeson Ma (Chinese: 馬正遠; pinyin: Mǎ Zhēngyuǎn; born Jason Cheng Yuen Ma, November 11, 1980) is an American entrepreneur, artist, minister, and media executive.
He is the founder of the east-west talent, brand strategy & investment firm East West Ventures, a co-founder of 88rising, and a co-founder of Stampede Ventures, chairman and co-founder of broadcast production and distribution company EST Media Holdings, and its subsidiary ventures: EST Studios, (film & TV finance, production, and sales company), Eastern Standard Times (global media platform), and OP3N, (a launchpad for IP and communities in the Web3 verse). He is also a member of Milken Institute - Young Leaders Circle (YLC). Ma has also been featured in Variety 500.
Ma is a strategic advisor and financier of the social music video app Triller, [ZASH Global Media], and general partner at Caravan Digital Studios. During his career, he has raised capital and advised on transactions totaling over $1 billion.
He is also a senior advisor to Tencent Music Entertainment & KKBox fund KKFarm, Sparklabs Foundry, C Street Advisory Group, a Venture Partner for consumer tech fund GoodWater Capital, and a board member of public SPACs. His other investments include Musical.ly (TikTok), Grab, Dark Horse Comics, Slock.it, Brain, Oursong, XiaoPeng, Mint Songs, Coinbase, Kind Heaven, and OneOf.
Ma was born in Lubbock, Texas. Ma is the youngest of three children. Ma earned degrees in Bible theology, business management, and youth ministry from William Jessup University. Later, Ma earned a Master of Arts in Global Leadership and Intercultural Studies from Fuller Theological Seminary.[citation needed]
In 2012, Ma founded East West Ventures (EWV, formerly known as East West Artists). An HTC Portfolio Company, EWV incubates and invests in various opportunities across diverse sectors such as media & entertainment, frontier technology, and consumer goods. In 2019, East West Ventures rebranded from East West Artists to East West Ventures. Ma is currently the CEO of East West Ventures.
Prior to this, Ma was a partner with Adventures Corp and Plan C Management, managing international talent, including Far East Movement, MC Jin, Daniel Wu, and Vanness Wu, between 2008 and 2011.
In 2015, Ma co-founded 88rising, a multi-platform digital media company.[citation needed] providing Asia-related digital content catering to the Asian millennial and Gen Z market. The company has gained popularity as a digital music platform and label primarily for Asian artists, such as Keith Ape, Rich Brian, Joji, and Higher Brothers. In 2017, advertising agency WPP made a strategic investment in 88rising. Ma served as chairman and co-founder of 88rising between 2015 and 2017.
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Jaeson Ma
Jaeson Ma (Chinese: 馬正遠; pinyin: Mǎ Zhēngyuǎn; born Jason Cheng Yuen Ma, November 11, 1980) is an American entrepreneur, artist, minister, and media executive.
He is the founder of the east-west talent, brand strategy & investment firm East West Ventures, a co-founder of 88rising, and a co-founder of Stampede Ventures, chairman and co-founder of broadcast production and distribution company EST Media Holdings, and its subsidiary ventures: EST Studios, (film & TV finance, production, and sales company), Eastern Standard Times (global media platform), and OP3N, (a launchpad for IP and communities in the Web3 verse). He is also a member of Milken Institute - Young Leaders Circle (YLC). Ma has also been featured in Variety 500.
Ma is a strategic advisor and financier of the social music video app Triller, [ZASH Global Media], and general partner at Caravan Digital Studios. During his career, he has raised capital and advised on transactions totaling over $1 billion.
He is also a senior advisor to Tencent Music Entertainment & KKBox fund KKFarm, Sparklabs Foundry, C Street Advisory Group, a Venture Partner for consumer tech fund GoodWater Capital, and a board member of public SPACs. His other investments include Musical.ly (TikTok), Grab, Dark Horse Comics, Slock.it, Brain, Oursong, XiaoPeng, Mint Songs, Coinbase, Kind Heaven, and OneOf.
Ma was born in Lubbock, Texas. Ma is the youngest of three children. Ma earned degrees in Bible theology, business management, and youth ministry from William Jessup University. Later, Ma earned a Master of Arts in Global Leadership and Intercultural Studies from Fuller Theological Seminary.[citation needed]
In 2012, Ma founded East West Ventures (EWV, formerly known as East West Artists). An HTC Portfolio Company, EWV incubates and invests in various opportunities across diverse sectors such as media & entertainment, frontier technology, and consumer goods. In 2019, East West Ventures rebranded from East West Artists to East West Ventures. Ma is currently the CEO of East West Ventures.
Prior to this, Ma was a partner with Adventures Corp and Plan C Management, managing international talent, including Far East Movement, MC Jin, Daniel Wu, and Vanness Wu, between 2008 and 2011.
In 2015, Ma co-founded 88rising, a multi-platform digital media company.[citation needed] providing Asia-related digital content catering to the Asian millennial and Gen Z market. The company has gained popularity as a digital music platform and label primarily for Asian artists, such as Keith Ape, Rich Brian, Joji, and Higher Brothers. In 2017, advertising agency WPP made a strategic investment in 88rising. Ma served as chairman and co-founder of 88rising between 2015 and 2017.