Yat Siu
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Yat Siu | |
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| Born | 1973 |
| Occupation | entrepreneur |
Yat Siu (Chinese: 蕭逸; born 1973 in Vienna) is a Hong Kong based entrepreneur and angel investor[1] who was born and raised in Vienna, Austria. His initial job was at Atari.[2] He founded an internet provider in Hong Kong.[3][4] He is the CEO and Founder of the game-company Outblaze and co-founder of Animoca and Animoca Brands and has received recognition for his role as an entrepreneur focused on Internet and technology companies in Hong Kong.[5] In 2009 he sold a part of his business to IBM's Lotus Software Division[6] which opened its first cloud computing laboratory in Hong Kong[7] with the assets it acquired from Outblaze. Animoca Brands was worth 2.2 billion dollars in its last funding round.[8]
Yat Siu's mother, who was from Taiwan, conducted for an orchestra.[9] His father, who was born in Hong Kong, first was an instrumentalist and then became a businessman. He studied at the Music and Arts University of the City of Vienna.[10] He trained specifically in the cello, flute, and piano.[9] According to the South China Morning Post, he "implies he was pushed" into becoming a musician like his mother and father.[9]
References
- ^ https://www.openwebcollective.com/podcast/episode/51e2c92c/from-programmer-to-entrepreneur-and-blockchain-gaming
- ^ Whyte, Jemima (2021-11-26). "If you haven't heard of this $2.2b crypto co-founder you soon will". Australian Financial Review. Archived from the original on 2021-12-30. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
- ^ "How internet whizz Yat Siu got an early start". South China Morning Post. 2017-07-06. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
- ^ Yat Siu (Outblaze) at Startup Grind Hong Kong, retrieved 2019-09-09
- ^ https://www.forbes.com/sites/petercohan/2012/03/01/outblaze-sets-hong-kong-start-up-scene-on-fire/
- ^ https://www.gartner.com/doc/861112 [bare URL]
- ^ http://www1.investhk.gov.hk/success-stories/ibm-opens-hong-kongs-first-cloud-computing-lab/
- ^ "Hong Kong Blockchain Game Maker Animoca Hits $2.2 Billion Valuation". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
- ^ a b c Scott, Jason (2001-05-27). "Time tight for Outblaze chief; Despite a couple of false starts, hard work has quickly established wunderkind as a local Internet heavyweight". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 2022-01-05. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
- ^ "How Outblaze Outlasted the Bubble - Businessweek". Bloomberg Businessweek. 2013-01-18. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
External links
- Interview with Yat Siu on Bloomberg video
- Forbes article on Outblaze and Yat Siu
- Asiaweek article by Yat Siu; Swift & Total
- If you haven’t heard of this $2.2b crypto co-founder you soon will
- A NFT Pioneer Looks to the Future
- The Cointelegraph Top 100
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