Jerome Wong is the co-founder and Chief Business Officer of Everest Ventures Group (EVG). Investment banker turned Web3 rainmaker, Jerome has advised and invested into many top companies/projects including Dapper Labs (Flow), Animoca Brands, Immutable, Sandbox, Kraken, Upbit, Wormhole, Celestia, Yuga Labs, Tenth Planet, Gamee, OliveX, Prosper, Lightnet (Velo), DoraHacks, ZepetoX, Blocto, rct AI, May Social, Soulbound, izumi Finance, Coin98, Highstreet, OP Games, Matrix World, Ezek (Phantabear), Space, Transsnet Financial (Palmpay), Afriex, Future Hub in Africa (Transsion), etc. Jerome advises Animoca & Brinc NFT accelerator and Emurgo (Cardano). He is also a big believer of financial inclusion, he supports any initiatives that promotes the accessibility of financial rights.Jerome wears different hats — founder, investor and advisor. He helped initiate Aspen Digital, and cofounded Africa Blockchain Labs, Mugen Interactive and Deva Studio. He also advises and makes selective angel investments in early startups, helping founders with fundraising, marketing, and go-to-market strategy. His 5 keywords: resourceful, diligent, versatile, supportive, adaptive.EVG is a venture building studio focused on the paradigm shifting opportunities of digital assets and blockchain technologies. Shareholders of EVG include a consortium of renowned families and corporates across Greater China, the US, Thailand, Japan and Korea. (www.evg.co)Prior to cofounding EVG, Jerome was an investment banker at HSBC and UBS. Jerome holds a B.A. in International Politics and minor in Psychology in Peking University, he is also a Semester at Sea alumnus. In his spare time, he enjoys cycling, wake surfing, golf, soccer, music, reading, and expanding his skill set through various online learning resources.