KVP is a principal at Ascent Capital, Final Upgrade, Rvvup, Reform, Hodl Group & SoGal Ventures.Ascent Capital’s creed + motto are: "Chasing Jupiter" + "Prescient Always, Rising Forever."KVP is known for always bringing his candid, independent mind, positive energy, & clear thinking to the table.KVP is a core-contributor at @Reform DAO, driving the next evolution in market making (MM) by cultivating long-term partnerships, transparency, as well as incentives between great projects, teams & their respective ecosystems in the digital assets space. The current state of MM in the crypto space is predatory & mercenary, where there is zero empathy or concern given to the long-term success of hard-working founders, world-class teams & exceptional ventures.KVP is also a Strategic Executive Advisor to the @HODL Group Board, where he focuses on global strategy, expansion as well as capital raising. The HODL Group is a best-in-class digital asset manager, that returned +8x in the previous cycle. In 2023 their funds returned +135% & 113%. His ambition is to open a sister office for HODL out in the UAE, ideally with a strategic local partner.KVP is also a founding NED + Angel investor in @RVVUP, a cutting-edge next-gen payment platform (ex-Paypal, BrainTree, Stripe). He has also been a long-term advisor & investor in @SoGal Ventures, a VC focusing on unconventional founders & currently tracking at +10x. An advisor & investor in AI companies TriSpectra + @Synthar, both of which debuted at the 2023 Singapore Fintech Festival. He is also a lead author & contributor to Final Upgrade AI, a newsletter think piece on The Entropy of AI 👾 taking us to the final evolution of tech & humanity. With over 20 years of global finance experience across major cities like London, Hong Kong, & Singapore, KVP has a diverse & deep expertise in fields such as global macro, blockchain, AI, wealth management & geopolitics. His career spans across investment banking, hedge funds, asset allocation, & global macro investing.A seasoned speaker on digital assets, fintech, finance, blockchain with regular features at major finance and tech events like the SALT conferences & Abu Dhabi Finance Week, among others. Outside of filtering for exceptional opportunities & rare sapiens, KVP is big-time sci-fi junkie, gamer, padawan martial artist (Muay Thai + Jiu Jitsu) + avid runner.