RioDeFi is a Blockchain technology company. Our mission is to accelerate the mass adoption of digital assets by bridging traditional and decentralized finance.
Our vision is a world in which everyone has access to decentralized financial (DeFi) services. To that end, we develop applications that connect people to digital assets, mobile payments, and DeFi services such as savings and lending. Our solutions enable lower transaction fees, faster confirmations, energy efficiency, secure storage, and global reach.
Team
RioDeFi co-founders have put together an international team with backgrounds in blockchain, finance, communications, design, and software development. We are dedicated to bringing transparency and inclusion to the world of finance.
James Anderson is a Blockchain advocate and serial entrepreneur whose involvement in Blockchain goes back to early 2013.
Upon contributing to the Ethereum ICO, James embarked on a journey into social entrepreneurship. Most notably, James co-founded Social Evolution, a non-profit organization whose aim is to raise awareness about the potential of digital currencies and the benefits of decentralized finance.
Following a highly successful career in the gaming industry which saw him bring major franchises such as Daytona USA and World of Warcraft in Asia, Calvin decided to join the Blockchain landscape in 2016.
In addition to his involvement in Rio, Calvin is also managing Director at PlutusVC , a $200 Million fund focused on internet companies.
Stephane is a full-stack marketer whose career spans 12 years and a broad array of corporations, agencies and startups.
An expert of China digital landscape, Stephane has helped dozens of Blockchain projects set foot in Asia, assisting them with fundraising, content creation and community building.
Having obtained three Master Degrees in business areas in Germany, France and Russia, Katerina launched two startups. From 2016 she became a seasoned Strategic Development and Business consultant. Katerina’s former clients include SBI Group, Montold Capital Germany, Priority Token London, Incheon Capital, and more. In addition she advised many DeFi, VR & blockchain impact projects.
Katerina has helped structure a broad range of enterprises. Her expertise includes fundraising, strategic management, event organization, and community building.
Argu Lin
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
Argu Lin has been in the online gaming industry for 17 years and has had successful projects in client games, browser games, and mobile games and has participated in many live video projects. He has many years of development experience in the field of P2P video communication.
The average monthly turnover of the projects he has participated in has reached 20 million RMB. Argu Lin was an early player in blockchain when he started mining Bitcoin in 2009. He is well experienced with blockchain technology and has been involved in the development of a number of blockchain wallets and exchanges.
Phyrex Ni
Managing director China
A serial entrepreneur with more than 15 years of experience, Phyrex’s expertise lies in digital entertainment and Blockchain technology. A fervent proponent of decentralized finance, his latest ventures have spurred the growth of asset-backed tokens and stablecoins.
Stacie Meng
Partnerships Director
Stacie is a Bitcoin investor and cryptocurrencies advocate. She started her career in the VC industry before co-founding KQJ, a Blockchain ecommerce platform. Stacie is also an advisor to various high profile DeFi projects.
Harrison Cheung
BD DIRECTOR
Harrison formerly served as the person in charge of the operations of the CITEX exchange and the AEX exchange, mining and incubating multiple projects to lead online. He was also the organizer of Startup Salad, responsible for the planning and implementation of multiple events. Harrison focuses on community building, event coordination, and strategic positioning.
Shahen Markarian
PRODUCT DESIGNER
Marc is a UI / UX Designer who's passionate about working in startups and designing beautiful enterprise products. For the past 5 years, he's been creating wireframes, storyboards, and product designs for companies across Europe and Asia.
Advisors
James Anderson is a Blockchain advocate and serial entrepreneur whose involvement in Blockchain goes back to early 2013.
Upon contributing to the Ethereum ICO, James embarked on a journey into social entrepreneurship. Most notably, James co-founded Social Evolution, a non-profit organization whose aim is to raise awareness about the potential of digital currencies and the benefits of decentralized finance.
Sunny Cheung
ADVISOR
Sunny Cheung has nearly 20 years of experience in the TMT space and over 10 years of investment experience. He was one of the early builders of the Internet in China. He was founder of CHINANET's first website "Yi Wang Qing Shen" and the BBS in China. He is a senior venture capitalist and technology, media, and telecom (TMT) industry expert. He established Plutus VC with Calvin Ng in Hong Kong in 2018.
Will Corkin
ADVISOR
Will is a blockchain & fintech entrepreneur in both the crypto and tokenized securities markets. Helping to structure and launch over 20 blockchain companies while running the consulting and advisory arm of trade.io, Will more recently headed business development for the only US broker-dealer currently licensed to issue and distribute security tokens. Prior to his involvement in blockchain, he was a portfolio manager at ZX Ventures.
John Patrick Mullin
ADVISOR
John Patrick Mullin is a FinTech entrepreneur, tokenization expert, and educator living in Hong Kong. He started his career in investment banking having worked at Guotai Junan Securities in Shanghai, China. He then was a founding team member and Managing Director of trade.io a cryptocurrency exchange and advisory firm based in Hong Kong. As an educator, he has spoken at leading universities across the world, including Harvard, London Business School, and Peking University. Additionally, John is a mentor for Entrepreneur First, a leading, deep-tech accelerator and LongHash, a global blockchain accelerator.
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