Ivan Hong

Experience

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  Self-Employed

  Oct 2010 - Oct 2019

  Research & Content Writer

  Academics must publish, or perish. I helped them keep their jobs by enhancing their publication productivity, and novelty of submissions through interdisciplinary inquiry.I supported research projects in 16 different universities, across Singapore, Sweden, China, Australia, and the UK Covered topics such as development economics, political economy, economic sociology, military history, marketing, human resource management, and business management.

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  Allan Defence Technologies Pte Ltd.

  Sept 2013 - Dec 2016

  Product Manager

  Worked with clients from various MIL/LE agencies in East and Southeast Asia to develop enhanced Infantry Clothing and Personal Equipment. Developed 2-1 point Rifle Retention Sling for the SAR-21, Enhanced Infantry Load Bearing Vest (EILBV), and Modular Combat Uniform (MCU). Tan Kah Kee Young Inventor's Award (Silver) Recipient.

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  Blue Whale Foundation

  Mar 2018 - Nov 2018

  Research Analyst & Business Strategy

  Co-author of the Blue Whale Foundation's White Paper. Special focus on strategy and token economics.Raised S$30m through a utility token sale. Worked at the global office in Singapore and regional office in Seoul.

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  Arcadier

  Dec 2018 - Jan 2019

  Project Manager

  Led the ICO fundraising process for Project ArcadierX - a reverse-ICO for marketplaces. Liaising with external partners and agencies, ensuring that progress is being made on each workflow.ArcadierX is a project by Arcadier Pte Ltd to deploy and integrate blockchain technology onto Arcadier’s existing marketplace platform. Arcadier (www.arcadier.com) is the world’s fastest growing SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) marketplace builder and is the recognised global leader of multi-vendor marketplace technology. Founded in 2013 in Singapore by senior PayPal executives, Arcadier powers more than 7000 online marketplaces in more than 130 countries. Arcadier enables start-up entrepreneurs, businesses and communities alike to build their own white-labelled marketplaces easily. The platform supports various eCommerce and Sharing Economy marketplace ideas; from retail to professional services and rental of space marketplace types. Show less

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  Tribe

  Mar 2019 - Aug 2022

  Content Specialist

  I conducted market research, and develop written content (press releases, industry reports, blog articles) in support of the Group's various business units (Academy, Accelerator, OpenNodes). Editor of the annual Singapore Blockchain Ecosystem Report (SBER), a public-private effort to map the key trends and stakeholders in Singapore's blockchain industry.

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  Rascal Republic

  Mar 2019 - Jan 2021

  Business Development

  Led the company's S$20m mezzanine debt fundraising in Singapore, as well as advising on the feasibility of blockchain-based solutions for the tokenization of hospitality real estate assets.

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  Cogent Financial Group (HK) Ltd

  Sept 2019 - Oct 2022

  Senior Associate (Investor Relations)

  Advised SGX-listed companies and tech startups (fintech, medtech) on investor relations (IR) and business development strategy. Assisted C-level management with fundraising, and the development of offer documents like IPO prospectuses. Helped multinational clients' business development through sourcing and evaluating potential targets for commercial partnerships, joint-ventures (JVs) or acquisitions. Ancillary services included feasibility studies, and market intelligence reports Show less

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  ZILHive

  Dec 2019 - Aug 2022

  Content Specialist

  I covered feature stories highlighting DeFi and Web3 startups at Zilliqa's Incubator and Accelerator programs.https://zilhive.org/grants/

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  Cerchia

  Jun 2021 - Aug 2022

  Strategic Advisor

  I charted the business' long term objectives by assessing key trends and issues that span across customer, competitor, regulatory, and technology insights for blockchain-based prediction markets and parametric insurance. I helped the team develop go-to-market strategies, performance metrics, and resource planning to grow Cerchia's share of the US$131 billion alternative risk transfer and cat bonds industry.

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  Request Finance

  Aug 2021 - Jan 2024

  Content Lead

  I lead content strategy aimed at demand generation, and customer success.Founded by YCombinator alumni, Request (REQ) is the leading provider of SaaS accounting tools for DeFi companies like AAVE, and MakerDAO. Our open, decentralised transactions network allows businesses to seamlessly manage over $200m of invoices, billing, and more in crypto or fiat. Sign up now for a free account and send your first crypto invoice in minutes: https://www.request.finance/

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  Protocol Labs

  Feb 2022 - Apr 2022

  Content Specialist

   Developed a content strategy around highlighting the various ecosystem initiatives to drive decentralized storage demand across use cases like Pinata, NFT.stor.

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  Web3CFO.club

  Jul 2022 - now

  Founding Member

  In DeFi, much of the industry spotlight often goes to technical and business teams. We created a curated community for finance and operations leaders at leading companies like Consensys, The Sandbox, Ankr, and Bitcoin.com.

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  OpenEden

  Jul 2024 - Oct 2024

  Marketing Communications Lead

  Led marketing at the first & only Moody's "A"-rated tokenized US Treasury Bill product.In the 4 months, I led OpenEden’s marketing strategy, their TVL quadrupled to over $150 million, going from the 9th to the 5th largest tokenized treasuries issuer. They used this traction to raise a seed, plus a strategic round from Binance Labs.