Kendrick Wong
Summary
Kendrick Wong is Chairman and co-founder of LiquidX, a partner for web3 founders' studio and the world's first NFT projects aggregator. He is also CEO and Managing Partner of Alpha CW, a USD 200M fund focused on blockchain, NFTs, and Southeast Asian unicorns, that counts GoTo and Stripe as portfolio companies.
Hailing from a family of entrepreneurs with startup experience across Europe and Southeast Asia, Kendrick was featured in Forbes’ 2019 Asia 30 Under 30 and is an Amazon Web Services Super Angel.
An active investor in the region, Kendrick co-runs a private equity firm investing in startups, venture capital funds, and blockchain companies within Southeast Asia in addition to conducting traditional investments for a family office.
Omnilytics, a fashion analytics platform that offers real-time market intelligence data across 75,000 brands, is his third venture that he co-founded with Nikolai Prettner. The platform offers big data services to entrepreneurs, SMEs, and global businesses, including Adidas and Ferragamo.
As the Chairman of LiquidX, a Web3 venture capital studio for the metaverse, Kendrick progresses in his mission to provide the infrastructure for the entry and exploration of an ever-growing industry through its proprietary anime marketplace. LiquidX recently acquired Anime Metaverse, a publishing and licensing company focused on building anime, manga and drama in Web3.
Kendrick co-runs a private equity firm, Weatherall Investments, that invests in startups, venture capital funds, and blockchain companies within Southeast Asia.
Kendrick was featured in Forbes’ 2019 Asia 30 Under 30 and has many awards to his credit including Uber Challenge Hackathon, Facebook PARSE Challenge, and Best App for Commercialisation.
He frequently writes about analytics, retail, and capital markets for international media, including Forbes and WSJ.
Biography
Born into a family of entrepreneurs, Kendrick has extensive start-up experience across Europe and Southeast Asia. He manages the traditional investments business from his family office.
Kendrick founded and built two companies Scorpion Textiles & Wholesale and Shoppr to multi-million valuations before moving on to Omnilytics — his third venture and counting at age 29, together with Nikolai Prettner. It is a fashion analytics platform that offers real-time market intelligence data across 75,000 brands. Omnilytics' big data services are used by retailers worldwide, as well as by financial market clients as part of their due diligence. The company counts entrepreneurs, SMEs, and global companies such as Adidas and Ferragamo as its customers.
An active investor in the region, Kendrick co-runs a private equity firm, Weatherall Investments, investing in startups, venture capital funds, and blockchain companies within Southeast Asia.
Kendrick was featured in Forbes’ 2019 Asia 30 Under 30, and has many awards to his credit including Uber Challenge Hackathon, Facebook PARSE Challenge, and Best App for Commercialisation: All of these under the flagship of his companies, Shoppr.
He has extensive experience on working on technologies including RoR for web, Python for scraping and native iOS, Python & nodeJS backend with native Android, and PARSE, ASP.net & Python backend with native Android.
As the Chairman of LiquidX, a Web3 venture capital studio for the metaverse, Kendrick progresses in his mission to provide the infrastructure for the entry and exploration of an ever-growing industry through its proprietary anime marketplace. LiquidX’s latest acquisition of Anime Metaverse, a publishing and licensing company focused on building anime, manga and drama in Web3 is another leap into the realm.
Vision
Kendrick Wong's vision is centered around entrepreneurship, innovation, and the application of technology to solve real-world problems. As someone who comes from a family of entrepreneurs, Kendrick has a deep understanding of the startup ecosystem and has used his experience to build successful companies such as Scorpion Textiles & Wholesale and Shoppr.
Kendrick's interest in technology extends beyond building successful companies. He is an active investor in the Southeast Asian region. His investments reflect his belief in the transformative power of technology to create new opportunities and drive innovation.
As the Chairman of LiquidX, Kendrick's vision is focused on the Web3 metaverse and the creation of an infrastructure that will facilitate the growth of this emerging industry. The acquisition of Anime Metaverse, a publishing and licensing company focused on building anime, manga, and drama in Web3, is a clear indication of Kendrick's commitment to this vision.
Recognition and Awards
References
https://www.liquidxgroup.xyz/
https://www.animemetaverse.ai/
https://www.techinasia.com/kendrick-wongs-liquidx-acquires-60-stake-pixelmon
https://www.forbes.com/profile/kendrick-wong/?sh=45aa236b282d
https://www.scmp.com/author/kendrick-wong
https://www.beyondgames.biz/26058/metaverse-based-vc-firm-liquidx-has-acquired-anime-metaverse/