Hi. I'm Daryl. I sit at the intersection of capital and execution in Web3 and AI. I invest, advise, and build.
General Partner @ TRIVE Digital ā early-stage Web3 venture capital, Singapore
Deal Partner @ Aureus ā digital asset capital markets and M&A advisory
Founder @ Chapter3 ā development studio, venture builder & innovation consultancy
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What Iām doing now
š° Investing in early-stage founders building blockchain infrastructure, real-world assets, digital collectibles, and capital markets rails across the digital frontier.
š Advising on digital asset transactions at Aureus: primary and secondary token deals, treasury transactions, and M&A for crypto-native companies.
šØāš» Building products through Chapter3, from concept to launch, for our own ventures and for clients across Web2 and Web3, alongside innovation consulting for enterprise clients including a leading Southeast Asian bank.
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Investors. Angels, HNWIs, family offices, and funds interested in Web3 and AI opportunities: I have curated deal flow across primary rounds, secondaries, and strategic transactions.
Founders. If you're stuck on business model, product strategy, or fundraising, or you need a proven build partner, talk to me.
Companies. Exploring a token strategy, an acquisition, or a divestment in the digital asset space? That's the Aureus desk.
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I'm a blockchain and AI builder, operator, and early-stage investor. My focus areas are blockchain infrastructure, real-world assets, digital collectibles, and capital markets.
My path here runs through both sides of the table. I started in enterprise sales at
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, then led APAC sales at Articulo (Botbot.ai, a 2359 Media product), an AI automation company serving regional MNCs that was later acquired by NCS Group, a Singtel subsidiary. From there I moved into corporate innovation at , running open innovation programs with Unilever, Grab, and Dell across Asia-Pacific.Then I built. I co-founded and served as COO of
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, a Techstars-backed startup creating AI-powered digital companions at the intersection of AI and blockchain, working with major IP partners including Sanrio and Neopets, backed by BlueYard Capital, Acequia Capital, and Protocol Labs. I later co-founded ā
, a Web3 incubation and advisory firm, where I served as Chief Business Officer advising projects from seed-stage protocols to a major Japanese entertainment conglomerate. Along the way I also spent a year inside physical supply chains as a consultant at SCF Global, a 4PL firm serving clients like 3M and Dell. That year is a big part of why I take real-world assets seriously as an investment thesis.I hold an MSc in Technopreneurship from NTU.
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80+ startup competitions, innovation challenges, hackathons, and accelerators globally.
