Alyssa Tsai is the Founder and General Partner of mshrmm, a venture capital firm focused on artificial intelligence, decentralized infrastructure, and next-generation technologies. She is also the Co-Founder of PANONY and PANews, one of Asia's leading Web3 media and strategic advisory platforms. Under her leadership, the group has supported over 500 blockchain projects and advised institutions including Amazon Web Services, Ant Financial (Alibaba Group), and major digital asset exchanges on go-to-market and ecosystem development.
Recognized by Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia and Forbes 30 Under 30 China, Tsai bridges early-stage innovation with institutional capital. Through mshrmm, she invests in foundational technologies shaping the future of value creation and digital infrastructure.
She serves as a mentor to the Harvard Blockchain Association and has contributed to multiple accelerator programs. Tsai frequently delivers private briefings for global banks and family offices, and speaks at industry forums including Token2049.
Prior to her work in Web3 and venture, Tsai held leadership roles across law, communications, and digital innovation. At Condé Nast, she led strategic partnerships and product development, launching the VOGUE credit card and VIP membership program. At Isentia, she advised clients including Apple, LVMH, and Huawei on APAC expansion and crisis strategy, designing LLM-powered media intelligence systems used by executive teams. She began her career in high-tech litigation at DaVinci, a Taiwan-based law firm, and later led regional campaigns at Ogilvy for clients including Google, Seagate, Oracle, and Cheetah Mobile.
Tsai holds a law degree from National Taiwan University. Her work centers on enabling bold founders and institutions to scale breakthrough technologies across capital, compute, and collective action.
| Company | Description | Category |
|---|---|---|
Render Network | Decentralized GPU rendering platform revolutionizing 3D content and AI compute, backed by industry titans Ari Emanuel and JJ Abrams | DePIN / AI Infrastructure |
IO.net | Largest decentralized GPU network aggregating 30,000+ GPUs for AI/ML workloads, backed by Hack VC and Multicoin Capital | DePIN / AI Compute |
0g Labs | First decentralized AI operating system with modular blockchain architecture, raised $35M from Hack VC, Animoca, Samsung NEXT | AI Infrastructure / L1 |
GAIB | Economic layer for AI compute tokenizing GPUs into yield-bearing assets, backed by Hack VC, launching first AI synthetic dollar | AI Finance / RWA |
Jambo | Web3 super app bringing blockchain to emerging markets with $99 JamboPhone and ecosystem, backed by Paradigm in $30M Series A | Web3 / Infrastructure |
Clearpool | Leading decentralized credit marketplace with $640M+ originated loans, backed by Sequoia Capital and Sino Global Capital | DeFi / Lending |
SynFutures | Leading perpetual DEX with $34B+ volume, backed by Pantera, Polychain, Dragonfly, Standard Crypto, and Framework | DeFi / Derivatives |
DeFi App | All-in-one DeFi SuperApp offering instant cross-chain swaps, yield farming, and perpetuals with zero gas fees | DeFi / Infrastructure |
Zeus Network | Pioneering Bitcoin-Solana interoperability layer enabling permissionless BTC liquidity, processing $4.8M+ cross-chain volume | Cross-chain / Infrastructure |
Solv Protocol | Tokenized fund platform bringing structured financial products like bonds and ETFs on-chain, recently partnered with Binance and raised $6M led by Nomura's Laser Digital | RWA / Asset Management |
Shibuya | Decentralized streaming platform by NFT artist pplpleasr enabling viewer participation in content creation and governance | Media / Web3 |
Highstreet | Commerce-centered metaverse combining VR and phygital retail, backed by HTC and Mechanism Capital in $5M round | Metaverse / Gaming |
Opulous | DeFi platform democratizing music financing through tokenized royalties, strategic partnership with LINE Corporation | DeFi / Music |
Ethernity / Epic Chain | Layer 2 blockchain for entertainment and RWAs, partnering with global icons including Lionel Messi and Muhammad Ali | L2 / Entertainment |
CG Oncology | NASDAQ-listed biotech developing breakthrough bladder cancer immunotherapy with 75%+ complete response rates, advancing toward FDA approval | Biotech / Public |