Our Team
Heric Peng, Co-Founding Partner
Heric Peng, a seasoned veteran in the blockchain industry with a strong foothold in Singapore, is renowned for his leadership in steering the largest EOS community node, EOS Gravity, driving global EOS adoption. The successful community marketing approach led to the creation of the pioneering community app Lichang, akin to today's Mirror and Galxe platforms, attracting a peak user base of 800k. This platform seamlessly connected users with renowned projects like Casper Labs, Oasis Network, and initiatives within the Polkadot ecosystem. Leveraging his expertise in community cultivation and project development, in 2020, Heric founded Oasis Capital to provide strategic guidance and support to portfolio companies, fostering their growth and advancement in the industry. Having invested in over 30 companies to date, Heric is poised to continue fostering innovation and success within the blockchain sphere at Pentos Ventures.
Virginia Lam, Co-Founding Partner
Based in Hong Kong, Virginia led the marketing team at one of Southeast Asia's largest e-commerce enterprises, contributed to the company’s remarkable trajectory from its early days to IPO within a brief four-year span, from 2011-2014. A serendipitous turn of events led her to spearhead marketing efforts for an Initial Coin Offering of a fintech startup, resulting in a remarkable $26.5M raise within 1.5 months in May 2017, which laid the foundation for Crypto.com. The fintech startup she worked with has since transformed into one of the most prominent crypto exchanges in the industry today. Building on this success, Virginia co-founded Coins Group with her dedicated team, a boutique VC fund that has strategically invested in over 60 projects. Looking ahead, Virginia is poised to leverage her strategic insights and marketing acumen to partner with visionary entrepreneurs in crafting impactful and innovative ventures within the dynamic realm of Web3 technology.
Cookie Tang, Investment Partner
Cookie is an accomplished investment and marketing expert with a proven track record of leading investment and post-investment initiatives at Axia8 Ventures, one of the most prominent VC funds in Asia. Formerly serving as the regional COO of the esteemed industry media Cointelegraph, Cookie brings a wealth of experience and a discerning eye for emerging opportunities to the team. Cookie's unique perspective, strategic vision, and extensive relationships across various industry stakeholders, including influencers, marketing agencies, crypto exchanges, liquidity providers, pre-listing launchpad platforms, etc., are instrumental in driving Pentos Ventures' efforts to support our portfolio companies in achieving sustained success and growth.