Yat Siu
Yat Siu is an award winning technology entrepreneur, angel investor, and leading advocate for the open metaverse and blockchain gaming. He is the Co Founder and Executive Chairman of Animoca Brands, a global company focused on digital entertainment, blockchain technology, NFTs, and gamification. He is also the Co Founder and CEO of Outblaze, a technology group specializing in cloud services, gaming, and smartphone software. Under Siu’s leadership, Animoca Brands reached a reported valuation of $6 billion and established itself as a major player in blockchain gaming and digital property rights. The company is widely recognized for advancing the concept of true digital ownership through NFTs and decentralized technologies, supporting an ecosystem of Web3 games, platforms, and infrastructure projects. Over the course of his career, Siu has founded and backed multiple technology ventures across gaming, mobile services, and blockchain. He also serves on the advisory board of BAFTA and sits on the board of the Asian Youth Orchestra. His career reflects a blend of technology leadership, digital culture, and advocacy for inclusive and open technology frameworks.
Yat Siu is Co Founder and Executive Chairman of Animoca Brands, a global Web3 company focused on advancing digital property rights through blockchain technology, NFTs, and tokenized ecosystems.
Animoca Brands operates as an umbrella group of companies spanning blockchain gaming, metaverse platforms, digital collectibles, and decentralized infrastructure.
Under Siu’s leadership, Animoca Brands has become one of the most active investors in the Web3 and blockchain gaming sectors.
The company has been involved in projects such as The Sandbox, Crazy Kings, and Crazy Defense Heroes, and has supported leading blockchain platforms and marketplaces including Axie Infinity, OpenSea, Dapper Labs, Bitski, Harmony, Alien Worlds, and Star Atlas.
Animoca Brands also served as the publisher of CryptoKitties in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, helping introduce mainstream audiences in the region to NFT based gaming.
In 1998, Yat Siu founded Outblaze, an early pioneer in multilingual white label web services. The company became known for its cloud based email, messaging, and online services infrastructure during the formative years of the commercial internet.
Siu led Outblaze through the dotcom downturn and subsequent market cycles, expanding the company into a broader technology group with activities in cloud services, mobile software, artificial intelligence, and blockchain innovation.
Outblaze played a significant role in establishing Hong Kong as a regional technology hub during the early growth of the internet economy.
EARLY CAREER
Yat Siu began his career in the technology and gaming industries during the early evolution of the web.
He worked with Atari in the 1980s and was active during the formative period of the internet in the 1990s.
He founded Hong Kong Online, one of the region’s first internet service providers, and launched Cybercity and Freenation, among Asia’s earliest free web page and email service platforms.
In 1998, he established Outblaze, which became one of the early cloud computing businesses in the Asia Pacific region.
These ventures positioned Siu as an early architect of Asia’s internet infrastructure and digital services ecosystem.
RECOGNITIONS
2022, 2023 Asia's Most Influential HK
2022 Top People in Crypto and Blockchain, Cointelegraph
2021 Asia's Most Influential
2009 Young Entrepreneur of the Year, DHL/SCMP Awards
2003 Linux Business Adoption Award
2003 Communication Technologies Award
2002 Global Leader of Tomorrow, World Economic Forum
URENCO Innovation Award
Standard Chartered Platinum Achievers Award
Outstanding Entrepreneur Award, Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards
MEDIA PRESENCE & THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
Yat Siu is frequently featured in global business and technology media for his views on blockchain adoption, the open metaverse, NFTs, and digital ownership.
He has appeared in outlets including Bloomberg, Forbes, Financial Times, Tatler Asia, Financial News, TechCrunch, Cointelegraph, and CoinDesk.
His commentary often focuses on digital property rights, decentralized governance, blockchain gaming economics, and the long term implications of Web3 for creators and users.