Jaeson Ma
American entrepreneur
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| May 2023 | EST Studios pitched Caylee So's drama 'The Harvest' to international buyers at the Cannes Film Festival. |
| May 2023 | EST Studios secured global sales rights to 'Chabak– Night Of Murder And Romance', a Korean horror-thriller feature film directed by William Inhyuk Hyoung. |
| May 2023 | EST Studios formed a partnership with N8 Studios to expand East Asian content to global markets, beginning with the Thai horror film 'Home For Rent' at the Marche du Film. |
| April 2023 | EST Studios acquired international sales rights to 'Streams Flow From A River', a Canneseries selection produced by Fae Pictures, featuring Jane Luk and Simon Sinn. |
| March 2023 | OP3N closed Series A funding round of $28 million, valuing the company at $100 million, with investments from Animoca Brands, Dragonfly Capital, Creative Artists Agency, and other notable investors. |
| March 2023 | Ma spoke at HK Filmart, continuing to discuss web3 community building and creator engagement. |
| 2022 | Jaeson Ma was an executive producer for the documentary 'Hidden Letters'. |
| 2022 | Ma spoke at multiple conferences including The New Context Conference in Tokyo, Consensus, NFTCannes, Token2049, and HK Filmart. |
| 2022 | Anderson Paak announced his feature directorial debut with the dramatic comedy 'K-POPS!' through Stampede Ventures. |
| July 2022 | As a co-producer at Anonymous Content, Ma partnered with Phil Gellatt to develop the web3 series/game title 'Ghosts of the Deep'. |
| June 2022 | Culture Catalyst announced a live-action musical film project with Simon Fuller's pop idol group Now United, to be launched via the OP3N platform, featuring a creative contest for students. |
| March 2022 | OP3N partnered with Avalanche Foundation to initiate 'Culture Catalyst', a $100 million investment program to fund and develop arts, entertainment, and culture projects on the Avalanche public blockchain. |
| March 2022 | Ma was invited to speak at EthDenver 2022, focusing on the topic of 'Turning Creators into Community in Web3'. |
| 2021 | Named as one of Tatler Asia's GenT Next Generation Leaders |
| 2021 | Jaeson Ma announced the launch of OP3N, a web3 social media platform that is an NFT-based app for community building, receiving seed funding from notable investors including Warner Music Group, Galaxy Interactive, and Animoca Brands. |
| 2020 | Released single 'Sign of the Time'. |
| 2020 | Jaeson Ma co-founded EST Media Holdings with Eric Tu, establishing subsidiary companies including Eastern Standard Times, EST Studios, and OP3N, with a focus on bringing together East and West entertainment content. |
| 2020 | Stampede Ventures signed a first-look deal with CBS Studios International, expanding the company's production partnerships. |
| September 2020 | Brokered and arranged the comeback fight between boxing legends Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. through his role as a Strategic Advisor at Triller. |
| 2019 | Structured the deal creating a joint venture between Proxima Media and National Arts Studios, one of the largest film studios in China. |
| 2019 | Strategically advised on the merger and acquisition of Triller & MashTraxx. |
| 2019 | Rebranded East West Artists to East West Ventures, continuing to serve as CEO of the company. |
| 2018 | Jaeson Ma served as executive producer for the VR project '7 Miracles' and co-producer for the film 'Guardians of the Tomb'. |
| 2018 | Initiated and advised on the acquisition of Dark Horse Comics by Cenic Media (Shanghai). |
| 2017 | Released single 'Black Hole' featuring himself. |
| 2017 | Jaeson Ma co-founded Stampede Ventures with Greg Silverman, establishing a new entertainment venture. |
| 2016 | Released single 'Keep It 100' featuring DJ Mustard. |
| 2014 | Featured in Christianity Today's '33 Under 33' list of notable young leaders |
| December 3 2013 | Released album 'Confession X Resurrection' independently as a digital download. |
| August 18 2013 | Released single 'No Time' written with No Malice, distributed by Reinvision as a digital download. |
| 2012 | Released single 'Gold 1' featuring Bruno Mars. |
| 2012 | Founded East West Ventures (EWV), originally known as East West Artists, which became an HTC Portfolio Company focused on incubating and investing in media & entertainment, frontier technology, and consumer goods sectors. |
| 2011 | Released multiple singles including 'Glory' featuring Caleb Lin, 'Passion' featuring Calista Wu, 'Gratitude' featuring Joseph Vincent, and 'Life' featuring Steph Jones. |
| 2011 | Concluded partnership with Adventures Corp and Plan C Management after managing international talent for three years. |
| 2010 | Recognized by Charisma magazine as one of the '21 Emerging Leaders of Tomorrow's Church' |
| December 7 2010 | Released studio album 'Glory' independently as a CD and digital download. |
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