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AWARD WINNER

蕭逸 站在區塊鏈與非同質化代幣（NFT）遊戲世界的最前沿，蕭逸 Yat Siu and Animoca Brands are at the forefront of the Bringing Digital Ownership to All
blockchain and NFT gaming world, working to develop
與他創立的Animoca Brands在元宇宙中開天闢地。自2014
Growing up in Vienna, Austria, Yat used to study music, but
Yat SIU 年創立Animoca Brands，蕭逸帶領團隊不斷開發出成功 the open metaverse. Since Yat founded the company in soon found out that his preferred outlet for creativity was
2014, he has turned it into a global leader in blockchain
的NFT遊戲如The Sandbox、REVV Racing、Arc8和Crazy
technology. Teaching himself to code on programmable
Defense Heroes，並投資逾150 個區塊鏈項目，Animoca and gamification. Having created hugely successful calculators and home computers in the 1980s, he
Animoca Brands 聯合創辦人兼執行主席
Brands已躍升為區塊鏈遊戲領域的全球領軍者。 gaming platforms such as The Sandbox, REVV Racing, developed a passion for computing. As a high school
Co-Founder and Executive Chairman,
Arc8, and Crazy Defense Heroes, the company also student, he distributed his own shareware programmes
Animoca Brands
2021年初，Animoca Brands以10億美元的估值融資近1.4億 holds a growing portfolio of more than 150 investments that attracted the interest of video game and computing
美元，晉身為香港第九隻獨角獸。截至2021年10月，其估值 in various blockchain metaverse companies. giant, Atari, from whom he received a job offer.
已增至22億美元。
In early 2021, Animoca Brands became Hong Kong’s In 2017, he began to immerse himself in NFT and
志氣凌雲的創業路 ninth unicorn after raising nearly USD 140 million at blockchain, since he recognised that NFT can enable true
蕭逸的創業路始於90年代中，20歲出頭的他看準商機，創立 a valuation of USD1 billion. Then, by October 2021, its ownership—something that was previously unavailable
亞洲首個免費網頁及電郵供應商Hong Kong Cybercity，及 valuation had more than doubled to USD2.2 billion. in the digital world. He also envisioned the rise of the
互聯網服務供應商Hong Kong Online；1998年創立網站服務 open metaverse—a new, inclusive, more equitable virtual
Impactful Business Ventures with a Purpose
公司Outblaze，全盛時期服務全球超過7,500萬用戶。 society that fairly rewards participation. Yat endeavours to
Yat is a tech-savvy enthusiast who is no stranger to become one of the builders of this grand project, and has
憑著傑出商業成就，蕭逸獲世界經濟論壇評為「全球明日 radical business ventures. When he was in his early 20s pivoted his entire business to pursue this new goal.
領袖」、「全球青年領袖」，當選《CoinTelegraph》「2021年 during the 1990s, he established Hong Kong Cybercity,
區塊鏈領域百大傑出人物」。 the first Asian free webpage and email provider; and Yat’s trailblazing digital vision and his quest for digital equity
started Hong Kong Online, one of the city’s first Internet have become more accessible and familiar to the world
全民皆享數碼資產擁有權 service providers. In 1998, he launched Outblaze, an nowadays. In fact, in 2018 his vision on NFT as the atomic
在維也納長大、在音樂的伴隨中成長，蕭逸卻將創意轉投 award-winning pioneer of multilingual white-label web unit of ownable assets was something that many people
科技領域。80年代初，蕭逸自學電腦編程，讀高中時將自創 services provider that was reported to have serviced did not imagine before. Yat firmly believes that people
軟件在共享平台分享，引起電玩與電腦界巨頭雅達利公司 over 75 million users globally at its peak. should own their digital assets, including virtual items and
注意，自此展開職業生涯。 especially the data that people generate online. As he
Yat’s entrepreneurial accomplishments have been well explained: “Data is the most valuable resource of all. In the
2017年，蕭逸帶領 Animoca Brands 全速駛向NFT與區塊鏈 recognised with numerous awards and accolades. He digital world today, virtual assets are not owned by us. In
Animoca Brands從不隨波逐流， 的藍海，積極開拓這片新領域。他堅信NFT能改寫虛擬世界的 was named a “Global Leader of Tomorrow” as well as a the long term, you cannot innovate or create as you cannot
“Young Global Leader” by the World Economic Forum,
benefit fully from your creations if you lack ownership.”
規則，讓人人都享有數碼資產擁有權。他預計隨著元宇宙的
我們引領潮流。 崛起，可為大眾創造一個全新、包容以及更公平的虛擬世界。 and a “Top 100 Notable People in Blockchain in 2021”
by CoinTelegraph.
Animoca Brands is in a unique position 隨著NFT與數碼資產擁有權的普及，蕭逸前瞻性的願景，到
where it is not just riding the trend, 今天已獲大眾廣泛認同。蕭逸認為，「數據是最寶貴的資源，
每個人都應當掌管自己的數碼資產擁有權。我們在網上投入
it is shaping it. 的時間、分享的一切能為虛擬世界注入價值，長遠而言每個 關於得獎者
人都能在自己的創意中獲益。」 About The Winner

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