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REAL Founders

James Gan

Chief Executive Officer

James is a serial entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience across different sectors and markets in Asia. Trained as a software engineer, he started in telecommunications (with AT&T as a major client) and has successfully spun off businesses in industries from IT to Oil & Gas and Real Estate Development. He has been actively involved in Web3 since 2020. James also founded Metadise, the biggest Web3 social launchpad in East Malaysia.

Ben Chan

Managing Director

Ben is a computer science expert with over 30 years of experience in the IT industry, where he successfully developed businesses for multiple MNCs, including Hewlett Packard, GIC, Citibank. He has led and advised many blockchain projects since 2017 and is a frequently invited speaker at many crypto events worldwide. In 2018, he co-founded a L1 chain in Asia with over 400k daily active wallet addresses.

Tan Ze Chong

Chief Strategy Officer

Ze Chong is a veteran in the cyber-security space and DLP with major banks and government institutions as his clients. With over 30 years of experience, he played a significant role in creating Singapore’s first public Certificate Authority and the region’s earlier B2B digital payment solutions. He has pioneered blockchain developments in Singapore since 2017 specialised in identity and data privacy protection.