According to sources familiar with the matter: Because Long @FanLong16 is an alumnus of Roger Chen, a founding partner of IMO Ventures,  @ImoVentures became one of the most pivotal early backers driving the development of @Conflux_Network. In 2016, Donnie Liu (Liu Hai), Thomas Yao @thyao , Roger Chen, Wang Chong, and others jointly launched a new venture capital fund, ImoVentures. Donnie Liu Year of Birth: 1984 July 2005: Bachelor’s degree in Electronic Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University June 2007: Master’s degree in Electronic Engineering, Seoul National University June 2011: MBA, MIT Sloan School of Management Liu is a founder partner at IMO Ventures. He previously served as a partner at GSR Ventures and Bopu Asset Management, and earlier in his career worked in the wireless division at Samsung Electronics’ headquarters in South Korea. Public records indicate the following: In June 2015, Wu Shenjun, founding partner of GSR Ventures, entered HKEX–listed company 00109 Good Resources Holdings with capital backing, assuming the roles of Executive Director and Chairman of the Board.  Donnie Liu simultaneously became involved in the company as a Non-Executive Director. September 23, 2020: The HKEX announced the suspension of trading in Good Resources Holdings (00109). April 28, 2022: The HKEX announced that the company’s listing would be cancelled effective 9:00 a.m., May 4, 2022. By around 2018, Liu’s BGOGO exchange had effectively become a magnet for some of the industry’s most aggressive capital players, including: Jack Yi @Jackyi_ld  @Liquid_Capital_ Xu Yingkai  BlockVC Sun Zeyu   Genesis Capital Du Jun @dujunx  Node Capital At the time, Du Jun, founder of Node Capital, famously stormed out of Huobi’s HADAX platform in a blaze of frustration, then pivoted hard to promote the projects he had heavily backed, most notably FCoin and BGOGO. Right, Ciara (@Crypto_Ciara)? Thomas Yao @thyao Thomas Yao holds a bachelor’s degree in Applied Physics from Fudan University Widely regarded as being closely aligned with $CFX , Thomas’s signature play in this cycle is , $0G  . In addition to serving as a founding partner at IMO Ventures, Thomas Yao has worn several notable hats over the years: 1. Founding member of @0G_labs 2. Former Investment Partner at Frees Fund 3. Former Senior Director at HTC Vive’s Silicon Valley Innovation Lab