Kyle Ellicott is an accomplished professional with over 15 years of experience in digital transformation, IoT, blockchain, dApps, and venture capital, raising over $130 million for more than 200 companies globally. As a partner at Stacks Ventures, he leads web3 investments and advises local communities, corporations, and governments in Asia to develop startup ecosystems and build cross-border pathways for entrepreneurs. Kyle has been a TEDx and global speaker, strategist, published author, operating executive & technologist. His specialties include strategic partnerships, product development, portfolio management, and BD. He has worked with organizations such as Explorer Equity Group, Moeco, FenSens, Indicator Ventures, and Pikkal & Co. He has also founded companies like EVENTup, Heavy Cloud Media Group, and ReadWrite Labs. Kyle was also a TEDx speaker, founding member, and keynote speaker at The Asia Matters Institute. He hosted a podcast show named Cross Border Kyle and co-founded Edge Computing World, D: All Things Decentralized Summit, and Topio Networks.