Simon Wong

Simon Wong is a fintech entrepreneur and co-founder of FundKernel | InvestTech | WealthTech, where he currently serves as Managing Director.14 Based in Hong Kong, Wong is passionate about facilitating financial inclusion and making wealth more attainable through financial and technological innovations.1

Professional Background

Simon Wong has extensive experience in the financial technology sector:

• Co-founder and Managing Director of FundKernel since April 20221
• Regional Director at ERI Bancaire from May 2019 to January 20231
• General Manager and Head of North Asia at AG|Delta from June 2014 to March 20181
• Head of Sales for Hong Kong, China, and Taiwan at SuperDerivatives from December 2010 to May 20141

Achievements and Contributions

Throughout his career, Simon Wong has made notable contributions to the fintech industry:

• Involved in founding an industry-owned trading network for structured products with six global investment banks1
• Published a white paper advocating for the creation of an industry-owned fund distribution platform in Hong Kong1
• Won the 2018 Hong Kong ICT Award - Fintech Gold Award for the best Fintech solution in presenting Case-Based Reasoning in Digital Wealth Management Platform1
• Co-founded a grassroots community supporting Hong Kong's startup ecosystem, with over 500 startup members across various industries1

Current Focus

At FundKernel, Simon Wong is working on building the world's largest digital ecosystem for alternative investments.2 The platform aims to integrate sourcing, due diligence, order execution, reporting, and investor relations for alternative investments.2 Wong's current mission is to harness the power of AI to help emerging asset managers get discovered and receive investments.3

Simon Wong is trilingual, with native or bilingual proficiency in Mandarin Chinese, Cantonese Chinese, and English.1