Selective private equity investments
Stanford Ventures pursues selective private equity opportunities with durable business quality, disciplined execution, and long-term value creation potential.
Hong Kong · AI · Digital Assets · Institutional Capital
Benedict
Ho
Investor, technologist & columnist
Benedict Ho is a seasoned investment professional and entrepreneur focused on artificial intelligence, digital assets, and next-generation financial infrastructure. Formerly Co-Founder and Chief Investment Officer of MaiCapital, he is now building Block Ventures Group. This site presents his work and investment focus.
34%+
5-year compound return
Top 3
Preqin Asia Hedge Fund (2021 H1)
20+
Years institutional experience
I — Profile
Principal Overview
Benedict Ho is a seasoned investment professional with over two decades of experience across institutional asset management, hedge funds, and digital assets. He previously served as Co-Founder and Chief Investment Officer of MaiCapital, where he helped build one of Hong Kong’s early institutional virtual asset platforms. He is now the Founder of Block Ventures Group, focused on AI, digital assets, quant-driven strategies, and next-generation financial infrastructure.
He began his career in institutional finance, operating within a hedge fund platform overseeing approximately USD 6 billion in assets under management. He later managed pension fund mandates at Fubon Bank, developing a disciplined approach to portfolio construction, risk management, and capital preservation.
At MaiCapital, he helped develop regulated digital asset strategies and explored tokenization as an extension of institutional capital markets. Block Ventures Group represents his next chapter, built around long-term conviction in AI, digital assets, and financial infrastructure.
His investment approach is defined by selectivity, structural thinking, and a focus on long-term value creation. Areas of interest include artificial intelligence, quant trading, digital assets, and financial infrastructure.
Track Record
Ranked Top 3 Asia Hedge Fund by Preqin (2021 H1). Maintains a multi-year audited track record with consistent risk-adjusted performance.
Education
Stanford University — Master’s in Management Science & Engineering
University of Washington — Bachelor’s in Computer Engineering
University of Washington — Bachelor’s in Computer Engineering
Credentials
CFA Charterholder
Patent Holder — Open-ended fund tokenization system (No. 1832119)
Patent Holder — Open-ended fund tokenization system (No. 1832119)
II — Stanford Ventures
Investing with a long view.
Through Stanford Ventures, Benedict Ho deploys proprietary capital into selective opportunities with durable structural potential. Prior investments span private equity and selected technology projects. Alongside this, Block Ventures Group is being built as his next platform focused on AI, digital assets, and financial infrastructure.
Technology projects
Stanford Ventures evaluates technology projects led by credible teams, with strong products and clear pathways to scalable growth.
Established investment activity
Prior investments span private equity and selected technology projects, reflecting a measured and quality-focused investment approach.
Selective collaboration
Collaboration is considered where there is strategic fit, execution quality, and alignment with long-term value creation.
III — Insights
Writing about what comes next.
Through his 信報 column and other writing, Benedict Ho focuses on the themes that matter most to serious market participants: institutionalization, market structure, risk, and regulatory change.
Institutional Adoption
Why Bitcoin is becoming an institutional asset
A look at how capital is shifting from retail-driven speculation toward more measured, institutional participation.
Market Structure
Understanding leverage, liquidations and volatility
Breaking down the mechanics behind major liquidation events and what they reveal about crypto market plumbing.
Regulation
Hong Kong’s path as a digital asset hub
Commentary on stablecoin regulation, tokenization policy, and the broader institutional opportunity for Hong Kong.
Tokenization
RWA and the case for better financial rails
Why tokenization matters not only as a narrative, but as an efficiency upgrade for parts of the real economy.
Risk Architecture
What real risk management looks like in crypto
From exchange structure to custody and governance, a practical view of what institutional-grade risk controls require.
信報 · Virtual Asset Strategy
The institutionalization of digital assets is not a question of if — only when and how.
A guiding idea behind much of his work: serious capital eventually moves toward serious infrastructure.
IV — Contact
Let’s connect.
For thoughtful opportunities in private equity, technology, digital finance, or institutional infrastructure, Benedict Ho welcomes relevant introductions and conversations.
Office
22/F Tower 2, New World Tower
16–18 Queen’s Road Central
Hong Kong
16–18 Queen’s Road Central
Hong Kong
Email
Website
Disclaimer
Private and confidential. For professional investors only. Nothing on this website constitutes investment advice or an offer to buy or sell securities.
Areas of interest
Current focus remains on opportunities where business quality, technology, and long-term strategic value intersect.
◈Artificial intelligence and applied technology
◈Quant trading and systematic strategies
◈RWA tokenization and digital asset infrastructure
◈Strategic partnerships and selected co-investments
◈Media, interviews, and industry dialogue
◈Watch collecting and horology