Tokyo, Japan | Cross-Border Institutional Lead

Andy Hung

Cross-Border Dealmaker in Digital Assets

Bridging Japanese and East Asian institutions with global digital assets infrastructure leaders.

Trilingual: Cantonese, Mandarin, Japanese, English

Hong Kong roots as an East Asia asset, based in Tokyo. Connecting Japan, Greater China, and Southeast Asia with Western institutional markets, bridging enterprises with startups, and pairing institutional capital with builders.

Track Record

Execution performance and closed transactions across digital asset infrastructure and enterprise collaborations.

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Closed Deals

Closed since September 2024. Recognized as a top-3 performer company-wide at Pacific Meta.

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Summit Sponsor Deals

Closed in roughly 3 weeks for Bitcoin Summit Japan 2025.

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Summit Registrations

Blockchain Summit Tokyo 2026 registrations. Built the event business into a standalone P&L.

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Project Integrations

Digital assets project integrations managed at Pacific Meta.

Flagship Enterprise Deal

KDDI x STEPN Collaboration

Facilitated and executed the strategic enterprise collaboration between major Japanese telecommunications operator KDDI and STEPN, bridging Japanese corporate adoption with global digital assets.

Institutional Partners

Global Infrastructure & Custody Leaders

Established repeat sponsorship and strategic partnership engagements with global digital assets infrastructure leaders including Anchorage Digital, Fireblocks, BitGo, and Kiln.

Convening the Market

Building institutional forums and regulatory compliance ecosystems in Japan.

Co-Organizer

Japan Stablecoin Summit 2025

300+ Institutional Attendees

Co-organized two editions of Japan's premier stablecoin forum, gathering over 300 senior institutional participants including Progmat, Mori Hamada & Matsumoto, and Chainalysis Japan.

Co-Founder (7-Person Team)

Tokyo Crypto Legal & Compliance Community

48 Senior Regulatory & Industry Leaders

Co-founded Japan's key compliance community. The July 2026 launch dinner brought together 48 senior leaders, including representatives from three JFSA divisions, Bank of Italy, Interpol, and compliance heads across major Japanese digital assets firms.

Professional Experience

Track record of deal execution, business expansion, and M&A advisory across East Asia and global markets.

May 2024 - Present Tokyo, Japan

Head of Alliance

Pacific Meta

Progressed from Consultant to Head of Alliance. Leads strategic partnerships and digital assets ecosystem development between Japanese enterprises and global protocols.

Nov 2025 - Present Tokyo, Japan

Community Manager

Tokyo Innovation Base

Fostering Japan's premier startup hub, coordinating ecosystem participants, and driving community engagement for global founders and institutions.

Mar 2025 - Present Japan & Global

Growth & Marketing Committee / Intersect Japan Hub Observer

Intersect (Cardano)

Driving growth initiatives on the global marketing committee while serving as Observer for Intersect Japan Hub to align international protocol expansion with Japanese ecosystem builders.

2023 - 2024 Tokyo & Southeast Asia

Manager

Alamport

Executed infrastructure and renewable energy investments, including leading the transaction execution for a USD 4.5M hydropower deal in Indonesia.

2022 - 2023 Tokyo, Japan

Associate

Yamada Consulting Group

Advised on cross-border M&A transactions coordinating deal structuring and negotiations between Japanese corporations and counterparties in North America and Europe.

2019 - 2022 Tokyo, Japan

Business Development Associate

Oji Holdings

Executed global business development initiatives and market expansion strategies across ASEAN countries for one of Japan's major industrial conglomerates.

Credentials & Education

Financial rigor, language mastery, and technical engineering foundation.

CFA Level 1 Passed

Passed CFA Level 1 exam, demonstrating strong financial analysis and valuation principles.

Language Proficiency

Japanese JLPT N1 (Highest Level) & English IELTS 8.0 (Expert Level). Cantonese Native & Fluent Mandarin.

BEng Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor of Engineering from The University of Hong Kong (HKU).

International Academic Exchange

University College Dublin (UCD), Ireland.

Personal

Andy Hung portrait
Andy Hung speaking at conference

Interests & Pursuits

Outside of digital assets dealmaking, I am passionate about performing arts, vocal music, global exploration, and urban design.

Theatre Choir Travel Cities & Place-Making

Let's Discuss Institutional Growth

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Location: Tokyo, Japan