hi, i'm leo (sometimes i go by dimz). i'm 23 and i change the world through empowering 'shapers' - creators and company founders who have something extraordinary to share.

my start in investments happened by happy accident in 2015 - i pulled together a family office loan to buy cryptocurrencies (bitcoin first, which i liquidated for 32x) and later public companies from the 'new economy', such as nio and shopify (which i sold at 13x and 11x respectively). during my time in crypto & trading, i invested into exchange-listed coins (like ada and eth) and private projects, such as telegram’s ‘ton’ initiative; i was one of the few investors managing to secure 4x+ return on their $4b+ private market raise over the span of just 9 months back when they were attempting to launch in the US.
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several internships and years later, i realized my personal impact in latter-stage sectors was limited, and 'turned the page'- the next big chapter was venture capital. since 2018, i made investments into 40+ companies at various funding rounds (mostly from pre-seed to series a) and completed 18 exits within 4-25x return range. one of my key professional priorities is to advance individuals from minority backgrounds.

today, the two arms of my venture studio work in sync to fortify each other - my capital access wins primo media capacities and said media capacities then multiply capital. together with my partners, we built unmatched access to gen z audiences which helps us run digital campaigns, promote events and product launches, boost merchandise sales and much more. from 2023, my studio opened up media collaborations beyond my investment portfolio, now working with more brands and creators, bigger than ever before.

In 2020, I released my first book - “The Capitalist Manifesto” - a cluster of knowledge sourced from personal experiences and an array of financial literature directed towards younger people.