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Jaeson Ma
Born
Jason Cheng Yuen Ma

(1980-11-11) November 11, 1980 (age 45)
Lubbock, Texas, U.S.
EducationWilliam Jessup University (BA)
Fuller Theological Seminary (MA)
OccupationsEntrepreneur, media executive, and venture capitalist
Known forCo-founder of 88rising, Stampede Ventures, and EST Media Holdings
RelativesFrederick Ma (uncle)

Jaeson Ma (simplified Chinese: 马正远; traditional Chinese: 馬正遠; pinyin: Mǎ Zhèngyuǎn; born Jason Cheng Yuen Ma; November 11, 1980) is an American entrepreneur, media executive, and venture capitalist.[1] He is the founder of East West Ventures and co-founder of the media companies 88rising, Stampede Ventures, and EST Media Holdings.[2][3]

Early life and education

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Ma was born in Lubbock, Texas, and was raised by a single mother in San Jose, California and the wider San Francisco Bay Area.[1][4]

Ma earned degrees in biblical studies, business management, and youth ministry from William Jessup University.[1] He later received a Master of Arts in global leadership and intercultural studies from Fuller Theological Seminary.[1]

Career

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In 2012, Ma founded East West Ventures (formerly East West Artists), an investment and talent management firm focusing on the media and technology sectors.[1] In 2015, Ma co-founded the Asian-focused multimedia company 88rising alongside Sean Miyashiro. He served as the company's chairman, leading its early capital raises, which included a 2017 strategic investment from the multinational communications company WPP.[2]

Ma co-founded Stampede Ventures, a film and television production studio, in 2017 with former Warner Bros. executive Greg Silverman.[5] The company's feature film productions include Ordinary Angels (2024), Space Cadet (2024), and K-Pops! (2025), the directorial debut of Anderson .Paak.[6] In October 2023, Stampede Ventures signed a $350 million, 10-picture production partnership with the Saudi Arabian film agency Film AlUla.[6] In 2020, Stampede signed a first-look deal with CBS Studios.[7]

In 2020, Ma co-founded EST Media Holdings, which operates EST Studios and the digital platform Eastern Standard Times. The company focuses on producing and distributing Asian-targeted film and television content.[8] Ma was a strategic advisor and financier for the social video app Triller, where he helped broker the 2020 Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr. exhibition boxing match.[9]

In 2025, Ma launched OpenWav, a direct-to-fan music and commerce platform, with musician Wyclef Jean serving as Chief Music Officer.[10] The company's projects include a producer competition partnered with Scott Storch and the Netflix film K-Pop Demon Hunters featuring Kevin Woo.[11][12] The following year, the company launched the OpenWav Artist Bank, an independent artist financing platform.[13]

Ma is a Venture Partner at Goodwater Capital, a consumer technology fund, and serves as a General Partner at CAA Caravan Digital Studios.[4] He is also an investor through Aurelius Capital. Through East West Ventures and other investment vehicles, his portfolio includes Anthropic, Apptronik, xAI, Coinbase, Grab, XPeng, and Dark Horse Comics.[4] His investments via Goodwater Capital include TikTok (formerly Musical.ly), b.stage, and Brain.ai, while his investments with Aurelius Capital include Outpost Space and Majestic Labs.[14][15]

Ministry and music

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Ma was ordained as a Christian minister in 2004.[16] Drawing on his time as a campus minister, he authored the book The Blueprint: A Revolutionary Plan to Plant Missional Communities on Campus in 2007.[17]

His music career includes the 2010 album Glory, which featured the single "Love" with Bruno Mars; Ma recorded the track with Mars prior to the latter's mainstream breakthrough.[18] He also recorded an unreleased album titled Revival or Riot, which was produced by Mase.

Recognition

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Ma was named to the Variety 500 list of influential media leaders in 2022, 2023, and 2024.[1] He is also a member of the Milken Institute Young Leaders Circle. In 2020, he was named to Tatler Asia's Gen.T "Leaders of Tomorrow" list.[19] In 2014, he was included in Christianity Today's "33 Under 33" list of leaders influencing the future of the church.[20]

Selected discography

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  • 2 Sides 2 Everything (1998 mixtape)
  • Glory (2010)
  • Revival or Riot (Unreleased)

Selected filmography

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  • Ordinary Angels (2024) – Executive producer
  • Space Cadet (2024) – Executive producer
  • K-Pops! (2025) – Executive producer

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Jaeson Ma - Variety 500". Variety. Retrieved May 17, 2026.
  2. 1 2 "WPP Buys Into Asian Content Platform 88rising". Variety. June 1, 2017. Retrieved May 17, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Jaeson Ma – N3Con 2021". N3Con. Asian American Journalists Association. Retrieved May 17, 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 Wu, Jennifer (September 28, 2022). "Jaeson Ma: The Power of Forgiveness and Re-defining Success". The Founder Spirit. Retrieved May 17, 2026.
  5. ↑ Kay, Jeremy (May 7, 2025). "Stampede Ventures moving ahead on Nordic Noir bestseller series adaptation 'The Faithful Reader'". Screen Daily. Retrieved May 17, 2026.
  6. 1 2 Vivarelli, Nick (November 1, 2023). "Hollywood's Stampede Ventures and Saudi Arabia's Film AlUla Forge Milestone $350 Million Pact". Variety.
  7. ↑ "CBS Studios Signs First-Look Deal With Stampede Ventures". VideoAge International. September 16, 2020. Retrieved May 17, 2026.
  8. ↑ Frater, Patrick (February 3, 2022). "Former 88Rising and Vice Media Executives Form EST Studios to Target Asian Marketplace". Variety. Retrieved May 17, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Jaeson Ma: 'I woke up to Triller being the #1 app in the world'". The Hustle. August 3, 2020. Retrieved May 17, 2026.
  10. ↑ "The music industry is broken. OpenWav's new app aims to change that". TechCrunch. September 11, 2025. Retrieved May 17, 2026.
  11. ↑ "New Startup OpenWav Taps Kevin Woo for 'K-Pop Demon Hunters' Project". The Hollywood Reporter. 2025. Retrieved May 17, 2026.
  12. ↑ "Scott Storch Partners With OpenWav for Producer Competition". Variety. 2025. Retrieved May 17, 2026.
  13. ↑ "Wyclef Jean and Jaeson Ma's D2C service OpenWav launches Snafu-backed indie artist financing platform". Music Business Worldwide. April 2, 2026. Retrieved May 17, 2026.
  14. ↑ "Jaeson Ma | CEO & Co-Founder". Worth. Retrieved June 30, 2026.
  15. ↑ "Team". East West Ventures. Retrieved June 30, 2026.
  16. ↑ "21 Emerging Leaders of Tomorrow's Church". Charisma Magazine. August 31, 2010. Retrieved May 17, 2026.
  17. ↑ Ma, Jaeson (2007). The Blueprint: A Revolutionary Plan to Plant Missional Communities on Campus. Regal. ISBN 978-0-8307-4408-4.
  18. ↑ "Jaeson Ma on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved May 17, 2026.
  19. ↑ "Jaeson Ma". Tatler Asia. Retrieved June 22, 2026.
  20. ↑ "33 Under 33". Christianity Today. July 2014. Archived from the original on July 7, 2014. Retrieved May 17, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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