# Deng Chao

> Deng Chao is a seed investor at HashKey Capital backing FinTech and Blockchain. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [HashKey Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hashkey-capital-9c60)
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Dec 2021
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://hk.linkedin.com/in/chao-deng-b3621218

Deng Chao is a seed investor at HashKey Capital focused on FinTech and Blockchain. Deng Chao

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 2 | 50% |
| Blockchain | 2 | 50% |
| Video Games | 2 | 50% |
| Financial Services | 2 | 50% |
| Apps | 1 | 25% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 50% |
| Corporate Round | 1 | 25% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 25% |
| Singapore | 1 | 25% |
| South Korea | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| AAG Ventures | AAG Ventures is the IT business behind AAG, one of the fastest-growing Play-To-Earn guilds in the industry. | $181K | Seed | Dec 01, 2021 |  |
| hi | hi is a cross-ecosystem financial services platform through the world’s most popular social media messengers, such as WhatsApp and Telegram. |  | Seed | Jul 07, 2021 |  |
| Animoca Brands | Animoca Brands is a metaverse and gaming venture capital firm that focuses on driving digital property rights to gamers and internet users through NFTs. It utilizes gamification and blockchain to develop and market a portfolio of mobile applications, games, and additional products oriented to educational learning to ensure transparency, security,and new business models. | $88.9M | Venture - Series Unknown | May 13, 2021 |  |
| Terra | Terra is a price-stable cryptocurrency designed for mass adoption. It builds financial infrastructure for the next generation of decentralized applications.Terra is backed by Luna, a decentralized asset that derives its value from transaction fees collected on the Terra network. Much like the moon stabilizes the earth’s rotation, Luna isTerra's eternal guardian of stability. |  | Corporate Round | Aug 23, 2019 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Kingsway Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kingsway-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [LongLing Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/longling-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [AppWorks](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/appworks-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Community Gaming](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/community-gaming-88c8) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Coral](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coral-defi) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Cukies](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cukies) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About HashKey Capital

VC Fund · Hong Kong, Hong Kong

HashKey Capital is an investment firm.

5 contacts available at HashKey Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Deng Chao | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/deng-chao |
| Feng Xiao | Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/feng-xiao |
| Harper Li | Investment Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/harper-li |
| Sunny He | Investment Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sunny-he-8744 |
| Xiao XIAO | Investment Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/xiao-xiao-b6ea |

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## FAQ

### What does Deng Chao invest in?

Deng Chao invests primarily in FinTech, Blockchain and Video Games startups, most often at Seed and Corporate Round stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Hong Kong. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Deng Chao last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Deng Chao closed in Dec 2021. Shizune tracks 4 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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