{"id":"hong-gyu-yea","title":"Hong Gyu Yea","content":"**Hong Gyu Yea** is a South Korean entrepreneur and former investment-banking professional. He co-founded and serves as CEO of [GRVT](https://iq.wiki/wiki/grvt), a hybrid decentralized exchange built on [ZKsync](https://iq.wiki/wiki/zksync). Before GRVT, he worked at Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs in Hong Kong. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-89b28d4d-a9d1-40cb-ae19-c465f949c290)  [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-517e3ab9-bf59-495d-a8da-c0e445485b27) \n\n## Education\n\nHong Gyu Yea attended Yonsei University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Business Administration and Management, General, from 2006 to 2013.[\\[2\\]](#cite-id-517e3ab9-bf59-495d-a8da-c0e445485b27)​\n\n## Career Prior to GRVT\n\nHong Gyu Yea began his career at Credit Suisse in Hong Kong, where he worked as an Associate from June 2013 to October 2018.[\\[2\\]](#cite-id-517e3ab9-bf59-495d-a8da-c0e445485b27) He then joined Goldman Sachs in Hong Kong as an Executive Director from November 2018 to July 2022.[\\[2\\]](#cite-id-517e3ab9-bf59-495d-a8da-c0e445485b27) [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-89b28d4d-a9d1-40cb-ae19-c465f949c290) [\\[3\\]](#cite-id-KTpP0KJ59hyKv1NQ)​\n\n## Co-Founding of GRVT\n\nIn July 2022, Hong Gyu Yea co-founded [GRVT](https://iq.wiki/wiki/grvt) alongside [Aaron Ong](https://iq.wiki/wiki/aaron-ong) and [Matthew Quek](https://iq.wiki/wiki/matthew-quek) and became Co-Founder and CEO, based in Hong Kong, per his LinkedIn profile.[\\[2\\]](#cite-id-517e3ab9-bf59-495d-a8da-c0e445485b27) Under his leadership, [GRVT](https://iq.wiki/wiki/grvt) launched its mainnet alpha in late 2024 on [ZKsync](https://iq.wiki/wiki/zksync), expanded into spot and options trading in 2026, and closed a $19 million Series A funding round in September 2025. 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