Dovey Wan Bridges East-West Divide with Long-Term Crypto Investments

Dovey Wan is a crypto-focused investor and founding partner of Primitive Ventures, a long-term-oriented crypto asset investment fund she co-founded with Eric Meltzer. Her career spans traditional tech product roles, venture investing at DHVC, and public commentary on crypto market dynamics across the United States and Asia.

Wan graduated from Sun Yat-Sen University in 2010 with a degree in Computer Software Engineering, then completed a Master of Information Systems at Carnegie Mellon University in 2012. This combination of study in both China and the US gave her early exposure to two distinct academic and business cultures, which is frequently cited as informing her later work bridging Eastern and Western crypto markets.

Wan moved into venture capital as Managing Director at DHVC, where she made blockchain-related investments including OmiseGo, Cosmos, Tendermint, and Kyber Network. She went on to co-found Primitive Ventures with Eric Meltzer, a global investment firm focused on long-horizon crypto asset investing across both liquid and venture opportunities.

Wan's current roles also include Founding Partner at Primitive Ventures, Advisory Board Member at CoinDesk, Board Member at Spacemesh, and advisor or investor positions at several other companies. She has publicly emphasized the importance of long-term substance over short-cycle speculation in the blockchain industry.