Melody He

Melody He is a technology investor and crypto industry executive with a background in investment banking, venture capital, and early-stage technology investing. She is the co-founder and Managing Partner of Spartan Group, where she leads the advisory business, and previously worked as an investment partner at SOSV’s MOX accelerator and in investment banking at Goldman Sachs. ^[7]

Education

He graduated from Brigham Young University with a BS in Finance in 2004. ^[1]

Career

He began her career as a Financial Analyst in the Investment Banking division at Goldman Sachs in Hong Kong from August 2004 to August 2006, working on financing and M&A transactions. She then joined UBS Investment Bank in Hong Kong as an Equity Derivatives Sales and Trading professional from May 2007 to December 2008. In June 2011, she became Investment VP at TrilogyVC in Beijing, where she focused on investing in early-stage startups in China. He subsequently founded DouDou Mobile in Beijing in January 2012, a mobile application company focused on developing products for iPhone and iPad, and served as CEO through December 2013. From January 2014 to December 2018, she was a General Member of AngelVest, an angel investment group operating across Asia, and from May 2016 to December 2017 she served as an Investment Partner at SOSV’s Mobile-Only Accelerator (MOX) in Singapore. In January 2018, He co-founded Spartan Group and became its Managing Partner and Director of the advisory business, working with cryptocurrency projects on fundraising and strategic development in Asia. She also served as an Advisor to Origin from January 2018 to December 2021. ^[2]

Interviews

Reimagining Finance

In a December 2025 interview with Moomoo Singapore, He discussed the evolution of the cryptocurrency investment landscape and the shift from infrastructure-focused projects toward applications built on increasingly mature blockchain infrastructure. She noted that while infrastructure had accounted for many successful investments in earlier market cycles, investors were increasingly looking toward applications capable of generating sustainable revenue. From Spartan Group’s advisory perspective, He also highlighted market consolidation, the emergence of crypto companies accessing U.S. public markets, and growing institutional participation from private equity firms, hedge funds, and digital asset treasury companies pursuing investment and yield strategies. She described the United States as moving rapidly toward broader crypto adoption, with traditional financial institutions exploring tokenization and onchain financial products, while Asia remained significant for its large retail user base, stablecoin activity, and varied regulatory environments. He also discussed the potential for new financial applications to make financial services more accessible and lower-cost, while noting that security and hacking risks remain important challenges as the industry develops. ^[3]

Panels

Future of Agents

At the Open AGI Summit at ETHDenver in March 2025, He participated in a panel alongside Renc Korzay of Giza, David Minarsch of Valory, Tachi of Playgrounds, Sishir Varghese of Spectral, and Ron Bodkin of Theoriq on the development of AI agents and their role in Web3. The discussion distinguished between agent frameworks, which provide tools for building agents, and protocols, which enable agents to coordinate and operate collectively across decentralized networks. Panelists examined applications in crypto markets, noting the failures of some speculative AI and agent tokens while highlighting the potential for autonomous financial systems in which specialized agents continuously perform tasks and interact with one another. They also discussed advances in AI models, including the emergence of smaller, more specialized agents capable of handling tasks such as analysis and trading, as well as the importance of tools, data, and multiple models in enhancing their capabilities. Safety and governance were recurring themes, with the panel considering measures such as encryption, session keys, reputation systems, human oversight, and layered safeguards to limit harmful autonomous behavior. The conversation concluded with broader questions about how increasingly capable AI agents could affect work and society, including the potential for greater abundance alongside concerns about governance, social responsibility, and maintaining human control. ^[4]

Billion Users

At a SWEAT event at TOKEN2049 in October 2024, He participated in a panel alongside Robby Young of Animoca Brands, Michael Brink of SWEAT, and Isabella Y of Dappos, moderated by Anna Shakola of CoinTelegraph and Tomer Sharoni of Addressable, on strategies to drive dApp adoption and reach broader Web3 audiences. The panelists reflected on lessons from earlier Web3 projects, including overestimating demand, creating difficult onboarding experiences, underestimating user behavior, and prioritizing technology over the overall user experience. They discussed the importance of distribution and community, particularly the challenges of mobile distribution, the potential of platforms such as Telegram, and the need to build trust while understanding the behavior and needs of different user groups. The discussion also examined ways to lower barriers to entry through simpler onboarding, familiar payment methods, interoperability, user-friendly interfaces, and greater education about digital ownership. Looking at long-term retention, the panel emphasized building engaging experiences around specific communities and regional markets rather than relying primarily on short-term incentives, with sustained adoption hinging on creating meaningful, accessible value for users ^[5]