Hong Gyu Yea

Hong Gyu Yea is a South Korean entrepreneur and former investment-banking professional. He co-founded and serves as CEO of GRVT, a hybrid decentralized exchange built on ZKsync. Before GRVT, he worked at Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs in Hong Kong. ^{[1] [2]}

Education

Hong 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]​

Career Prior to GRVT

Hong Gyu Yea began his career at Credit Suisse in Hong Kong, where he worked as an Associate from June 2013 to October 2018.^[2] He then joined Goldman Sachs in Hong Kong as an Executive Director from November 2018 to July 2022.^{[2] [1] [3]}​

Co-Founding of GRVT

In July 2022, Hong Gyu Yea co-founded GRVT alongside Aaron Ong and Matthew Quek and became Co-Founder and CEO, based in Hong Kong, per his LinkedIn profile.^[2] Under his leadership, GRVT launched its mainnet alpha in late 2024 on ZKsync, expanded into spot and options trading in 2026, and closed a $19 million Series A funding round in September 2025. ^{[6] [7]}