Company Overview
Founded in 2017, KU Holdings is an intelligent finance investment holding company, committed to building trusted infrastructure for the Web3 era through visionary investment and empowerment. With subsidiaries across different regions and sectors, including licensed entities and innovative tech firms, the Group delivers end-to-end digital financial services—covering trading, custody, payments, asset management, mining, and technology solutions. KuCoin, the Group's flagship invested platform, ranks among the world's top 10 cryptocurrency exchanges, serving over 41 million users in more than 200 countries and regions.

Investors
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Leadership Team
Michael GanKaiyuan GanGroup FounderMichael is a lifelong programmer, Web3 believer, and serial entrepreneur with an engineering background. He began building apps in high school and has spent more than a decade in the internet industry, serving as CTO and Chief Architect at several tech companies. In 2017, he founded KuCoin and went on to serve as its CEO until stepping down in 2020. Today, he focuses on the Group’s long-term strategy, global expansion, and exploration of frontier technologies—driving industry transformation through technology.
Eric TangWeicheng TangGroup FounderEric is an engineer-turned founder and product leader with deep technical expertise. He started young, launching an innovative online education platform and gaining end-to-end experience from product design to commercialization. Drawing on experience across internet, IoT, and AI—and as a long-term Bitcoin holder focused on blockchain—he brings a practical view of where technology meets markets. He takes a product-led, hands-on approach at the group level to solving real-world problems with technology.
Founders' Story
Committed Pioneers of Technology and Financial Inclusion
In 2017, amid industry monopolies and widespread market uncertainty, tech visionaries Michael Gan and Eric Tang launched the KuCoin trading platform, driven by a shared mission to democratize finance. Michael displayed exceptional technical talent from an early age, founding his first startup at just 16. Eric, his mentor in blockchain, firmly believed that every global citizen should benefit from breakthroughs in blockchain technology. Having personally experienced the pain points of previous-generation trading platforms, the two were determined to build a more inclusive digital asset infrastructure—one designed to serve global users left behind by traditional financial systems. Built around its core value of "User First", KuCoin launched as the People's Exchange, committed to offering access to a diverse range of assets and a secure, trustworthy trading environment for all.
Today, KU Holdings has grown into a comprehensive intelligent finance holding group, with an investment footprint spanning cryptocurrency custody, trading, payments, investment, asset management, mining infrastructure, token issuance and underwriting, and digital banking. Through multiple subsidiaries, the Group empowers its leading digital asset platforms that serve tens of millions of users across 200+ countries and regions, continuously driving innovation in asset discovery, trading, and user experience.
Future Outlook
At this historic juncture where blockchain is becoming integrated into mainstream finance, the KU Group remains committed to its mission of financial inclusion. Leveraging the proven leadership, technological strength, and global compliance foundation of its subsidiaries, the Group strives to build a value bridge between the traditional world and the crypto future—empowering billions of users to embrace the crypto economy.
Corporate Culture
Since its foundation, KU Holdings Group has pursued its mission: "Laying the bedrock for an AI-powered digital world, where value flows freely and securely." Its vision is: "To be the world's most trusted name in intelligent finance."

Respect and Humility
Grounded in respect. Guided by insight. Anchored in risk awareness.
A culture of respect is fundamental to our mindset. We show respect not only to the markets, the industry, our users, and our peers, but also to the limits of our own knowledge—never taking the future for granted.
This respect doesn't come from a place of fear. Rather, it's a form of humility and care born from deep understanding. It helps us stay sharp in opportunity and calm in adversity. It gives us the insight to cut through the noise and do what's right, not just what's easy.
"Live compliance. Breathe risk control." More than just a saying, this is our North Star. In the vast forces of the markets, every individual is but a drop in the ocean. As such, risk control is our first line of survival and growth.
A keen sense of risk awareness must become second nature to us. It must be embedded in every action, decision, and aspect of our work.

Integrity and Honesty
Do no harm. Honor your principles. Be transparent and respectful.
Integrity is our compass in a complex world. More than just a rigid moral code, it's an inner strength that keeps us clear-headed in every decision. We hold fast to our core beliefs—protect our users, do no harm—not only a promise to others, but also a reflection of our own values.
Honesty is the bridge that connects us meaningfully with others. We believe that transparency comes before communication, because true trust is built on open, symmetrical information—not spin. To this end, we pursue openness and transparency in all our processes, letting the sunlight into every corner. Be it collaboration or conflict, we lead with empathy and listen with respect. We choose to face difficult issues head-on, not avoid them, as we believe that problem-solving is what fosters real trust.

Accountability and Professionalism
Own outcomes. Deliver with standards. Act with courage.
We're driven by results. Every team member takes full ownership not just of tasks, but of outcomes. We think ahead, go beyond what's expected, and do the hard work others might avoid, all to make sure things get done and done well.
We act with professionalism. In our areas of expertise, we apply experience, knowledge, and ethical judgment to solve problems and deliver real value. We use proven and empirical methods to work efficiently with discipline—keeping our highest standards, upholding best practices, and always aiming for more.
We "think globally and execute locally". We're always combining top-tier professional skills with real-world market understanding to achieve the best possible outcomes on the ground.

Self-Driven Excellence
Move with purpose. Act with initiative. Grow as one.
We set goals and pursue them with energy, ownership, and creativity. We don't wait to be told what to do—we take initiative, stay focused on the mission, and push ourselves to grow. Excellence starts with action.
We foster a culture of openness and inclusion. Everyone is encouraged to share resources, platforms, and opportunities. We empower everyone to play to their strengths, create meaningful value, and grow together. Here, personal and professional development go hand in hand. By fostering strong collaboration both within the company and with external partners, our end goal is mutual trust and shared success.
We believe top talent deserves top rewards, driving professional growth and career success. Together, we build a workplace where professional growth and personal achievement reinforce each other, in a virtuous cycle of continuous improvement.

Intelligent and Efficient
Intelligence-driven. Ultimate experience. Breakthrough innovation. Data empowerment. Agile iteration.
"Intelligent and Efficient" is our core value for continuous development and driving business innovation. We firmly believe that only by combining AI-driven innovation with an unwavering pursuit of the ultimate experience can we create exceptional value.
Through comprehensive AI integration, we embed AI deeply into every aspect of corporate governance and product design. AI drives decision-making, optimizes management and services, enhances governance efficiency and transparency, ensures system security and compliance, and empowers asset management, operations, and risk control, thereby achieving efficiency and service innovation.
We uphold the ethical principles and boundaries of AI use, focusing on algorithmic fairness, explainability, and user privacy protection. We strictly prevent data misuse and ensure that technological development aligns with social responsibility.
We embrace a spirit of breakthrough innovation, driven by curiosity, continuous exploration, and data-driven insights, to pursue optimal solutions across products, technology, business, and services. We are committed to delivering users exceptional value and the ultimate experience, ensuring compliance, security, usability, efficiency, and convenience.
We maintain an "Always Day 1" mindset, continuously iterating with agility while exploring and optimizing. This self-driven evolution enables us to maintain our leading edge and deliver high-quality execution on the path to efficiency and excellence, continuously contributing knowledge and value to our users, industry, and society.

