About us
We’ve been in your shoes, and we’d like to help you accelerate your growth
Why we are here?
We believe that the existing financial system is no longer fit for purpose, and that there is an opportunity to completely reinvent the way money works.
This in turn will have an enormous, positive impact on billions of people’s lives. But there is a lot to do, and we can’t do it ourselves.
We realise there are many exceptional founders from all over the world, all on different journeys but ultimately working towards the same end goal:
To help build this new, better financial system.
And we're here to support you on your journey.
Our team
The Luno Expeditions team
Jocelyn Cheng
CEO, Luno Expeditions
Jocelyn has invested in global startup founders over the last 6 years as Managing Director at the impact investment VC, Global Innovation Fund. She previously held investing roles at CPP Investments, Bain Capital and Goldman Sachs. She holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.
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Mira Christanto
Investment Director
Before joining Luno Expeditions, Mira was a senior research analyst at the leading crypto firm Messari. She moved full-time to crypto after working for 15 years at institutional investment funds between Wall Street and Hong Kong.
Aditi Khimasia
Head of Legal
Aditi is an experienced legal professional with extensive VC experience both in house and at leading legal firms across a number of emerging and developed jurisdictions. She was previously Legal Counsel at Anthemis Group.
Steven Cook
US Investments
Steven joined Luno Expeditions from the DCG parent company investment team. Before DCG, Steven worked at Chicago Ventures, a seed-stage generalist fund, where he served as the point person for all crypto and blockchain investing.
Margaux Dutertre
Investment Analyst
Before joining Luno Expeditions, Margaux worked with fintech and payment partners across Africa. She previously held finance roles at BNP Paribas and worked in France, Portugal and South Africa. She holds a Masters in Corporate Finance from Paris Dauphine.
Jocelyn Cheng
CEO, Luno Expeditions
Jocelyn has invested in global startup founders over the last 6 years as Managing Director at the impact investment VC, Global Innovation Fund. She previously held investing roles at CPP Investments, Bain Capital and Goldman Sachs. She holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Mira Christanto
Investment Director
Before joining Luno Expeditions, Mira was a senior research analyst at the leading crypto firm Messari. She moved full-time to crypto after working for 15 years at institutional investment funds between Wall Street and Hong Kong.
Aditi Khimasia
Head of Legal
Aditi is an experienced legal professional with extensive VC experience both in house and at leading legal firms across a number of emerging and developed jurisdictions. She was previously Legal Counsel at Anthemis Group.
Margaux Dutertre
Investment Analyst
Before joining Luno Expeditions, Margaux worked with fintech and payment partners across Africa. She previously held finance roles at BNP Paribas and worked in France, Portugal and South Africa. She holds a Masters in Corporate Finance from Paris Dauphine.
Steven Cook
US Investments
Steven joined Luno Expeditions from the DCG parent company investment team. Before DCG, Steven worked at Chicago Ventures, a seed-stage generalist fund, where he served as the point person for all crypto and blockchain investing.
The investment committee
Jocelyn Cheng
CEO, Luno Expeditions
Jocelyn has invested in global startup founders over the last 6 years as Managing Director at the impact investment VC, Global Innovation Fund. She previously held investing roles at CPP Investments, Bain Capital and Goldman Sachs. She holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Marcus Swanepoel
Co-founder and CEO, Luno
Marcus co-founded Luno in 2013 and has been building the company as CEO since then. He previously worked in private equity and investment banking for Standard Chartered, Morgan Stanley and 3i. He holds an MBA from INSEAD.
Barry Silbert
Founder and CEO, DCG
A pioneer in digital currency investing, Barry quickly established himself as one of the earliest and most active investors in the industry. In 2015, Barry founded DCG which today sits at the epicenter of the blockchain industry.
Matt Beck
Investment Director, DCG
Matt joined the DCG team in 2020 as Director of Investments after four years helping to build DCG’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Grayscale Investments. Matt is a seasoned asset management professional with a decade of experience in multi-asset class investing.
Rumi Morales
Investment Director, DCG
Rumi joined DCG in 2022 as Director of Investments after nine years in the blockchain and cryptocurrency investment space, as head of the venture arm of the CME Group and partner at Outlier Ventures, the leading metaverse accelerator.
Jocelyn Cheng
CEO, Luno Expeditions
Jocelyn has invested in global startup founders over the last 6 years as Managing Director at the impact investment VC, Global Innovation Fund. She previously held investing roles at CPP Investments, Bain Capital and Goldman Sachs. She holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Marcus Swanepoel
Co-founder and CEO, Luno
Marcus co-founded Luno in 2013 and has been building the company as CEO since then. He previously worked in private equity and investment banking for Standard Chartered, Morgan Stanley and 3i. He holds an MBA from INSEAD.
Barry Silbert
Founder and CEO, DCG
A pioneer in digital currency investing, Barry quickly established himself as one of the earliest and most active investors in the industry. In 2015, Barry founded DCG which today sits at the epicenter of the blockchain industry.
Matt Beck
Investment Director, DCG
Matt joined the DCG team in 2020 as Director of Investments after four years helping to build DCG’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Grayscale Investments. Matt is a seasoned asset management professional with a decade of experience in multi-asset class investing.
Rumi Morales
Investment Director, DCG
Rumi joined DCG in 2022 as Director of Investments after nine years in the blockchain and cryptocurrency investment space, as head of the venture arm of the CME Group and partner at Outlier Ventures, the leading metaverse accelerator.
Learn more about our approach
As fintech founders and operators, we've shared a similar journey, and we know just how hard it gets. So everything we do is to make sure that the journey is lighter for you.
