Yichen is the founder & CEO of WhaleLend, a cryptocurrency investment service company based out of Helsinki, Finland.

As of late 2018, WhaleLend is the only VC-funded cryptocurrency company in the Nordics that has also obtained financial backings from a stock-listed blue chip asset manager as well as the Finnish state. Prior to becoming a serial entrepreneur, Yichen has a long proven track record across a wide range of industry leading companies across technology and finance, including the Boston Consulting Group, Microsoft as well as the biggest bank in the Nordics, Nordea.