Jaeson Ma

Jaeson Ma (; born Jason Cheng Yuen Ma; November 11, 1980) is an American entrepreneur, media executive, and venture capitalist. He is the founder of East West Ventures and co-founder of the media companies 88rising, Stampede Ventures, and EST Media Holdings.

Early life and education Ma was born in Lubbock, Texas, and was raised by a single mother in San Jose, California and the wider San Francisco Bay Area.

Ma earned degrees in biblical studies, business management, and youth ministry from William Jessup University. The company's feature film productions include Ordinary Angels (2024), Space Cadet (2024), and K-Pops! (2025), the directorial debut of Anderson .Paak. In October 2023, Stampede Ventures signed a $350 million, 10-picture production partnership with the Saudi Arabian film agency Film AlUla.

In 2020, Ma co-founded EST Media Holdings, which operates EST Studios and the digital platform Eastern Standard Times. The company focuses on producing and distributing Asian-targeted film and television content. Ma was a strategic advisor and financier for the social video app Triller, where he helped broker the 2020 Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr. exhibition boxing match.

In 2025, Ma launched OpenWav, a direct-to-fan music and commerce platform, with musician Wyclef Jean serving as Chief Music Officer. The company's projects include a producer competition partnered with Scott Storch and the Netflix film K-Pop Demon Hunters featuring Kevin Woo. The following year, the company launched the OpenWav Artist Bank, an independent artist financing platform.

Ma is a Venture Partner at Goodwater Capital, a consumer technology fund, and serves as a General Partner at CAA Caravan Digital Studios.

Ministry and music Ma was ordained as a Christian minister in 2004. Drawing on his time as a campus minister, he authored the book The Blueprint: A Revolutionary Plan to Plant Missional Communities on Campus in 2007.

His music career includes the 2010 album Glory, which featured the single "Love" with Bruno Mars; Ma recorded the track with Mars prior to the latter's mainstream breakthrough. He also recorded an unreleased album titled Revival or Riot, which was produced by Mase.

Recognition Ma was named to the Variety 500 list of influential media leaders in 2022, 2023, and 2024. In 2014, he was included in Christianity Today'''s "33 Under 33" list of leaders influencing the future of the church.

Selected discography 2 Sides 2 Everything (1998 mixtape) Glory (2010) Revival or Riot (Unreleased)

Selected filmography Ordinary Angels (2024) – Executive producer Space Cadet (2024) – Executive producer K-Pops!'' (2025) – Executive producer