Michael Zhao is a fintech entrepreneur who founded and leads Klickl, a regulated Web3 financial-services and virtual-asset platform. Michael Zhao's Twitter Score is 0.7 out of 1000 as of September 2026, ranking #438,317 among 487,118 tracked accounts.
Michael Zhao founded Klickl, which describes itself as offering accounts, custody wallets, payments, settlement, fiat on/off ramps, trading, OTC, and enterprise infrastructure. The company was formerly known as International Digital Currency Markets (IDCM) and operates through Klickl International Limited, an ADGM-regulated financial firm authorized for dealing in investments and providing custody. In December 2024, Klickl International announced a $25 million Series A at a $125 million valuation, backed by investors including Web3Port Foundation, Aptos Labs, Summer Ventures, and several other institutional partners.
Michael Zhao co-founded C1 Fund Inc., a non-diversified closed-end management investment company, and serves on the investment committee of C1 Digital Investment Advisors, LLC. He is also a principal owner of C1 Group, LLC, the fund's sponsor, and according to a 2025 SEC registration statement, beneficially owned more than $100,000 of C1 Fund equity securities. Earlier, he founded Crypto 1 Acquisition Corp., a special-purpose acquisition company focused on digital assets, cryptocurrency, and blockchain, where he served as Chief Executive Officer and Director from 2021 to 2022.
Michael Zhao is affiliated with the KLK Foundation, which issues the KLK token used within the Klickl ecosystem for governance, staking, and rewards, with a total allocation of 1,000,000,000 KLK. He also serves as Co-Chairman of the Hong Kong Blockchain Association and as CEO of VGPay. Before his current roles, Michael Zhao previously worked at UBS, Intesa Sanpaolo, China Merchants Bank, and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange of the People's Republic of China.
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