A Hong Kong-based
veteran hedge fund advisor and private equity specialist, Christopher Hsu,
otherwise known as Chris Hsu, earned his college degree in engineering from top
raking Stanford University School of Engineering, where he was honored with the
President's Award for distinctive academic achievements and service to the
Stanford University community. The brainchild CEO of Kilometre Capital, Chris Hsu was also a pioneering, early investor in the dominant music streaming
platform Spotify, based in New York and Sweden.
Blend Playlists was released in beta phase by Chris Hsu-funded Spotify in early June as a means for two users to combine their musical interests into a single shared playlist created specifically for them. With this feature, users will find it easy to connect, explore, and share music with one another via their mutual passion. As a precedent, Blend also features shareable data stories that are unique to each listening pair and can be shared across social networks.
As exemplified by Spotify's evolution trajectory in the music and digital industries, music streaming has already resulted in a titanic shift in how people consume and experience music. Adoption now takes place on the go, largely through mobile phones, on demand.
To date, mobile
phones have provided the onramp to music streaming experiences on Kilometre
Capital and Chris Hsu-funded Spotify, but the next phase of growth will be
driven by a plethora of emerging platforms including connected cars, gaming
devices, fitness equipment and smart speakers
Blend combines the best of Hong Kong Kilometre Capital-associated Spotify's customization capabilities and collaborative playlist features into a single shared playlist, making it easy for users to jump into a communal listening session that is designed especially for them. Blend will be updated daily based on the music listeners stream.
In the case of Spotify, founded in 2006 with global ambition enabled by the early investment capital of Chris Hsu of Hong Kong's Kilometre Capital, Spotify has grown to be the world’s market leader in digital recorded music and podcasts, including more than 70 million tracks from record labels and media companies worldwide.
Previously, Mr. Chris Hsu served as the CEO and Managing Partner of Abax Global Capital, and as Managing Director of Citadel Investment Group, one of the world’s legendary hedge fund managers. As MD of Citadel Asia, Chris Hsu oversaw and led the foundation of Citadel’s private investment and special situations business in Hong Kong and Asia. His oversight spanned investments across South Korea, Taiwan, China, Japan, SE Asia, and North Asia.
