[5] Ma is a strategic advisor and financier of the social music video app Triller, [ZASH Global Media], and general partner at Caravan Digital Studios.

His other investments include Musical.ly (TikTok), Grab, Dark Horse Comics, Slock.it, Brain, Oursong, XiaoPeng, Mint Songs, Coinbase, Kind Heaven, and OneOf.

[11] An HTC Portfolio Company, EWV incubates and invests in various opportunities across diverse sectors such as media & entertainment, frontier technology, and consumer goods.

[14] The company has gained popularity as a digital music platform and label primarily for Asian artists, such as Keith Ape, Rich Brian, Joji, and Higher Brothers.

"[23] In April 2023, EST Studios acquired international sales rights to Streams Flow From A River, a Canneseries selection produced by Canada’s Fae Pictures and starring Jane Luk and Simon Sinn.

[24] In May 2023, EST Studios secured the global sales rights to Chabak– Night Of Murder And Romance, a Korean horror-thriller feature film directed by William Inhyuk Hyoung, starring Danny Ahn, a member of K-Pop group G.O.D., Kyoung-In Hong, and Min-Chae Kim.

[26] EST also acquired sales rights to Surf Nation, a documentary feature film about two Chinese surfers aspiring to represent their country in the Olympics.

OP3N received seed funding from investors such as Warner Music Group, Galaxy Interactive, Blue Run Ventures, founders of Axie Infinity, Yield Guild Games, Twitch, and Animoca Brands.

In July 2022, Ma, co-producer at Anonymous Content, partnered with Phil Gellatt, a director of the Netflix series Love, Death, and Robots, to develop the web3 series/game title Ghosts of the Deep.

As the co-founder of OP3N, Ma was invited to speak at EthDenver 2022, The New Context Conference 2022 Tokyo, Consensus 2022,[29] NFTCannes 2022,[30] and Token2049 2022, and HK Filmart 2023,[31] focusing on the topic of "Turning Creators into Community in Web3'.

Additional investors include GSR Markets, The Spartan Group, BRV Capital Management and NBA player Russell Westbrook.

This live-action musical is designed to inspire students to create their version of performances featured in the film and compete in a contest via the OP3N platform.

[citation needed][38] Ma is currently a senior advisor to the KKFarm fund, a joint partnership between the two digital music streaming platforms in Greater China.

[citation needed] Ma's musical journey began in underground hip hop clubs in Northern California where he would compete in rap battle competitions.

Plan C signed Ma, and his third album "GLORY" released in 2010 featured Bruno Mars on the debut single "Love," which brought international recognition and mainstream popularity.