# Fred Hsu

> Fred Hsu is the CEO and co-founder of D3, which develops infrastructure connecting conventional internet domains with blockchain-based trading. He previously co-founded Oversee.net, Manage.com and Ember Entertainment, and earned a computer science degree at UCLA.

- **Role:** CEO and Co-Founder at D3
- **Organizations:** D3, Oversee.net, Manage.com, Ember Entertainment, ClubID
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, University of California, Los Angeles
- **Known for:** Co-founded Oversee.net and developed its domain advertising technology as CTO., Co-founded Manage.com, acquired by Criteo in 2018., Co-founded Ember Entertainment, acquired by Gala Games in January 2023.

## Career timeline

- **1996-2000** — Studied computer science at UCLA while working in website development, programming and systems operations.
- **2000** — Co-founded Oversee.net with Lawrence Ng; served as CTO.
- **2008** — Oak Hill Capital Partners invested $150 million in Oversee.net.
- **2011** — Co-founded mobile advertising company Manage.com.
- **2018** — Criteo announced its acquisition of Manage in October.
- **2023** — Gala Games acquired Ember Entertainment in January; D3 publicly announced a $5 million seed round in September.
- **2025** — D3 announced a $25 million Series A led by Paradigm and introduced Doma Protocol.
- **2026** — Presented at Dominion and participated in a NamePros AMA about domain monetization and liquidity.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Oversee.net and developed its domain advertising technology as CTO.
- Co-founded Manage.com, acquired by Criteo in 2018.
- Co-founded Ember Entertainment, acquired by Gala Games in January 2023.
- Led D3 when it announced a $25 million Series A led by Paradigm in January 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Hosted a NamePros AMA focused on monetization, liquidity, tokenization and the relationship between DNS domains and blockchain.
- **2026-05** — Published a first-person account of Dominion 2026, including a live Alert.ai launch during his keynote.
- **2026-04** — D3 introduced Domain Asset Vehicles and the Doma Agentic Engine at Dominion in Las Vegas.

## Links

- Website: https://d3.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fredhsu
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/heyheyfred

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Last updated: 2026-10-15