# Gold House

> Gold House is a Los Angeles-based 501(c)(3) cultural platform that combines a membership network, entertainment consulting and promotion, founder acceleration, venture investing, grants, original productions, and marquee events to expand opportunity for Asian Pacific people and stories. Its distinctive model treats representation and economic power as connected systems: a film can receive capital, cultural advice, community promotion, and awards support, while a founder can receive investment, operational help, and access to an influential cross-industry network.

- **Founded:** 2018
- **Headquarters:** Los Angeles, United States
- **Founders:** Bing Chen (Co-founder and CEO), Jeremy Tran (Co-founder, Executive Director and COO), Kevin Lin (Co-founder)
- **Team size:** LinkedIn lists 51-200 employees; the official team page names a smaller core operating team, while LinkedIn associates more than 500 profiles with the organization.
- **Products:** Gold House Membership, Gold Open, Gold Rush / Gold House Ventures Accelerator, Gold House Ventures, Creative Equity Fund
- **Notable:** Launched a $30 million debut venture fund in 2022 backed by founders, cultural figures, and established venture firms., Gold Rush alumni had raised more than $370 million in follow-on funding by the venture fund's 2022 launch announcement., Gold Open helped mobilize audiences and industry support around more than three dozen Asian Pacific-led films, including The Farewell, Parasite, and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.

## Products & services

- **Gold House Membership** — An influential cross-industry community that connects cultural leaders and deploys their collective expertise and reach.
- **Gold Open** — Community-led opening-weekend promotion and awards support for Asian Pacific-led films and creative projects.
- **Gold Rush / Gold House Ventures Accelerator** — A 12-week founder accelerator with advisor matching, masterclasses, structured networking, and a demo day.
- **Gold House Ventures** — An early-stage, returns-driven venture fund investing in companies led by multicultural founders, with network, recruiting, and marketing support.
- **Creative Equity Fund** — Financing and support for independent films, media companies, creators, and original cultural projects.
- **Creative Accelerators** — Programs for filmmakers, producers, musicians, journalists, artists, and social-impact leaders, often run with major industry partners.
- **Cultural Consulting and Brand Studio** — Paid cultural advice, research, campaigns, digital series, product collaborations, marketing, and promotional services for media and consumer brands.
- **Gold100 and Gold Gala** — Annual recognition and convening programs that celebrate influential Asian Pacific leaders and create cross-industry connections.
- **Gold House Studios** — Development and production of original films and series positioned as cultural firsts for Asian Pacific audiences and creators.

## Achievements

- Launched a $30 million debut venture fund in 2022 backed by founders, cultural figures, and established venture firms.
- Gold Rush alumni had raised more than $370 million in follow-on funding by the venture fund's 2022 launch announcement.
- Gold Open helped mobilize audiences and industry support around more than three dozen Asian Pacific-led films, including The Farewell, Parasite, and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.
- The Creative Equity Fund's first funded feature, Dìdi, won the U.S. Dramatic Audience Award and a special jury award for ensemble at Sundance in 2024.
- The One House Filmmakers Fund became Sundance's first multicultural film fund and awarded ten $10,000 unrestricted grants.
- Gold House received Google's first Multicultural Beacon Award in 2024.
- The fourth annual Gold Gala in 2025 attracted major partners across automotive, beauty, finance, media, technology, and consumer brands.
- Gold House's 2025 venture annual meeting convened more than 185 founders, investors, and limited partners in Los Angeles.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Applications for the 2026 Gold Scholars program were open through August 28, expanding the organization's next-generation pipeline.
- **2026-03** — Gold House described a slate of 14 accelerator, networking, granting, and prize programs and highlighted Gold House Studios as an original film and series producer.
- **2026-01** — The Creative Equity Fund brought an industry panel to Sundance and supported Vera Miao's debut feature Rock Springs, which premiered at the festival.
- **2025-11** — The Brand Studio released a sold-out Golden Chai collaboration with Kolkata Chai Co. for Diwali.
- **2025-05** — The fourth Gold Gala, A100 programming, a 185-person venture annual meeting, and a new Spotify and Live Nation music cohort anchored Asian Pacific Heritage Month.
- **2024-05** — Gold House and Garnier awarded sustainability grants to The New Norm and August.
- **2024-01** — Dìdi, the Creative Equity Fund's first funded feature, won two prizes at Sundance.

## Links

- Website: https://goldhouse.org
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/goldhouseco
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/goldhouseco
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GoldHouseCo
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goldhouseco
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/goldhouseco
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@goldhouseco

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Last updated: 2026-08-15