Alice Ma is a founder-led media and technology executive with a decade of experience building audience-first products and companies at the intersection of social video, blockchain, and public-interest data. As CEO and Creative Director of Mad Realities she has scaled organic social-first shows to 200M+ views and designed participatory formats that blur live events, casting, and platform-native storytelling. Previously she co-founded Archer to make public data accessible for investigations and helped launch ConstitutionDAO, demonstrating a knack for turning civic tech and community energy into high-impact initiatives. Comfortable shipping product as an engineer and leading fundraising and strategic partnerships, she pairs technical literacy (CS minor) with deep policy and regional expertise in the Middle East. Known for combining scrappy startup execution with attention-grabbing creative instincts, she attracts blue-chip backers and celebrity partners while keeping a bias toward viral, participatory formats.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree Political Economy Minors in Computer Science and Arabic, Bachelor’s Degree Political Economy Minors in Computer Science and Arabic at University of California, Berkeley
Arabic Hebrew Middle Eastern Studies, Arabic Hebrew Middle Eastern Studies at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
High School, High School at Mamaroneck High School
Female Founders Track @ Dorm Room Fund
English, Chinese, literary arabic, Hebrew, Japanese, French
Contributions:17 PRs, 38 pushes, 7 branches in 29 days
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