Neo founder launches NGR for Neo 4

Erik Zhang has launched Neo Global Resources to align research, engineering and enterprise partnerships around the development of Neo 4 and real-world blockchain use cases.

The new organisation is designed to coordinate technical research and commercial collaboration as an extension of Neo’s long-standing focus on practical, real-world utility.

NGR’s initial roadmap closely follows Neo 4 priorities, including core protocol evolution, scalability and performance upgrades, improved developer experience and infrastructure for advanced applications.

On the commercial side, the group plans to work with enterprises and institutions to support real-world deployments rather than purely experimental blockchain projects.

NGR is also expected to explore discussions with investment institutions about potential ecosystem funds aimed at long-term, sustainable growth of the Neo platform.

The organisation is operated by a globally distributed team made up of former and current Neo Global Development contributors alongside additional technical and business specialists.

Zhang said NGR will avoid launching a separate public brand or standalone platforms for now to prevent fragmenting the existing Neo community.