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Benny Liao

Investor

Principal at Acorn Pacific Ventures

San Mateo, California

Writes $500K – $5M checks · typically $2M

About

Benny previously served as CEO of a micro-lending startup in Indonesia, with experience in early-stage company management and fintech. He is a London School of Economics alumnus currently pursuing an EMBA at Chicago Booth.

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Experience

  1. Acorn Pacific VenturesPrincipalcurrent2023 — presentSan Mateo, California, United States
  2. Expert Intelligence™Board Observercurrent2025 — present
  3. ModularInvestorcurrent2025 — present
  4. BentoMLInvestorcurrent2025 — present
  5. StarcloudInvestorcurrent2026 — present
  6. ReapInvestorcurrent2023 — present
  7. Storyverse Inc.Investorcurrent2026 — present
  8. NumixInvestorcurrent2026 — present
  9. AmbiguousInvestorcurrent2025 — present
  10. Hyperspell (YC F25)Investorcurrent2025 — present
  11. PalmstreetInvestorcurrent2024 — present
  12. heyBoss.aiInvestorcurrent2024 — present
  13. GroqInvestorcurrent2024 — present
  14. Reddit, Inc.Investorcurrent2023 — present
  15. AtolioInvestorcurrent2025 — present
  16. AdsGency AIInvestorcurrent2024 — present
  17. Miss DoraInvestorcurrent2025 — present
  18. RhinoInvestorcurrent2025 — present
  19. KaizntreeInvestorcurrent2024 — present
  20. StrellaInvestorcurrent2024 — present

Education

  1. The University of Chicago Booth School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration - MBA2023 — 2025
  2. The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)BSc Economics

Skills & more

Bloomberg3Investment Banking15Corporate Finance14IPO8Valuation5Financial Modeling4Equity Research3Emerging Markets2Due Diligence3LBO2

Languages Chinese · English

From Benny's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended The University of Chicago Booth School of Business431

Prashant ShahPartner at Monta Vista CapitalNoorPartner at Clear VenturesTinaInvestments & Portfolio Services Team Member at Clear VenturesBill PescatelloInvestor at LightbankGlebFounder and Managing Partner at iTech CapitalRavi RajamonyVice President at March Capital Partners

+ 425 more

Also attended The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)797

Lee FixelFounder of AdditionPat GradyPartner at Sequoia CapitalCyriac ParisotInvestor at Index VenturesSofia DolfeInvestor at Index VenturesJonas VetterleInvestor at Moonfire VenturesLavinia FerriAssociate at P101 Ventures

+ 791 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Starcloud9

Sai SriramagiriInvestor at EQT VenturesSandra MalmbergInvestor at EQT VenturesMax SamuelPartner at SNÖ VenturesAlexander LangeFounding GP at Inflection.xyzMohamed SolimanCo-Founding & Managing Partner at Ventioneers CapitalLuke CooperOperating Partner at Preface Ventures

+ 3 more

Also worked at Hyperspell (YC F25)1

Mercedes BentPartner at Lightspeed Venture Partners

Also worked at Augment Code6

Shardul ShahInvestor at Index VenturesFrançois DufourFounder Advisor at Decibel PartnersBob WoodCo-Manager at Wisconsin Investment PartnersGuru ChahalPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersAlex ClaytonPartner at Meritech Capital PartnersDror BermanFounding Partner at Innovation Endeavors

Colleagues at Acorn Pacific Ventures

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Investor at Acorn Pacific Ventures
David Wu
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Derek Chau
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Peter Hsieh
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Rohit Singh
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