Benny Liao
InvestorPrincipal 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.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Experience
- Acorn Pacific VenturesPrincipalcurrent2023 — presentSan Mateo, California, United States
- Expert Intelligence™Board Observercurrent2025 — present
- ModularInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- BentoMLInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- StarcloudInvestorcurrent2026 — present
- ReapInvestorcurrent2023 — present
- Storyverse Inc.Investorcurrent2026 — present
- NumixInvestorcurrent2026 — present
- AmbiguousInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- Hyperspell (YC F25)Investorcurrent2025 — present
- PalmstreetInvestorcurrent2024 — present
- heyBoss.aiInvestorcurrent2024 — present
- GroqInvestorcurrent2024 — present
- Reddit, Inc.Investorcurrent2023 — present
- AtolioInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- AdsGency AIInvestorcurrent2024 — present
- Miss DoraInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- RhinoInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- KaizntreeInvestorcurrent2024 — present
- StrellaInvestorcurrent2024 — present
- BlueTapeInvestorcurrent2024 — present
- Augment CodeInvestorcurrent2024 — present
- Clapper VentureAdvisorcurrent2025 — present
- Coco One Pte. Ltd.Foundercurrent2021 — presentSingapore
- Huirong TechnologyCEO2017 — 2021Jakarta, Indonesia
- LazyCardCEO2015 — 2017Beijing, China
- UBS Investment BankAnalyst2012 — 2014Hong Kong SAR
Skills & more
Bloomberg3Investment Banking15Corporate Finance14IPO8Valuation5Financial Modeling4Equity Research3Emerging Markets2Due Diligence3LBO2
Languages Chinese · English
From Benny's professional profile.
Colleagues at Acorn Pacific Ventures
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Derek Chau
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Howard Chau
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Peter Hsieh
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Rohit Singh
Investor at Acorn Pacific Ventures
Tim Liao
Principal at Acorn Pacific Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Benny Liao?
- 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.
- Where does Benny Liao work?
- Benny Liao is Principal at Acorn Pacific Ventures.
- What check size does Benny Liao write?
- Benny Liao typically writes checks of $500K – $5M.
- Where did Benny Liao go to school?
- Benny Liao studied at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business (Master of Business Administration - MBA); The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (BSc Economics).
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