Bo Yang
InvestorVenture Partner at VU Venture Partners
New York City
Writes $1M – $10M checks · typically $5M
About
Bo Yang is a venture capital investor and technology executive with over 20 years of experience in AI, blockchain, fintech, and frontier technologies. He currently serves as Venture Fellow at VU Venture Partners and Board Advisor at AI 2030 Accelerator. Previously at IBM, he led cross-border business development across China and ASEAN, managing over $100 million in strategic enterprise deals in cloud computing, data analytics, and blockchain.
Experience
- Taisu VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2026 — present
- AI 2030Board Advisor of AI 2030 Acceleratorcurrent2024 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- VU Venture PartnersVenture Partner/Venture Fellow/Strategic Partner for VU Chinacurrent2021 — presentNew York, United States
- Hold BrothersExecutive VP2019 — 2021New York City Metropolitan Area
- IBMISSO Rep for China/ASEAN/India/Korea2006 — 2019Armonk, New York
- IBMBTO Lead2005 — 2006
- IBMGlobal Lead for corporate card program2002 — 2005
- IBMProgram Manager2000 — 2002
Education
- The Ohio State University Fisher College of BusinessMBA, Operations and Logistics Management/Finance1998 — 2000
- University of International Business and EconomicsBS, International Business1992 — 1994
- Southwest University of Science and TechnologyBachelor's degree, Materials Science
Skills & more
Blockchain1Investments5Early Stage Ventures5Mandarin9New Business Development6China Business Development5Supply Chain Management46Procurement8Customer Relations4Contract Negotiation2Business Strategy7Operations Management5
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Team BuildingGlobal SourcingProcess ImprovementEmerging MarketsAsiaCRMBusiness DevelopmentProgram ManagementAsia Pacific Market KnowledgeFinancial AnalysisSourcingProject ManagementLanguages Chinese
- Venture Capital Investor Accelerator — Venture University
- IBM Blockchain Consulting — IBM
- IBM Blockchian Essential Certificate — IBM
- IBM Blockchain developer certificate
From Bo's professional profile.
Colleagues at VU Venture Partners
Aakash Jain
Partner - North America, Europe, & LatAm at VU Venture Partners
Alejandro Chardon
Associate at VU Venture Partners
Alessandra (Sandra) Habermann
Senior Associate at VU Venture Partners
Andrew Zalasin
General Partner - North America, Europe, & LatAm at VU Venture Partners
Andy Goldstein
Partner - Western Europe at VU Venture Partners
Angie Wang
Principal - Asia-Pacific Investment Team at VU Venture Partners
Antonio Lavia
Investor at VU Venture Partners
Arpan Ajmera
Prinicipal - North America, Latam & Europe at VU Venture Partners
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Alejandro ChardonScout
Associate at VU Venture Partners
Bernardt VogelScout
Senior Associate at VU Venture Partners
Chris MullalyScout
Venture Partner at VU Venture Partners
Darryl BandoroScout
Principal, Investor Relations at VU Venture Partners
Irina LaninScout
Venture Partner at VU Venture Partners
Aakash Jain
Partner - North America, Europe, & LatAm at VU Venture Partners
Alessandra (Sandra) Habermann
Senior Associate at VU Venture Partners
Andrew Zalasin
General Partner - North America, Europe, & LatAm at VU Venture Partners
Antonio Lavia
Investor at VU Venture Partners
Arpan Ajmera
Prinicipal - North America, Latam & Europe at VU Venture Partners
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Bo Yang work?
- Bo Yang is Venture Partner at VU Venture Partners.
- What check size does Bo Yang write?
- Bo Yang typically writes checks of $1M – $10M.
Same school
Also attended The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business40
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Also attended University of International Business and Economics13
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Shared employers
Also worked at AI 20307
Danny PantusoInvestor at Mucker CapitalPaulina SzyzdekPrincipal at E12 Venture Capital, LlcXiaochen ZhangFounder, AI 2030 at HyperNestGarnet HeramanFounder and Managing Partner at Aperture Venture CapitalCathy FarmerInvestor at Berkeley Angel NetworkKris K.Venture Principal at Iron Key Capital
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