Brian Ma
InvestorFounderVenture Capital at Pender Ventures · Founder and Managing Partner at ITERATIVE · Co-Founder & CEO at Flash Coffee
Singapore
Writes $150K checks
FoundedFlash Coffee
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283 people in our graph share verified history with Brian — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Markus FuhrmannunlockedBrian: together at Delivery Hero (2018–2019)
×7Brian: together at EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht
Brian: together at Delivery Hero
×3Brian: together at Corvinus University of Budapest
About
Brian Ma is the founder and managing partner of Iterative VC, a seed-stage fund. He previously founded Divvy Homes, which raised backing from a16z, GIC, Max Levchin, and Tiger Global; Weave, a professional networking service in Y Combinator's S14 batch; and Decide.com, an ecommerce price prediction company acquired by eBay. Earlier in his career, he worked at Zillow and Microsoft, and he studied computer science at the University of Washington.
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FintechMarketplacesSaaS
Co-Founder & CEO at Flash Coffee
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Sebastian HanneckerCo-Founder & COO/CFO
Experience
- CataFounder & CEOcurrent2024 — presentSingapore
- Flash CoffeeFounder & Advisorcurrent2025 — presentSingapore
- Flash CoffeeFounder & CEO2019 — 2025Singapore
- Delivery Hero SECMO | APAC (foodpanda & foodora)2018 — 2019Singapore
- foodoraCEO | Austria2017 — 2018Berlin Metropolitan Area
- foodoraCMO | Germany & Austria2016 — 2017Berlin Metropolitan Area
- foodoraCMO | Germany2015 — 2016Berlin Metropolitan Area
- foodoraHead of Marketing | Global2015Berlin Metropolitan Area
- foodoraBusiness Development Manager | Global2015Berlin Metropolitan Area
- Wine GeniusCo-Founder & CEO2014 — 2015Berlin und Umgebung, Germany
- UFOstart AGBusiness Development & Product2013San Francisco Bay und Umgebung, California
Skills & more
Start-ups59Unternehmertum41Strategisches Management38Business Development25Leadership21Unternehmensstrategie21Entrepreneurship19Online-Marketing18Marketing20Strategic Planning12Public Speaking13Event Planning12
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ProjektmanagementGeschäftsführungVenture CapitalRisikokapitalProject ManagementE-CommerceStrategische PlanungCrowdsourcingNegotiationStrategyManagementStrategieLanguages Deutsch · Englisch · Französisch · Schwedisch · Ungarisch
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Investments
Investor
BecomeHaulioMercuryModusMonogram
Per curated public sources.
Colleagues at Pender Ventures
Cheri Corbett
Partner at Pender Ventures
Everett Juurlink
Analyst at Pender Ventures
Jacob Grainger
Associate at Pender Ventures
Jamie Tomalin
Investor at Triple Point Ventures
Judi Hess
Venture Partner at Pender Ventures
Lexi Kaplin
Venture Partner at Pender Ventures
Lizzie Hnatiuk
Analyst and AI Lead at Pender Ventures
Lynn Frazer
Head of People Strategy at Pender Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Brian Ma?
- Brian Ma is the founder and managing partner of Iterative VC, a seed-stage fund. He previously founded Divvy Homes, which raised backing from a16z, GIC, Max Levchin, and Tiger Global; Weave, a professional networking service in Y Combinator's S14 batch; and Decide.com, an ecommerce price prediction company acquired by eBay. Earlier in his career, he worked at Zillow and Microsoft, and he studied computer science at the University of Washington.
- Where does Brian Ma work?
- Brian Ma is Co-Founder & CEO of Flash Coffee and Venture Capital at Pender Ventures.
- What does Brian Ma invest in?
- Brian Ma invests in Fintech, Marketplaces, SaaS.
- What check size does Brian Ma write?
- Brian Ma typically writes checks of $150K.
- What companies did Brian Ma found?
- Brian Ma founded Flash Coffee.
- What companies has Brian Ma invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Become, Haulio, Mercury, Modus, Monogram.
- Where did Brian Ma go to school?
- Brian Ma studied at EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht (Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Double Degree in General Management & International Business); Corvinus University of Budapest (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Double Degree in General Management & International Business).
Founder mafias
EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht mafia19
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
David NordhausenBachelor of Science (B.Sc.)Founded Fastgen +1Constantin SchreiberB.Sc.Founded Fastgen +1Nicholas HinrichsenDiplomaFounded Clutch +1Adrian RennerMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded Feld Energy +1Dr. Tobias ReichmuthDr. rer. polFounded Singularity GroupSeb RothlisbergerUndergraduateFounded Vasco
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Delivery Hero mafia18
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Mohammadi AkhabachCo-Founder and CSOFounded Apopitch +3Markus FuhrmannCo-FounderFounded Bayes Holding +2Claude RitterCo-Founder & CPOFounded BOOK A TIGER +2Lukasz GadowskiCo-founder, Chairman, Member of the Board, ShareholderFounded Spreadshirt +1Nick TeleckiGlobal Strategy | M&A | VCFounded Pop Market +1Kolja HebenstreitCo-Founder & Board MemberFounded Point Nine
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Corvinus University of Budapest mafia13
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Hubertus BessauMaster's degreeFounded mymuesli +1Kirill PerepelicaBachelor's degreeFounded MUNCH +1Albert WettsteinBachelor's degreeFounded MUNCH +1Csaba KonkolyMaster of Science (M.Sc.)Founded Hum CapitalElena SamuylovaCEMS Master in International ManagementFounded Evidently AIViktor MaricBusiness InformaticsFounded Camplan
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ITERATIVE mafia8
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Guillaume LuccisanoFounder, Visiting PartnerFounded Yuma AI +2Hsu Han OoiFounder, PartnerFounded IterativeAaron YipFounder, Visiting PartnerFounded Issa CompassDerry SaktiFounder, Visiting PartnerFounded BukalapakFranklyn ChienFounding Capital PartnerFounded PrizepoolElpizo ChoiFounding Capital PartnerFounded Foundation Labs
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Same school
Also attended EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht123
Gülsah WilkeInvestor at DN CapitalJohn GregerCPO & Portfolio Partner at Burda Principal InvestmentsYi Min LohInvestment Associate at Burda Principal InvestmentsRouven DresselhausInvestor at Cavalry VenturesChristian WenigerVenture Partner at Storm VenturesJulia Novaes RouxGeneral Partner, Head of Investor Relations & Marketing at TCV
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Also attended Corvinus University of Budapest84
Zoe PerretInvestor at Initialized CapitalPatrik MerczSenior Associate at Interactive Venture Partners LlcMátyás VölgyiAssociate at Interactive Venture Partners LlcPaul van OoikInvestment associate at NoaberJax MalloySr. Research Associate at Sands Capital VenturesBenedek OrbanHead of Ecosystem, CV VC & CV Labs at CV Labs
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Shared employers
Also worked at Cata3
Also worked at Flash Coffee4
Also worked at Delivery Hero SE34
Markus FuhrmannInvestor at Cavalry VenturesClaude RitterInvestor at Cavalry VenturesMoritz SteinbrecherPrincipal at Partech VenturesTobias FlattLegal Counsel at PICUS CAPITALJack SelbySenior Advisor, Thiel Capital & AZ-VC at WYO VCChristian WinterGeneral Partner at TEV Ventures
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