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David Lai

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Portfolio Development at M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)

United States

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About

David Lai is a senior portfolio development manager at M12 who focuses on systems and deep technology investments. He previously led international expansion efforts at InvestHK, facilitating the entry of North American SaaS companies into Asian markets, and spent time at Samsung's headquarters supporting corporate strategy in semiconductors and B2B partnerships for financial services and enterprise applications. Earlier roles included infrastructure and datacenter operations work in Europe for U.S. government agencies.

Invests in

Data & InfrastructureDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSemiconductors

Experience

  1. M12, Microsoft's Venture FundPortfolio Developmentcurrent2025 — presentRedmond, Washington, United States
  2. InvestHK New YorkDeputy Head - Strategy and Investmentscurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  3. Samsung Research America (SRA)Senior Manager - Open Innovation2022 — 2024Mountain View, California, United States
  4. Samsung ElectronicsSenior Manager - Product & Partnerships2020 — 2022Seoul, South Korea
  5. Samsung GSG (Global Strategy Group)Project Leader - Strategy & Ops2019 — 2020Seoul, South Korea
  6. Samsung GSG (Global Strategy Group)Consultant2017 — 2019Seoul, Korea
  7. CiscoBusiness Intelligence Analyst2016San Jose, California, United States
  8. Northrop GrummanSenior Software Engineer2015Harrogate, England, United Kingdom
  9. Lockheed MartinSenior Software Engineer2011 — 2015Harrogate, England, United Kingdom
  10. Lockheed MartinSoftware Engineer2009 — 2011King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, United States

Skills & more

Creative IdeationAnalytical SkillsRelationship BuildingThink & Act StrategicallySummariesPublic SpeakingBuild Strong RelationshipsStrategic Planning1Strategy3Management1Leadership1Problem Solving
+12 moreTeam LeadershipTeamworkBusiness-to-Business (B2B)Business InsightsPivotalBusiness OperationsTechnology DevelopmentWearable TechnologyResearch SkillsTechnology IntegrationNew Business DevelopmentDigital Transformation
  • Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals — Microsoft
  • Academy Accreditation - Generative AI Fundamentals — Databricks
  • CompTIA Security+ — CompTIA
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate — Amazon Web Services (AWS)
  • AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner — Amazon Web Services (AWS)

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Colleagues at M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)

Alan Du
Partner at M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)
Alessandro Levi
Partner at M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)
Andrew Smyth
Managing Partner at M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)
Ann Johnson
Investor at M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)
Anthony “Tony” Sims
Business Administrator at M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)
Brian Zhao
Investment Team at M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)
Cat Knoerr
Portfolio Development at M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)
Charlie Miller
Investor at M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)

Frequently asked questions

Who is David Lai?
David Lai is a senior portfolio development manager at M12 who focuses on systems and deep technology investments. He previously led international expansion efforts at InvestHK, facilitating the entry of North American SaaS companies into Asian markets, and spent time at Samsung's headquarters supporting corporate strategy in semiconductors and B2B partnerships for financial services and enterprise applications. Earlier roles included infrastructure and datacenter operations work in Europe for U.S. government agencies.
Where does David Lai work?
David Lai is Portfolio Development at M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund).
What does David Lai invest in?
David Lai invests in Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, SaaS, Semiconductors.
Where did David Lai go to school?
David Lai studied at Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Cornell University (Master of Engineering - MEng, Electrical and Computer Engineering); UC San Diego (Bachelor's degree, Electrical and Computer Engineering).

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