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Jamie Yau

Founder

Co-founder at Collar

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedCollar · YC

Find your path to Jamie

457 people in our graph share verified history with Jamie — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Bijan SabetunlockedJamie: together at U.S. Department of State (2025)
×2Jamie: together at McKinsey & Company
×2Jamie: together at Openspace Capital
×7Jamie: together at U.S. Department of State

About

Co-founder of Collar, an AI agent for investment deal teams that automates the deal funnel — sourcing deals against a firm's thesis, processing datarooms, running due diligence, and drafting financial models, memos, and investment committee reports while leaving the final investment decision to the user.

Co-founder at CollarYC F26

Intro paths

YC

Jamie went through Y Combinator (Fall 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Grey Baker, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Collar's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Jamie can intro founders to Collar's investors below.

Collar's investors · 2

Founders FundSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Collar

KKKazel Koh En Yang
Kazel Koh En YangFounder

Experience

  1. Collar (YC F26)Co-Foundercurrent2026 — present
  2. Openspace CapitalChief of Staffcurrent2026 — present
  3. YouthTechSGChief Development Officer / COO2023 — 2026
  4. U.S. Department of StateFellow2025United States
  5. McKinsey & CompanyStudent Consultant2024 — 2025Singapore
  6. EmpathlyCo-Founder2022 — 2023

Frequently asked questions

Who is Jamie Yau?
Co-founder of Collar, an AI agent for investment deal teams that automates the deal funnel — sourcing deals against a firm's thesis, processing datarooms, running due diligence, and drafting financial models, memos, and investment committee reports while leaving the final investment decision to the user.
Where does Jamie Yau work?
Jamie Yau is Co-founder of Collar.
What companies did Jamie Yau found?
Jamie Yau founded Collar.
Where did Jamie Yau go to school?
Jamie Yau studied at Y Combinator (F26); Singapore Management University (Bachelor's degree, Integrative Studies); Singapore Polytechnic (High School Diploma).

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia10,230

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McKinsey & Company mafia736

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Elad GilConsultantFounded Brain Co. +1Mike SpeiserAssociateFounded Pure StorageFabrice GrindaConsultantFounded FJ labsTony XuBusiness AnalystFounded DoorDashAlexandre ProtAssociateFounded Smartven +1Jagmeet LambaSenior Strategy ConsultantFounded Certa +3

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Singapore Management University mafia45

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Felix HemmerlingBachelor of CommerceFounded habiata +1Niccolo MaistoExchangeFounded FACEIT +1Andrew DolinskiExchangeFounded Clutch +1Nitin JayakrishnanFinance and MarketingFounded Pando +1Arif KhanBachelors in Business ManagementFounded Alethea AI +1yukun yinBachelor’s DegreeFounded Charter +1

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Singapore Polytechnic mafia4

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Mahesh NathanDiploma in Mechanical EngineeringFounded KrosslinkerDaryl LimDiplomaFounded AugmentusKelveen SohCivil & Structural EngineeringFounded Fefifo

Same school

Also attended Y Combinator2,000

Ryan SheaCo-founder of Blockstack (Stacks)Suhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesAkshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJon XuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorChris GoldaGeneral Partner at Y Combinator

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Also attended Singapore Management University229

Mahesha SubramaniamHead of Client Relations at Golden Gate VenturesRilla SaukkonenFund Analyst at Lifeline VenturesTrent RiggsInvestor at Khosla VenturesHayata TokizawaVice President at Fin CapitalBenedict TanAssociate Director, Investment at Vertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Roy ChngInvestment Manager - Finance at Emerald Technology Ventures Ag

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Also attended Singapore Polytechnic25

Annabel ZeeExecutive Assistant at Jungle VenturesNatasha EuHead of Finance, Ops, and IR at QualgroSean LeongFinance and Ops Analyst at QualgroDr Finian TanChairman, CIO at Vickers Venture PartnersLydia KwonVP Partnerships at DWF LabsBelinda TanInvestor at SUPPLY CHANGE CAPITAL

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Shared employers

Also worked at Collar (YC F26)1

Kazel Koh En YangFounder at Collar

Also worked at Openspace Capital43

Shane ChessonFounding Partner at Openspace VenturesJessica PouleurPartner at Openspace VenturesKelvin GohExecutive Director, General Counsel at Openspace VenturesOmesh FabianiCo-Head of Private Credit, Onyx at Openspace VenturesUdhay FurtadoChief Investment Officer, Orbit at Openspace VenturesAmy ZhaoSpecialist Advisor, Web3 at Openspace Ventures

+ 37 more

Also worked at U.S. Department of State185

Ken HoweryCo-founder of PayPal and Founders FundBijan SabetPersonal journalTed ChaiAssociate at Scale Venture PartnersLaurence PevsnerPartner, Research at Lux CapitalKristina VulganCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Ferocity CapitalHamlet YousefManaging Partner at IronGate Capital Advisors

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Also worked at McKinsey & Company2,000

Elad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalAnn Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateJeremy LiewPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersFabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ Labs

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