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Joan Yao
InvestorGeneral Partner at Kickstart Ventures
Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines
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About
Joan Yao is a General Partner at Kickstart Ventures, a Philippines-based venture capital firm investing in early- and growth-stage startups globally. Previously, she covered Southeast Asia for a global impact investing firm from 2009 to 2015, where she supported social enterprises and launched an accelerator program across the Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Thailand. In 2015, she served as a consultant to the Philippine Secretary of Trade and Industry on topics including SME development, innovation, tech startups, and social enterprise.
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- Who is Joan Yao?
- Joan Yao is a General Partner at Kickstart Ventures, a Philippines-based venture capital firm investing in early- and growth-stage startups globally. Previously, she covered Southeast Asia for a global impact investing firm from 2009 to 2015, where she supported social enterprises and launched an accelerator program across the Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Thailand. In 2015, she served as a consultant to the Philippine Secretary of Trade and Industry on topics including SME development, innovation, tech startups, and social enterprise.
- Where does Joan Yao work?
- Joan Yao is General Partner at Kickstart Ventures.
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