Joel Yarbrough
InvestorManaging Director at Rapyd Ventures
Singapore, Singapore
Writes $1M – $10M checks
About
Joel Yarbrough pairs PayPal and Grab fintech experience with CEO leadership building payments infrastructure across 40+ African countries, focusing on capability providers and embedded finance and holding multiple US patents.
Invests in
Crypto & Web3CybersecurityFintechHR TechInsurTech
Experience
- MomentCEOcurrent2023 — present
- RapydVP Asia Pacificcurrent2018 — present
- RapydMD Rapyd Ventures2021 — 2023Singapore
- GrabHead of Corporate Development and Integration (Payments)2017 — 2018Singapore
- GrabHead of Business Development (Payments)2016 — 2017Singapore
- GrabHead of Product2015 — 2016Singapore
- PayPalSr. Director, Omnichannel2015San Francisco Bay Area
- PayPalSr. Director, Global Solution & Product Management -- Consumer & Partner Ecosystems2013 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- PayPalInternal Director, Board of Directors2011 — 2013San Jose, CA
- PayPalSr. Director, Head of APAC Product & Solution Management2011 — 2013Singapore
- PayPalSr. Director, Product Strategy | Architecture | Analytics2009 — 2011San Francisco Bay Area
- JPMorgan ChaseExecutive Director - Broker Dealer Services2009
- JPMorgan ChaseExecutive Director - T&SS Client Service Platforms & Strategy2007 — 2009Greater New York City Area
- JPMorgan ChaseVP - T&SS Internet Strategy + Planning2005 — 2007Greater New York City Area
- NEC Solutions (America)Client Development Partner2004 — 2005San Francisco Bay Area
- Niteo PartnersClient Partner2001 — 2004San Francisco Bay Area
- ZEFERClient Partner2000 — 2001San Francisco Bay Area
- ClickStudyChief Operating Officer & Co-founder1998 — 2000San Francisco Bay Area
- First Manhattan Consulting GroupConsultant1993 — 1997Greater New York City Area
Education
- University of PennsylvaniaBS, Economics1989 — 1993
- International School of Brussels
- American International School Vienna
Skills & more
Strategic Planning22Management69Leadership43Strategy99Analysis6Portals7SaaS7Relationship Management8Content Management6User-centered Design6E-Learning3Product Management99
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E-commerceAnalyticsMobile PaymentsPaymentsFinancial ServicesBBQBusiness DevelopmentUser ExperienceStart-upsEntrepreneurshipProduct DevelopmentMobile DevicesLanguages Chinese, Japanese, Arabic (Pleasantries) · French (High-school) · German (High-school) · Spanish (Taxicab, but passionate)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Joel Yarbrough work?
- Joel Yarbrough is Managing Director at Rapyd Ventures.
- What does Joel Yarbrough invest in?
- Joel Yarbrough invests in Crypto & Web3, Cybersecurity, Fintech, HR Tech, InsurTech.
- What check size does Joel Yarbrough write?
- Joel Yarbrough typically writes checks of $1M – $10M.
Same school
Also attended University of Pennsylvania766
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Also attended International School of Brussels8
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Also attended American International School Vienna4
Shared employers
Also worked at PayPal137
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockRoelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; PCAST co-chair; former White House AI & crypto czarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesJoe LonsdaleFounder & Managing Partner of 8VC
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Also worked at JPMorgan Chase330
Alexandra FarmerPrincipal at Intel Capital, North AmericaErica VanInvestment Director at Intel CapitalEricAdvisor at Clear VenturesDavid GoldenManaging Partner, Revolution VenturesTodd KleinManaging Partner, Revolution Growth at RevolutionNick ZurickTalent Lead at Pantera Capital
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Also worked at NEC Solutions (America)9
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