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Ka Kay Lum

Investor

Associate at Cento Ventures

Malaysia

About

Ka Kay Lum works at Cento Ventures supporting deal sourcing, deal execution, and communications. She was previously head of research at Iterative, an early-stage fund focused on Southeast Asia, where she assisted general partners with sourcing, due diligence, and post-Demo Day support. Earlier in her career she was a business journalist, helping establish the Southeast Asia chapter of The Ken as deputy editor and serving as a regional correspondent for DealStreetAsia.

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Experience

  1. Cento VenturesAssociatecurrent2025 — present
  2. Cento VenturesAnalyst2023 — 2025
  3. IterativeHead of Research2022 — 2023
  4. The KenDeputy Editor2022
  5. The KenStaff Writer2019 — 2022
  6. DealStreetAsiaWriter, Private Equity and Venture Capital2019Southeast Asia
  7. DealStreetAsiaMalaysian correspondent2018 — 2019Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  8. The Edge Property MalaysiaWriter2016 — 2018
  9. Digital News AsiaWriter2015 — 2016
  10. BERNAMAIntern2015Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  11. CG Computers Sdn BhdApple Product Retail Support (Part-time)2012 — 2013Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Education

  1. Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management and TechnologyBachelor's Degree, Journalism2011 — 2015
  2. SMJK (C) Yu Hua Kajang2006 — 2010

Skills & more

Journalism8News Writing6Technology Journalism4Interviews2Social Media2Public Speaking1Team LeadershipTeamwork2

Languages Chinese (Cantonese) · Chinese (Mandarin) · English · Malay

From Ka's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management and Technology2

Kelly WongManager, Finance at Gobi PartnersRaof ZainuddinDirector, Marketing and Communications at Gobi Partners

Shared employers

Also worked at Cento Ventures12

Dmitry LevitPartner at Cento VenturesAli FancyPartner at Cento VenturesYuan Lee ChungPartner at Cento VenturesLee BuckerfieldChief Financial Officer at Cento VenturesMelody MadhavanAssociate at Cento VenturesFanny YapHead of Operations at Cento Ventures

+ 6 more

Also worked at Iterative20

Jessica ChaoInvestor at Endurance28Zaizhuang ChengCo-founder, Spin (Ford Mobility) at Good AI CapitalMelissa TaingSenior Program Manager, Recruiting at ITERATIVEYi Jun PhungSenior Content Strategist, Recruiting at ITERATIVEMartha CabaeroContent Manager, Recruiting at ITERATIVEClaire ChanOperations Manager at ITERATIVE

+ 14 more

Colleagues at Cento Ventures

Ada Jia
Associate at Cento Ventures
Ali Fancy
Partner at Cento Ventures
Boon Ping Chua
Partner at Cento Ventures
Dmitry Levit
Partner at Cento Ventures
Fanny Yap
Head of Operations at Cento Ventures
Geraldine Goh
Executive Assistant at Cento Ventures
Jolene Lum
Head of Investor Relations at Cento Ventures
Lee Buckerfield
Chief Financial Officer at Cento Ventures