Where does Ka Kay Lum work?

Ka Kay Lum is Associate at Cento Ventures.

Where did Ka Kay Lum go to school?

Ka Kay Lum studied at Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management and Technology (Bachelor's Degree, Journalism); SMJK (C) Yu Hua Kajang.

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.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

k•••@cento.vcreveal

Experience

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

Skills & more

Journalism8News Writing6Technology Journalism4Interviews2Social Media2Public Speaking1Team LeadershipTeamwork2

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

From Ka's professional profile.

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

Frequently asked questions

Who is Ka Kay Lum?: 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.
Where does Ka Kay Lum work?: Ka Kay Lum is Associate at Cento Ventures.
Where did Ka Kay Lum go to school?: Ka Kay Lum studied at Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management and Technology (Bachelor's Degree, Journalism); SMJK (C) Yu Hua Kajang.

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Shared employers

Also worked at Cento Ventures10

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Also worked at Iterative25

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