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Kazel Koh En Yang

Founder

Founder at Collar

Singapore

FoundedCollar · YC

About

Co-founder of Collar, an AI agent that automates the investment deal funnel — from sourcing and due diligence to drafting financial models, IC reports, and memos — for investors and private market firms.

Founder at CollarYC F26

Intro paths

YC

Kazel 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, Kazel 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

JYJamie Yau
Jamie YauCo-founder

Experience

  1. Collar (YC F26)Co-Foundercurrent2026 — present
  2. OV VenturesVenture Scout/Investorcurrent2026 — present
  3. SoftBank Group Corp.Research Scholar/Authorized Member @ Masayoshi Son Foundationcurrent2022 — present
  4. SoftBank Group Corp.Masayoshi Son Foundation Associate Member2021 — 2022
  5. The Digital and Intelligence Service (DIS)Multiple roles2024 — 2026
  6. DSTAAI Developer2025
  7. Protégé VenturesInvestment Team Lead2022 — 2024Singapore
  8. Protégé VenturesInvestment Analyst2022Singapore
  9. Crimson EducationField Expert (AI) & Capstone Advisor2024London Area, United Kingdom
  10. Reactor SchoolSpecial Projects2024Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
  11. Young Founders SummitCountry Director (SG)2022 — 2023Singapore
  12. CyberLife AIFounder2019 — 2023Singapore
  13. The Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan CompetitionOutreach Director (Japan)2023Singapore
  14. HelicapTechnology & Investment Analyst2023
  15. Halogen FoundationFellow (National Young Leaders Fellowship)2022 — 2023
  16. NUS Graduate Research Innovation Programme (GRIP)Incubated Founder2022 — 2023
  17. Nanyang Technological University SingaporeVenture Builder2021Singapore
  18. Psyche.aiCo-Founder2020 — 2021Singapore
  19. Self EmployedIndependent Website Developer2017 — 2019Singapore, Singapore

Education

  1. Y Combinator
  2. University of MichiganCognitive Science & Economics, Minor In Public Policy
  3. The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)Study Abroad, Political Science and Government
  4. Ngee Ann PolytechnicDiploma of Information Technology
  5. Cambridge International A LevelsA Levels2022
  6. Nan Hua High SchoolO levels, Triple Science Stream2017 — 2020

Skills & more

Python (Programming Language)AutoCAD1MongoDB1CybersecurityResearch2Entrepreneurship6Machine Learning2Business Strategy2Technological InnovationPenetration TestingBusiness Development1Corporate Finance
+7 moreSmall BusinessFinancial ModelingFinancial ServicesTechnology Start-upGenerative AI StudioGenerative Neural NetworksTeam Leadership

Languages Chinese · English · Vietnamese

  • Ordained Minister — American Marriage Ministries (AMM)
  • Introduction To LangGraph — LangChain
  • Getting Started with Deep Learning — NVIDIA
  • Professional Scrum Master I — Scrum.org
  • Learning C++ — LinkedIn
  • Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner — IBM
  • NLP with Python for Machine Learning — LinkedIn
  • Automation Pro I Certificate — Workato
  • Financial Conflicts of Interest — CITI Program
  • AI Technology Summer School 2021 — AI Singapore

From Kazel's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Kazel Koh En Yang?
Co-founder of Collar, an AI agent that automates the investment deal funnel — from sourcing and due diligence to drafting financial models, IC reports, and memos — for investors and private market firms.
Where does Kazel Koh En Yang work?
Kazel Koh En Yang is Founder of Collar.
What companies did Kazel Koh En Yang found?
Kazel Koh En Yang founded Collar.
Where did Kazel Koh En Yang go to school?
Kazel Koh En Yang studied at Y Combinator; University of Michigan (Cognitive Science & Economics, Minor In Public Policy); The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (Study Abroad, Political Science and Government).

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Shared employers

Also worked at Collar (YC F26)1

Jamie YauCo-founder at Collar

Also worked at OV Ventures1

Adam NguyenExecutive Director, Southeast Asia at Sora Ventures

Also worked at Protégé Ventures3

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