Kazel Koh En Yang
InvestorFounderResearch Scholar/Authorized Member @ Masayoshi Son Foundation at SoftBank Group · Founder at Collar
Singapore
FoundedCollar · YC
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Sean LoounlockedKazel: together at Protégé Ventures (2023–2024)
×10Kazel: together at SoftBank Group
Kazel: together at Ngee Ann Polytechnic
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.
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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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Collar's investors · 2
Co-founders at Collar
JY
Jamie YauCo-founder
Experience
- Collar (YC F26)Co-Foundercurrent2026 — present
- OV VenturesVenture Scout/Investorcurrent2026 — present
- SoftBank Group Corp.Research Scholar/Authorized Member @ Masayoshi Son Foundationcurrent2022 — present
- SoftBank Group Corp.Masayoshi Son Foundation Associate Member2021 — 2022
- The Digital and Intelligence Service (DIS)Multiple roles2024 — 2026
- DSTAAI Developer2025
- Protégé VenturesInvestment Team Lead2022 — 2024Singapore
- Protégé VenturesInvestment Analyst2022Singapore
- Crimson EducationField Expert (AI) & Capstone Advisor2024London Area, United Kingdom
- Reactor SchoolSpecial Projects2024Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Young Founders SummitCountry Director (SG)2022 — 2023Singapore
- CyberLife AIFounder2019 — 2023Singapore
- The Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan CompetitionOutreach Director (Japan)2023Singapore
- HelicapTechnology & Investment Analyst2023
- Halogen FoundationFellow (National Young Leaders Fellowship)2022 — 2023
- NUS Graduate Research Innovation Programme (GRIP)Incubated Founder2022 — 2023
- Nanyang Technological University SingaporeVenture Builder2021Singapore
- Psyche.aiCo-Founder2020 — 2021Singapore
- Self EmployedIndependent Website Developer2017 — 2019Singapore, Singapore
Skills & more
Python (Programming Language)AutoCAD1MongoDB1CybersecurityResearch2Entrepreneurship6Machine Learning2Business Strategy2Technological InnovationPenetration TestingBusiness Development1Corporate Finance
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Small BusinessFinancial ModelingFinancial ServicesTechnology Start-upGenerative AI StudioGenerative Neural NetworksTeam LeadershipLanguages 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.
Colleagues at SoftBank Group
David Chao
External Board Director, Independent Officer at SoftBank Group
Eduardo Vieira
Chief Marketing & Communications at Softbank Latin America Fund
Kazuko Kimiwada
Corporate Officer, Senior Vice President, CAO & CSusO at SoftBank Group
Ken Miyauchi
Board Director at SoftBank Group
Kenneth A. Siegel
External Board Director at SoftBank Group
Kiyoshi Ichimura
CRO, Head of Risk Management Office at SoftBank Group
Kuniko Nishibashi
External Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Independent Officer at SoftBank Group
Masayoshi Son
Founder, Chairman & CEO of SoftBank Group
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 and Research Scholar/Authorized Member @ Masayoshi Son Foundation at SoftBank Group.
- 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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