About
Kyang Yung is Chief Investment Officer at Gamma Waves Partners. With over 16 years of venture capital experience spanning seed through late-stage investments and exits across four continents, he has invested in companies including Remitly, PPRO, Creditas, and ChannelEngine, achieving a 91% graduation rate and blended IRR exceeding 30%. His investment approach draws on a background in banking and operations, focusing on founders addressing substantive problems through first-principles analysis.
Experience
- Gamma Waves PartnersChief Investment Officercurrent2026 — presentAmsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
- SportwayBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
- Coalition CapitalCo-Founder and General Partnercurrent2022 — presentAmsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
- KlearlyInvestorcurrent2026 — present
- EnfuceAngel Investor and Member of the Advisory Boardcurrent2022 — presentHelsinki, Finland
- daphniVenture Partner2025 — 2026Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
- DocklabSenior Advisor2023 — 2025Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
- INKEF CapitalPartner2016 — 2022The Randstad, Netherlands
- ChannelEngineBoard Member2021 — 2022
- SilverflowInvestor and Board Observer2020 — 2022Amsterdam
- HappeoBoard Member2020 — 2022
- Urban Sports ClubBoard Member2019 — 2022Berlin Metropolitan Area
- Urban Sports ClubBoard Member2018 — 2019
- SentinelsBoard Member2021 — 2022Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
- Robin Radar Systems B.V.Board Member2018 — 2021
- PolarstepsBoard Member2019 — 2021Amsterdam, Provincie Noord-Holland, Nederland
- WithlocalsBoard Member2017 — 2021
- BlendleBoard Observer2017 — 2020
- Prosus GroupGlobal Head of Corporate Development at Prosus FinTech (PayU)2015 — 2016Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
- Kreditech Holding SSL GmbHBoard Observer2014 — 2015Greater Hamburg Area
- HPE Growth CapitalVice President2008 — 2015The Randstad, Netherlands
- ABN AMRO Bank N.V.Mergers & Acquisitions and Principal Investments2006 — 2008London Area, United Kingdom
Skills & more
Venture building1FundraisingPrivate Equity29Due Diligence3Corporate Finance8Mergers & Acquisitions17Valuation7Portfolio Management2Investment Banking6Capital Markets1Financial Structuring3Analysis1
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MergersInvestmentsVenture CapitalM&A experienceEnergyRestructuringFinanceStrategyBusiness StrategyCorporate DevelopmentManagementLanguages Dutch · English · Papiamento · Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Kyang Yung?
- Kyang Yung is Chief Investment Officer at Gamma Waves Partners. With over 16 years of venture capital experience spanning seed through late-stage investments and exits across four continents, he has invested in companies including Remitly, PPRO, Creditas, and ChannelEngine, achieving a 91% graduation rate and blended IRR exceeding 30%. His investment approach draws on a background in banking and operations, focusing on founders addressing substantive problems through first-principles analysis.
- Where does Kyang Yung work?
- Kyang Yung is International scout at Daphni.
- Where did Kyang Yung go to school?
- Kyang Yung studied at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam) (Msc, Business Economics (with merit)); Stedelijk Gymnasium "Johan van Oldenbarnevelt" (Grammar School (Secondary Education)).
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