Marvin Liao
InvestorSupervisory Board Member at UzVC National Venture Capital fund · Partner at 500 Startups at Nielsen Innovate
San Francisco Bay Area
About
Marvin Liao is an investor and former operator who currently serves as an Investment Committee Member at Sukna Ventures and runs Sukna Holdings, an investment holding company. Previously a Partner at 500 Startups and Diaspora VC, he has invested in and worked with over 470 pre-seed and seed-stage startups across digital media, enterprise SaaS, fintech, and other sectors. He spent 10.5 years at Yahoo! in executive roles spanning sales, business development, ad operations, and marketing across multiple regions, most recently managing a business unit that achieved 100% year-over-year revenue growth.
Experience
- Sukna VenturesInvestment Committee Membercurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- adacado inc.Board Membercurrent2012 — presentVancouver, Canada Area
- Diaspora VenturesPartner2021 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- GAMEGROOVE CapitalPartner & Board Member2020 — 2022Los Angeles County, California, United States
- 500 StartupsPartner2014 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- XtGem, LLCBoard Member2013 — 2015Lithuania
- Startup AcceleratorsMentor2012 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- Member of Advisory BoardMember of Advisory Board2012 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- China Search InternationalVice President, North American Operations & Acting Head of region2013 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
- Better Digital USA Pte (US Branch of Better Sdn Bhd)Non-Operating Partner2012 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
- Granbretan Advisory Services LLCConsultant2012 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
- Yahoo!Commercial Director, EMEA Expansion Markets2010 — 2012
- Yahoo!Director, Sales Development, Emerging Markets Group2007 — 2010
- Yahoo!Sr. Business Manager, Manager, Int'l Sales Development2005 — 2007
- Yahoo!Manager, International Marketing & Sales Development Group2001 — 2005
- Alibris.comMarketing Associate1999 — 2001
Education
- The University of British ColumbiaBachelor of Arts, Major History/Minor Asian Studies1993 — 1996
Skills & more
Digital Media99E-commerce99Start-ups99Online Advertising99Online Marketing99Digital Marketing99Digital Strategy77Advertising68Mobile Advertising38SEM39Mobile Marketing43Product Marketing36
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Business DevelopmentAd ServingMonetizationMobile DevicesSalesAdvertising SalesStrategic PartnershipsRich MediaStrategySocial Media MarketingCompetitive AnalysisMarketing StrategyFrom Marvin's professional profile.
Colleagues at UzVC National Venture Capital fund
Abdulazal Toshxujayev
Managing Partner / Deputy General Director / Investment Director / Head of Startup Development Center at UzVC National Venture Capital fund
Dilshod Xashimov
General Director at UzVC National Venture Capital fund
Ilhom Norkulov
Chairman of the Supervisory Board at UzVC National Venture Capital fund
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Marvin Liao work?
- Marvin Liao is Supervisory Board Member at UzVC National Venture Capital fund.
Same school
Also attended The University of British Columbia242
Joan MirallesHead of Administration & Valuation at Inveready Technology Investment GroupRares CrisanInvestor at Notable CapitalMarianne WuVenture Partner at Congruent VenturesBrendan BakerPartner at Rackhouse Venture Management LpAli KashaniVenture Partner at Think+ Ventures Management, LlcNick FitzInvestor at Juniper Ventures Management, Llc
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Shared employers
Also worked at GAMEGROOVE Capital2
Also worked at 500 Startups134
Kaz TeradaVenture Advisor at Monta Vista CapitalChristal NgAssociate at Golden Gate VenturesDemi ObayomiPrincipal at Sapphire VenturesGbenga AjayiPartner, Head of Africa and Middle East at QED InvestorsJustin LedbetterChief Operating Officer, Marlan Space at Cortado VenturesJessica KohSenior Executive Director, Investment at Vertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.
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Also worked at Yahoo!281
Jess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesFrédérique DameInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Marcie VuPartner at GreycroftIsabelle PhelpsPartner at Lerer HippeauPaul LevineOperating Partner at Sapphire Ventures
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