About
Melody Madhavan works at Cento Ventures on deal flow, investment execution, and portfolio growth. She previously spent about five years in marketing and operations, including roles as a Brand Manager at Burger King Japan and Remy Cointreau Japan and product development at L'Oreal Japan, and later moved into startups and venture capital, working at Orvel Ventures during her studies. She holds a BA in History from Yale-NUS College, an MBA from Kyoto University, and a Master of Management in Hospitality from Cornell University.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
Climate TechFoodTech
Experience
- Cento VenturesInvestorcurrent2024 — presentSingapore
- NonPublicInvestor2023 — 2024
- Umami BioworksCommercial & Marketing Lead2023
- Burger KingBrand Manager2021 — 2022Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Rémy CointreauBrand Manager2020 — 2021Tokyo, Japan
- Rémy CointreauMarketing Executive2019 — 2020
- Rémy CointreauManagement Associate2018 — 2019Tokyo, Japan
- L'OréalProduct Manager Assistant (Maybelline NY DMI)2017 — 2018Tokyo, Japan
- MUN inc.Co-Founder, Director (Design & Publicity) / Trainer2014 — 2017
Skills & more
Search Engine Optimization (SEO)3Blogging3Social Media7Marketing11E-commerce4Start-ups4Social Media Marketing5Event Planning3Public Relations5Client Relations5Portrait Photography4Commercial Photography5
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Event PhotographyDigital PhotographyFashion PhotographyEducational TrainingMarketing StrategyBrand StrategyCommunicationManagementPublic SpeakingAdobe PhotoshopAdobe IllustratorAdobe Premiere ProLanguages Chinese (Simplified) · English · Japanese
- Spreadsheet Modeling — Cornell University
From Melody'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
Ka Kay Lum
Associate at Cento Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Melody Madhavan?
- Melody Madhavan works at Cento Ventures on deal flow, investment execution, and portfolio growth. She previously spent about five years in marketing and operations, including roles as a Brand Manager at Burger King Japan and Remy Cointreau Japan and product development at L'Oreal Japan, and later moved into startups and venture capital, working at Orvel Ventures during her studies. She holds a BA in History from Yale-NUS College, an MBA from Kyoto University, and a Master of Management in Hospitality from Cornell University.
- Where does Melody Madhavan work?
- Melody Madhavan is Associate at Cento Ventures.
- What does Melody Madhavan invest in?
- Melody Madhavan invests in Climate Tech, FoodTech.
- Where did Melody Madhavan go to school?
- Melody Madhavan studied at Cornell University (Masters, Management); Kyoto University (Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management); Yale-NUS College (Bachelor of Arts - BA (Hons), History).
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