Ming Duan
InvestorPartner at Argonautic Ventures · Venture Partner at Fenbushi Capital
New York, New York
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
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66 people in our graph share verified history with Ming — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Matt WalshunlockedMing: together at Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business (2014)
×2Ming: together at Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business
×7Ming: together at Fenbushi Capital
Ming: together at Argonautic Ventures
About
Ming Duan is Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer at DORA. He focuses on the intersection of technology and social systems, working to develop innovative financial solutions.
Experience
- DORACo-Founder & COOcurrent2024 — present
- Fenbushi CapitalVenture Partnercurrent2019 — present
- Argonautic VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2021 — present
- UmeeCo-Founder2019 — 2026
- WeWorkSales Ops Lead2016 — 2018Asia
- Star Farm VenturesSummer Intern2015Greater New York City Area
- Endeavor South AfricaMBA Intern2015Johannesburg Area, South Africa
- James & Hina Capital ManagementVice President2013 — 2014Beijing City, China
- James & Hina Capital ManagementAssociate2012 — 2013
- Monitor DeloitteAssociate2011 — 2012
- Monitor DeloitteAnalyst2010 — 2011
Skills & more
SQLBlockchainRubyRuby on RailsJavaScriptCascading Style Sheets (CSS)HTMLjQueryMarket Research9Secondary Research5Data Analysis6Private Equity1
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Financial ModelingCompetitive IntelligenceDue DiligenceValuationCompetitive AnalysisQualitative ResearchMarket IntelligencePrimary ResearchVenture CapitalEntrepreneurshipFundraisingFull-Stack DevelopmentFrom Ming's professional profile.
Colleagues at Argonautic Ventures
Brent Xu
Partner at Argonautic Ventures
Harrison Hines
Partner at Argonautic Ventures
Howard Liu
Managing Partner at Argonautic Ventures
Lex Sokolin
Managing Partner at Generative Ventures
Lucas Nivon
Venture Partner at Argonautic Ventures
Rita Chiu
Investor at Argonautic Ventures
Steve Dell'Orto
Venture Partner, Construction at Builders VC
Viken Douzdjian
Managing Partner at Argonautic Ventures
Network2
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ming Duan?
- Ming Duan is Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer at DORA. He focuses on the intersection of technology and social systems, working to develop innovative financial solutions.
- Where does Ming Duan work?
- Ming Duan is Partner at Argonautic Ventures.
- What check size does Ming Duan write?
- Ming Duan typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Ming Duan go to school?
- Ming Duan studied at Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)); Flatiron School (Software Engineering).
Same school
Also attended Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business252
Dave BlivinMANAGING PARTNER at Cottonwood Technology FundBrooke BalcomBoard Member at CincyTechChad SummeBoard Member at CincyTechTracie RotterPartner, Platform at Lux CapitalUlili OnovakpuriManaging Partner at Kapor CapitalLindsay MehtaDirector, Investor Relations & Marketing at JMI Equity
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Also attended Flatiron School15
Rocio WuPartner at F-Prime Capital PartnersDaniel BarabanderInvestment Partner & Chief Legal Officer at Variant FundDaniel AksenovSenior Research Engineer at QuantstampCelia HarrisonDirector, Property Funds at Bridges Fund Management Ltd.Bruno Garcia GonzalezSenior Software Engineer at First Round CapitalKenneth KebaaraTechnical Support Specialist at Black Angel Group
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Shared employers
Also worked at DORA1
Also worked at Umee2
Also worked at WeWork102
Ron GuraCo-founder & CEO of EmpathyYonatan BergmanCo-founder & CTO of EmpathyIsaiah Baril-DoreInvestor at Index VenturesAmy KalokerinosInvestor at Khosla VenturesRoxie RumInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Mike SteadmanFounder, Coach, USNA '10 — writing, coaching, and designing categories for underdog military veteran founders and CEOs
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