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Ming Duan

Investor

Partner at Argonautic Ventures

New York, New York

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

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

  1. DORACo-Founder & COOcurrent2024 — present
  2. Fenbushi CapitalVenture Partnercurrent2019 — present
  3. Argonautic VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2021 — present
  4. UmeeCo-Founder2019 — 2026
  5. WeWorkSales Ops Lead2016 — 2018Asia
  6. Star Farm VenturesSummer Intern2015Greater New York City Area
  7. Endeavor South AfricaMBA Intern2015Johannesburg Area, South Africa
  8. James & Hina Capital ManagementVice President2013 — 2014Beijing City, China
  9. James & Hina Capital ManagementAssociate2012 — 2013
  10. Monitor DeloitteAssociate2011 — 2012
  11. Monitor DeloitteAnalyst2010 — 2011

Education

  1. Duke University - The Fuqua School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)2014 — 2016
  2. Flatiron SchoolSoftware Engineering2019

Skills & more

SQLBlockchainRubyRuby on RailsJavaScriptCascading Style Sheets (CSS)HTMLjQueryMarket Research9Secondary Research5Data Analysis6Private Equity1
+12 moreFinancial ModelingCompetitive IntelligenceDue DiligenceValuationCompetitive AnalysisQualitative ResearchMarket IntelligencePrimary ResearchVenture CapitalEntrepreneurshipFundraisingFull-Stack Development

From 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
Lucas Nivon
Venture Partner at Argonautic Ventures
Rita Chiu
Investor at Argonautic Ventures
Viken Douzdjian
Managing Partner at Argonautic Ventures

Network2

Bob Mason
Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Argon
Brent Xu
Partner at Argonautic Ventures

Investors connected to Ming in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

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.

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Also attended Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business174

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Also attended Flatiron School9

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Shared employers

Also worked at DORA1

Brent XuPartner at Argonautic Ventures

Also worked at Umee2

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Also worked at WeWork77

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Also worked at Endeavor South Africa2

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