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About
Raya Buensuceso, employee one who built her firm's operating model and culture, is a managing director and Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia venture capital honoree who serves as an investor-operator.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
Direct to ConsumerFintechHealthtech
Experience
- Kaya FoundersManaging Directorcurrent2021 — present
- PolestromSenior Consultant2021
- PolestromAnalyst2019 — 2021Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines
- ALMEC CorporationConsultant2019 — 2020Metro Manila
- Milken InstituteResearch Fellow2017 — 2018Singapore
- UberOperations Intern - Growth2016
- Princeton University - Woodrow Wilson SchoolResearch Assistant to Professor Steven Strauss2015 — 2016
- Grameen FoundationResearch Intern2015
Skills & more
Leadership11Social Media9Event Planning2Public Speaking3PowerPoint6Microsoft Office3Social Entrepreneurship3Development Economics1Urban StudiesPolitical EconomyFinance3Stata2
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Social NetworkingFundraisingTeamworkLanguages English · Spanish · Tagalog
From Raya's professional profile.
Colleagues at Kaya Founders
Brandon Atienza
Associate at Kaya Founders
Calanthia Mei
Venture Partner at Kaya Founders
Constantin Robertz
Investor at FEBE Ventures
Danielle King
Senior Associate at Kaya Founders
Henry Chong
Senior Associate at Kaya Founders
Jianna Francisco
Associate at Kaya Founders
Lisa Gokongwei-Cheng
General Partner at Kaya Founders
Pammy Moran
Associate at Kaya Founders
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Raya Buensuceso?
- Raya Buensuceso, employee one who built her firm's operating model and culture, is a managing director and Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia venture capital honoree who serves as an investor-operator.
- Where does Raya Buensuceso work?
- Raya Buensuceso is Managing Director at Kaya Founders.
- What does Raya Buensuceso invest in?
- Raya Buensuceso invests in Direct to Consumer, Fintech, Healthtech.
- Where did Raya Buensuceso go to school?
- Raya Buensuceso studied at Princeton University (A. B. Economics (cum laude), Minors: Political Economy); Università Bocconi (Economics); Fundación José Ortega y Gasset (Advanced Spanish Language and Culture).
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Also attended Princeton University1,103
Fabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ LabsRyan SheaCo-founder of Blockstack (Stacks)Dario AmodeiCo-founder & CEO of AnthropicFei-Fei LiCo-founder & CEO of World Labs; Sequoia Professor of Computer Science at StanfordCat WuInvestor at Index VenturesAndrewAdvisor at Clear Ventures
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Also attended Università Bocconi709
Giacomo GenziniInvestor at Index VenturesJulian LuttermanInvestor at DN CapitalGlenda GrazioliPartner at P101 VenturesAlessandro TavecchioPartner at P101 VenturesAntonio GrifoniAssociate at P101 VenturesGiuseppe IademarcoHead of Global Partnership at P101 Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Milken Institute80
Solomon HailuPartner at March Capital PartnersJeff WeinsteinPartner at FJ LabsDavid BorcsokPartner at Mucker CapitalJessica Huang PouleurPartner at Openspace VenturesJaclyn SeowSpecialist Advisor, ESG & Impact at Openspace VenturesZachary CefarattiVenture Partner at Draper Associates
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Also worked at Uber648
Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at BenchmarkJason CalacanisFounder of LAUNCH; host of This Week in StartupsAndrew ChenGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzGarrett CampCo-founder of Uber and StumbleUpon; founder of ExpaRaquel UrtasunFounder & CEO of WaabiGergely NemethSenior Engineering Manager at DoorDash; co-founder of RisingStack
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Also worked at Princeton University - Woodrow Wilson School171
Dario AmodeiCo-founder & CEO of AnthropicFei-Fei LiCo-founder & CEO of World Labs; Sequoia Professor of Computer Science at StanfordAllen TaylorManaging Partner, Endeavor Catalyst at Golden Gate VenturesRyan HaysBoard Member at CincyTechBrad FloraBacking expeditions into the futureManny StockmanManaging Partner at Osage University Partners
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Also worked at Grameen Foundation21
Regula ScheggFounding Partner, CFO & CCO at Circulate CapitalAudrey AtencioSenior Associate at The Draper Richards Kaplan FoundationLaya Hess-SkinnerDevelopment Director at NESsTKate BuchananWorkforce Innovation & Investment Lead at Autodesk FoundationDan ElitzerCo-Founder at NascentHeather HenyonFounding General Partner at Mindshift Capital
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