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Shiyan Koh

Investor

Managing Partner at Hustle Fund

Singapore

Writes $50K checks · typically $75K

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1,394 people in our graph share verified history with Shiyan — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Kyle DohertyunlockedShiyan: together at Harvard Business School (2009–2010)
×4Shiyan: together at Stanford University
×6Shiyan: together at Harvard Business School
Shiyan: together at Voyager Capital

About

Shiyan Koh is an early-stage venture capitalist at Hustle Fund, based in Singapore after moving back from San Francisco. Before investing, she spent nearly six years at NerdWallet, where she helped build the business, and earlier held roles at Bridgewater Associates, IVP, and JPMorgan. She writes frequently about the mechanics of venture capital, fundraising, and building startups in Southeast Asia, and is an active community builder — she started a monthly dinner group for women in tech in Singapore that has grown from 6 members to 55 over eight years.

Invests in

Enterprise SoftwareSaaS

Beyond investing

Boards
Sits on the board of the Stanford Club of Singapore. Sits on the board of Stanford Rugby. Sits on the board of Q Chamber.
Communities
Founded and runs a monthly dinner group for women in tech in Singapore that has grown from 6 to 55 members over eight years.
Hobbies
Describes herself as an enthusiastic reader and host of dinner parties.
Family
Is a mother and wife.

From Shiyan's own website — common ground for a warm intro.

Experience

  1. Hustle FundCo-Founder & Managing Partnercurrent2018 — presentSingapore
  2. Menlo PacificDirectorcurrent2022 — presentSingapore
  3. 22nd Street PartnersConsultant and Investorcurrent2018 — presentSingapore
  4. NerdWalletVP, Business Operations & Corporate Development2012 — 2018San Francisco, CA
  5. Bridgewater AssociatesSenior Investment Associate2011 — 2012Westport, CT
  6. Innovation WorksSummer Associate2011Beijing, China
  7. Harvard Business SchoolMBA Candidate - Class of 20112009 — 2011Cambridge, MA
  8. OktaSummer Associate2010San Francisco, CA
  9. Institutional Venture PartnersAssociate2007 — 2010Menlo Park, CA
  10. JPMorganAnalyst2005 — 2007San Francisco, CA
  11. Voyager CapitalSummer Analyst2002

Skills & more

Research3Fundraising4Investment analysisFinancial Modeling15Investment Banking4Due Diligence13Venture Capital56Valuation14Product Management7Business Development8Entrepreneurship20IPO2
+12 moreInvestmentsCorporate DevelopmentStart-upsFinanceMergers & AcquisitionsBusiness ValuationEmerging MarketsBusiness StrategyEnterprise SoftwareSalesforce.comStrategyAnalysis

Languages English · Mandarin

From Shiyan's professional profile.

Investments

Investor

AcadarenaArdiusEquityListHeymaxNerdWalletoDocOthersideAIOyenPrometeoSwarmTripitacaVietcetera Media

Per curated public sources.

Writing

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Shiyan Koh recently wrote about running a long-standing monthly dinner group for women in tech in Singapore, and published a two-part series on how venture capital's structural "shape" fails founders with real traction and what those founders can do about it.

The dinner group, eight years in2026-09-02

The author reflects on eight years running a monthly dinner group for women in tech in Singapore, covering how it grew to 55 members, pruning inactive members, themed dinners, and helping a Gen Z group start.

The Map for Illegible Founders (Part 2)2026-08-24

The author offers practical steps for founders whose businesses don't fit venture's shape, including diagnosing your shape, matching capital to the problem, and finding investors whose constraints align.

Your Traction Is Real. The Money Says No. (Part 1)2026-08-24

The author explains why founders with real traction struggle to raise, arguing venture capital has a recursive, often mistimed 'shape' derived from institutional portfolio mandates that may not fit a given problem.

Colleagues at Hustle Fund

Brian Nichols
Founder, operator, and investor focused on pre-seed and seed marketplaces and consumer tech
Elaine Lamsus
CFO/COO at Hustle Fund
Elizabeth Yin
Co-founder and General Partner at Hustle Fund, a pre-seed fund for software entrepreneurs
Eric Bahn
Co-Founder, General Partner at Hustle Fund
Haley Bryant
Partner at Hustle Fund
Janel Spilker
Head of Business Development at Hustle Fund
Wael Jabir
Chief of Staff at Hustle Fund

Frequently asked questions

Who is Shiyan Koh?
Shiyan Koh is an early-stage venture capitalist at Hustle Fund, based in Singapore after moving back from San Francisco. Before investing, she spent nearly six years at NerdWallet, where she helped build the business, and earlier held roles at Bridgewater Associates, IVP, and JPMorgan. She writes frequently about the mechanics of venture capital, fundraising, and building startups in Southeast Asia, and is an active community builder — she started a monthly dinner group for women in tech in Singapore that has grown from 6 members to 55 over eight years.
Where does Shiyan Koh work?
Shiyan Koh is Managing Partner at Hustle Fund.
What does Shiyan Koh invest in?
Shiyan Koh invests in Enterprise Software, SaaS.
What check size does Shiyan Koh write?
Shiyan Koh typically writes checks of $50K.
What companies has Shiyan Koh invested in?
Investments tracked here include Acadarena, Ardius, EquityList, Heymax, NerdWallet, oDoc, OthersideAI, Oyen, Prometeo, Swarm, Tripitaca, Vietcetera Media.
Where did Shiyan Koh go to school?
Shiyan Koh studied at Harvard Business School (MBA, General Management); Stanford University (BA, BS); Hwa Chong Junior College.
What has Shiyan Koh written?
Shiyan Koh has 3 tracked posts on shiyankoh.com, including "The dinner group, eight years in", "The Map for Illegible Founders (Part 2)", "Your Traction Is Real. The Money Says No. (Part 1)".

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