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Thomas Yao

Former Partner at Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST)

Stanford, California, United States

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About

Thomas Yao is co-founder of 0G and managing partner at IMO Ventures. His experience spans founding and investing in companies in AI, crypto, enterprise software, and infrastructure, with prior roles at FreeS Fund, HTC Vive, and IDEO Asia.

Experience

  1. 0GCo-Foundercurrent2023 — present
  2. IMO VenturesFounding Partnercurrent2016 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. PersonalAngel Investor2014 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
  4. HTC ViveCorporate Development2014 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
  5. entrepreneurCo-founder2008 — 2014
  6. Stanford UniversitySloan Fellow2012 — 2013
  7. Chrysalix Venture Capital - ChinaDirector2010 — 2012Shanghai
  8. IDEOProject Lead2008 — 2010
  9. ContinentalNational Manager2004 — 2008

Skills & more

Business Strategy51Entrepreneurship54venture capital13Product Management42Venture Capital25

Languages Chinese

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Who is Thomas Yao?
Thomas Yao is co-founder of 0G and managing partner at IMO Ventures. His experience spans founding and investing in companies in AI, crypto, enterprise software, and infrastructure, with prior roles at FreeS Fund, HTC Vive, and IDEO Asia.
Where did Thomas Yao go to school?
Thomas Yao studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MSc in Management - Sloan Fellow, Business Administration); Stanford University; University of Michigan (M.S.E., Computer Engineering).

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