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About
Val Yap is the founder of Goma AI. She previously founded PolicyPal, an AI fintech startup in Asia that was acquired by an NYSE-listed firm, and led its acquisition of ValueChampion. She authored "BALLS Inc" and has been recognized by Forbes 30 Under 30 and Fortune 40 Under 40.
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Experience
- Goma AIFoundercurrent2025 — present
- Singapore Management UniversityAffiliate Facultycurrent2021 — present
- Balls IncAuthorcurrent2019 — present
- Sabbatical AdventureOn Leave2022 — 2023Global
- Singapore FinTech Association (SFA)Executive Committee2021 — 2023
- Action Community for Entrepreneurship (ACE)Executive Committee2021 — 2023
- ValueChampionChief Executive Officer2021 — 2022
- PolicyPalFounder & CEO2016 — 2022Singapore
- FreelanceArtist2019 — 2022
- Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS)Fellow2018 — 2021
- PAL NetworkFounder2017 — 2019Singapore
- OCBC BankPost Graduate Management Associate2014 — 2016Singapore
- OCBC BankAssistant Vice President2014 — 2016Singapore
- PwCRisk Assurance Associate in Banking & Capital Markets2012 — 2013London, United Kingdom
- Aberdeen Standard InvestmentsExternal Consultant2012London
- QWin CapitalPrivate Equity Intern2012London, United Kingdom
- AllianzSales Broker2010
- UNIT9Creative Developer2010London, United Kingdom
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Online AdvertisingSEMWeb AnalyticsMarketing StrategyEmail MarketingStrategic PartnershipsMarket ResearchMobile ApplicationsMicrosoft OfficeHTMLGoogle AdwordsCSSLanguages Chinese · English
- Certificate of Completion – SVCA Masterclass: Excellence In Negotiating Venture Capital — Singapore Venture & Private Capital Association
- Rules & Regulations for Dealing in Securities (1B) — IBFSG - The Institute of Banking & Finance Singapore
- Securities & Futures Product Knowledge (6A) — IBFSG - The Institute of Banking & Finance Singapore
- Health Insurance (HI) — Singapore College of Insurance Ltd
- Collective Investment Schemes II (M8A) — Singapore College of Insurance Ltd
- Life Insurance And Investment-Linked Policies II (M9A) — Singapore College of Insurance Ltd
- Life Insurance and Investment Linked Policies (M9) — Singapore College of Insurance Ltd
- Rules And Regulations For Financial Advisory Services (M5) — Singapore College of Insurance Ltd
- Google Adwords — Google
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Val Yap?
- Val Yap is the founder of Goma AI. She previously founded PolicyPal, an AI fintech startup in Asia that was acquired by an NYSE-listed firm, and led its acquisition of ValueChampion. She authored "BALLS Inc" and has been recognized by Forbes 30 Under 30 and Fortune 40 Under 40.
- Where does Val Yap work?
- Val Yap is Founder of Policypal.
- What companies did Val Yap found?
- Val Yap founded Policypal.
- Where did Val Yap go to school?
- Val Yap studied at Imperial College London (MSc, Business Management); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Future of Fintech); University of the Arts London (BA, Digital Media).
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