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Van Tran

Founder

Founder at Poko

Singapore

FoundedPoko · YC

About

Van Tran held marketing and growth leadership roles at Netflix across Southeast Asia and Australia, worked on community building for Yale-NUS College in Singapore, and previously worked in management consulting at Bain & Company and as a product manager at Amazon.

Founder at PokoYC W22

Intro paths

YC

Van went through Y Combinator (Winter 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Van can intro founders to Poko's investors below.

Poko's investors · 6

Global Founders CapitalBerlin · $637K – $32M checks · since 2023Goodwater CapitalBurlingame · $5M – $50M checks · since 2023NazcaMexico City · since 2023Orange DAOSan Francisco · since 2023Soma CapitalSacramento · $100K – $300K checks · since 2023Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2022

Co-founders at Poko

GSGeoffrey See
Geoffrey SeeFounder
SASean Ang
Sean AngFounder

Experience

  1. Schmidt FuturesInternational Strategy Forum 2024 Fellowcurrent2024 — present
  2. Pioneer FundVenture Partnercurrent2024 — present
  3. PokoCo-Founder, Chief Product Officer (YC W22; acquired)2022 — 2023
  4. NetflixHead Marketing Strategy & Analysis SEA and ANZ; Co-lead Women@Netflix2018 — 2022Singapore
  5. AmazonSenior Product Manager2017Greater Seattle Area
  6. Bain & CompanyCase Team Leader2011 — 2016Southeast Asia (Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam)
  7. Yale-NUS CollegeSenior Manager, Special Projects2014 — 2015Singapore
  8. JP Morgan ChaseSummer Financial Analyst2010
  9. McKinsey & CompanySummer Market Analyst2009

Skills & more

Analysis3Strategy3Mandarin1Presentations1Go-to-Market Strategy1Sales Operations1Challenging AssumptionsBusiness InsightsTelevisionCustomer InsightProduct StrategyConsulting
+12 moreMarketing StrategyCompetitive LandscapeStakeholder ManagementProcess DesignManagement ConsultingResearchFinancial ModelingMicrosoft OfficeValuationDue DiligenceData AnalysisBusiness Strategy

Languages English · Vietnamese

From Van's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Van Tran?
Van Tran held marketing and growth leadership roles at Netflix across Southeast Asia and Australia, worked on community building for Yale-NUS College in Singapore, and previously worked in management consulting at Bain & Company and as a product manager at Amazon.
Where does Van Tran work?
Van Tran is Founder of Poko.
What companies did Van Tran found?
Van Tran founded Poko.
Where did Van Tran go to school?
Van Tran studied at Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)); Y Combinator; National University of Singapore (Bachelor’s Degree, Business Administration and Management).

Founder mafias

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McKinsey & Company mafia337

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Harvard Business School mafia323

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National University of Singapore mafia88

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Same school

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Also attended Y Combinator2,000

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Also attended National University of Singapore332

Justin HallPartner at Golden Gate VenturesMahati SridharPartner, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionCeline XiaoInvestor at DN CapitalSofia DahouneInvestor at DaphniYi Min LohInvestment Associate at Burda Principal InvestmentsSean LooInvestment Analyst at Burda Principal Investments

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Also attended The University of British Columbia248

Joan MirallesHead of Administration & Valuation at Inveready Technology Investment GroupRares CrisanInvestor at Notable CapitalMarianne WuVenture Partner at Congruent VenturesBrendan BakerPartner at Rackhouse Venture Management LpAli KashaniVenture Partner at Think+ Ventures Management, LlcNick FitzInvestor at Juniper Ventures Management, Llc

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Shared employers

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Also worked at Netflix57

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Also worked at Amazon645

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