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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.

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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 · 3

Global Founders CapitalNazcaY Combinator

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

Education

  1. Harvard Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)2016 — 2018
  2. Y Combinator2022
  3. National University of SingaporeBachelor’s Degree, Business Administration and Management
  4. The University of British Columbia
  5. Y Combinator

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.

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia8,668

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Sam AltmanPresidentFounded LooptFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded CoinbaseMatt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded HotspotsTrae StephensYC Winter 2022Founded PursuitDelian AsparouhovYC Summer 2014Founded Nightingale +1Justin KanYC Winter 2018Founded Rye +3

+ 8,661 more

Harvard Business School mafia197

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Mike Maples JrMBAFounded Pattern BreakersHarry GrunerFounded Hilos +2Bharat KilaruMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded Verano Health +2Ethan KurzweilMBAFounded Level Access +1Wim Van CriekingeAccelerating Innovation in Precision MedicineFounded Lizard +1Merrill AnovickMaster of Business Administration - MBAFounded Lynd Clinical +1

+ 190 more

National University of Singapore mafia63

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Mike MoradiLeadershipFounded SensulinKelvin KohBachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.)Founded SpartanSheila GoodmanInternational Business LawFounded VillageglobalHolger WagnerSemester AbroadFounded nextract energyRobin BudigSemester AbroadFounded nextract energyArye LipmanMolecular Genetics and ImmunologyFounded Biosphere

+ 56 more

The University of British Columbia mafia63

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Weiting LiuBachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.)Founded Everyday.me +2Moody AbdulBachelor of Commerce - BComFounded Klarify +1Ali KashaniPhDFounded Serve RoboticsHelge SeetzenPhDFounded TandemlaunchSuneel GokhaleJDFounded VenturesouqAjay AgrawalDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)Founded Creative Destruction Lab

+ 56 more

Same school

Also attended Harvard Business School2,000

Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins

+ 1,994 more

Also attended Y Combinator2,000

Leo LuInvestor at Foundation CapitalMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesJustin SwartPartner at Bitkraft Esports VenturesVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way VenturesSwapnil JainCEO, Observe.AI at EMERGENT VENTURESChase AdamPartner at Very Serious Ventures

+ 1,994 more

Also attended National University of Singapore307

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

+ 301 more

Also attended The University of British Columbia229

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

+ 223 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Schmidt Futures22

Will ZengPartner at QuantonationIlana WisbyEntrepreneur in Residence at Cambridge Innovation CapitalKelvin DegbotseCommercial Lead at Founders FactoryAaron SistoPartner at First Spark Ventures, LlcElana BerkowitzManaging Partner at SpringbankJordan BlashekCo-Founder and Managing Partner at America's Frontier Fund

+ 16 more

Also worked at Netflix53

Isabelle StyslingerSenior Associate, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionTim HaleyCo-Founder at Redpoint VenturesKishen PatelInvestor at GreycroftAriel TseitlinPartner at Scale Venture PartnersHal TilyVenture Partner at Rackhouse Venture Management LpKelly BennettExecutive Advisor at TCV

+ 47 more

Also worked at Amazon597

Dave MunichielloInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Viswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalAlessandro De BenedettiAssociate at NorthzoneScott JacobsonManaging Director at Madrona Venture GroupBill RichterCEO of Qumulo and venture partner at MadronaEduardo BlasiAnalyst at Inveready Technology Investment Group

+ 591 more

Also worked at Bain & Company712

Steve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGTheresia GouwFounding Partner at Acrew CapitalJulie YangVice President at InvestcorpZach PoleyPartner and Chief Technology Officer at Clear VenturesIan MarshInvestor at DN Capital

+ 706 more