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Xiangyun (XY) Chen

Investor

Senior Associate at Square Peg Capital

Singapore

About

XY Chen is a Senior Associate at Square Peg, focused on early-stage investing in founders with global ambitions. She began her career as an investor at Temasek, working on fintech and AI investments across the US and Europe and evaluating companies at various stages. She holds a Bachelor of Computing from the National University of Singapore (including the University Scholars Programme) and an MBA from Harvard Business School, where she chaired the VCPE Conference.

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Invests in

AI & Machine LearningFintech

Experience

  1. Square PegVC Investorcurrent2026 — presentSingapore
  2. TemasekAssistant Vice President2020 — 2026Singapore, San Francisco
  3. GICData Science in Public Equities Intern2019 — 2020
  4. TemasekSummer Investment Associate2019
  5. HSBCAsset Management Summer Analyst2018
  6. City Fellows ConsortiumMember2016 — 2018

Education

  1. Harvard Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration - MBA2023 — 2025
  2. National University of SingaporeBachelor of Computing (Information Systems)
  3. NUS University Scholars ProgrammeLiberal arts programme
  4. Imperial Business SchoolAccounting and Finance
  5. KTH Royal Institute of TechnologyBachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science
  6. Victoria Junior College

Skills & more

Languages Cantonese · Chinese (Simplified) · English · Teochew

  • NUS USP President‘s Honour Roll — National University of Singapore
  • CFA Level II — CFA Institute
  • Venture Deals Fall 2020 — Kauffman Fellows

From Xiangyun's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Imperial Business School61

Nikolai RiiberInvestor at InvestinorAlessandro De BenedettiAssociate at NorthzoneMillan SuriPrincipal at Episode1Adrian RaduInvestor at Khosla VenturesTroy PhoaAssociate at Marlin Equity PartnersMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus Ventures

+ 55 more

Also attended KTH Royal Institute of Technology86

William JilltoftDirector of Strategy and Operations at NorthzoneJohanna OlnénData Analyst at NorthzoneRobin WänlundAssociate at Notion CapitalMagnus BergmanInvestor at Luminar VenturesRajiv DatarEntrepreneur-In-Residence at The Innovation SpaceSriram KrishnanStartup builder and investor

+ 80 more

Also attended Victoria Junior College6

Jeremy TanCo-founder and Managing Partner at Tin Men CapitalAkrish JhaveriVC Analyst at Shift4GoodSoo Han SonManager, Data Scientist at HelicapYu Tian (T.Y.)Investor at Micron VenturesClara BohAnalyst at Openspace VenturesKenneth ChewInvestor at Vickers Venture Partners

Shared employers

Also worked at Temasek31

Jenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaAftab MathurManaging Director at Temasek at Golden Gate VenturesFreya Svedberg-KeatingInvestor at MedicxiMurli RaviCo-founder and Managing Partner at Tin Men CapitalJeremy TanCo-founder and Managing Partner at Tin Men CapitalAmy ChangFounder, Accompany at Decibel Partners

+ 25 more

Also worked at GIC22

Derek ZanuttoInvestor at CapitalGWesley TilluPartner at S32 focused on frontier technology investmentsAnqi ChenInvestment Manager at QualgroTuck Lye KohFounding Partner at Shunwei CapitalRabeel WarraichFounder and CEO at SarmayacarEthelInvestor at SENTINEL GLOBAL

+ 16 more

Also worked at HSBC262

Matt CherianVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalAngela ToyPartner & COO at Golden Gate VenturesGiuseppe DonvitoPartner at P101 VenturesDamien DidierInvestor at DaphniRichard LeeInvestor at MedicxiAdvika JalanResearch Analyst at MMC Ventures

+ 256 more

Also worked at City Fellows Consortium1

Alyse KilleenFounder & Managing Partner at STILLMARK

Colleagues at Square Peg Capital

Agape Lioulios
Legal Counsel at Square Peg Capital
Amanda Hjorring
Partner & COO at Square Peg Capital
Awais Khan
Associate at Square Peg Capital
Barry Brott
Co-founder at Square Peg Capital
Ben Hensman
Portfolio Manager at Square Peg Capital
Casey Flint
Associate at Square Peg Capital
Christina Cvetkoski
Office Manager at Square Peg Capital
Dan Krasnostein
Partner at Square Peg Capital