Where does Yi-Jian Ngo work?

Yi-Jian Ngo is Investor at Sierra Ventures.

What check size does Yi-Jian Ngo write?

Yi-Jian Ngo typically writes checks of $500K – $1.5M.

Where did Yi-Jian Ngo go to school?

Yi-Jian Ngo studied at Cornell University (MBA); University of London (LLB, Law); University of Canterbury (BE, Electrical & Electronic Engineering).

Yi-Jian Ngo

Investor

Investor at Sierra Ventures

Seattle, Washington

Writes $500K – $1.5M checks · typically $1M

Experience

AngelCentralOperating Partnercurrent2025 — present
Alliance of AngelsManaging Director2011 — 2024
Sierra VenturesInvestor2010 — 2011
MicrosoftDirector, Emerging Business Team2005 — 2010
AT&TGroup Manager, Corporate Venture Capital2003 — 2005
Deutsche BankSummer Associate, Investment Banking2002
SingtelSales and Business Development2000 — 2001
Singapore Computer SystemsNetwork Engineering1999 — 2000

Education

Cornell UniversityMBA
University of LondonLLB, Law
University of CanterburyBE, Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Hwa Chong Institution1990 — 1993

Skills & more

SaaS5Enterprise Software3Competitive Analysis23Business Strategy34Executive Management10Finance5Investments6Venture Capital21Start-ups32Corporate Development14Strategic Partnerships5Mergers & Acquisitions2

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EntrepreneurshipProduct ManagementPrivate EquityGo-to-market StrategyBusiness DevelopmentCloud ComputingAngel InvestingNew Business DevelopmentStrategyManagementStrategic Planning

Languages Chinese · English

Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) — CFA Institute

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Colleagues at Sierra Ventures

Aaron Tong

Investor at Sierra Ventures

Adam Dawkins

Analyst at Sierra Ventures

Anne Gherini

Chief Marketing Officer at Sierra Ventures

Ashish Kakran

Partner at Sierra Ventures

Ben Yu

Investor at Sierra Ventures

Brendon Schmidt

Principal & Head of Business Development at Sierra Ventures

Daniel Paredes

Investor at Sierra Ventures

Dora Prado

Executive Assistant at Sierra Ventures

Network1

Ben YuScout

Investor at Sierra Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Yi-Jian Ngo?: Investor at Sierra Ventures
Where does Yi-Jian Ngo work?: Yi-Jian Ngo is Investor at Sierra Ventures.
What check size does Yi-Jian Ngo write?: Yi-Jian Ngo typically writes checks of $500K – $1.5M.
Where did Yi-Jian Ngo go to school?: Yi-Jian Ngo studied at Cornell University (MBA); University of London (LLB, Law); University of Canterbury (BE, Electrical & Electronic Engineering).

Same school

Also attended Cornell University709

Doug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing Partner Jenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite Asia Neeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery Ventures John ZimmerCo-founder of Lyft Michelle FernandesInvestor at Index Ventures Micah RosenbloomGeneral Partner at Founder Collective

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Also attended University of London91

Sandra SchwarzerInvestor at Index Ventures Karim GillaniGeneral Partner at Luge Capital RoxanneCompliance Officer at Hummingbird Ventures Rakesh MurriaCOO at Nauta Capital Jos WhiteGeneral Partner at Notion Capital Teo Qi ShanInvestor Relations Associate at Jungle Ventures

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Also attended University of Canterbury45

Jono ManickamAssociate at Square Peg Capital Michael McFadgenInvestor at 13books Capital Tim HeasleyPartner at Artesian Nick WinstoneFounder, Partner at Aera VC Francesco PomponiInvestor at Extantia Capital Chris HartshornAdvisor at Chrysalix

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Also attended Hwa Chong Institution23

Jaclyn SeowSpecialist Advisor, ESG & Impact at Openspace Ventures Qin En LooiPartner at Saison Capital Anqi ChenInvestment Manager at Qualgro Loh Jia YiManager at SGInnovate Eva WengHead of Investments at Caladan Justin LeeInvestments, Principal at TRIREC

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Shared employers

Also worked at Alliance of Angels21

Joel MezistranoOperations and Finance Partner at Agate Hound Dennis SchmulandInvestor at EPIC VENTURES Eric LarsenInterim Executive Director at Alliance of Angels Katie RiceMembership & Sponsorship Director at Alliance of Angels Dan MenserVice Chairman at Alliance of Angels Mark TaylorVice Chairman at Alliance of Angels

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Also worked at Sierra Ventures33

Mark FernandesManaging Partner at Sierra Ventures Tim GuleriInvestor at Sierra Ventures Ben YuInvestor at Sierra Ventures Vignesh RavikumarInvestor at Sierra Ventures Shomik GhoshEnterprise software enthusiast and taco bell aficionado Shashank SaxenaInvestor at Sierra Ventures

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Also worked at Microsoft1,086

Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at Greylock Garry TanPresident & CEO of Y Combinator Nat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDG Kai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AI Bill GatesCo-founder of Microsoft; Chair of the Gates Foundation Mike KriegerCo-founder of Instagram; Chief Product Officer at Anthropic

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Also worked at AT&T119

Prashant ShahPartner at Monta Vista Capital Mark NelsonVenture Partner at Madrona Venture Group Brad BurnhamPartner at Union Square Ventures (USV)Barmak MeftahGeneral Partner at Ballistic Ventures Roger ThorntonGeneral Partner at Ballistic Ventures Anupam RastogiManaging Partner at EMERGENT VENTURES

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