Yipeng Zhao
InvestorManaging Partner at Embark Ventures · Board director at Kebotix
Los Angeles / Southern California
Writes $250K – $2M checks · typically $750K
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About
Yipeng Zhao is a Kauffman Fellow, a member of Class 22 of the two-year venture capital leadership program run by Kauffman Fellows. The program's member directory lists them at Embark Ventures in United States.
Board director at Kebotix
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Kebotix's investors · 12
ArcTern VenturesToronto · $730K – $2.9M checksBantam GroupWestwoodDepartment of EnergyWashington · since 2020Dolby Family VenturesSan FranciscoEmbark VenturesLos AngelesEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)Washington · since 2021Flybridge Capital PartnersNew York · $250K – $10M checksNovo HoldingsCopenhagen · $1.1M – $54M checksOne Way VenturesNew York · $500K – $1.5M checks · since 2018Propagator VenturesOsloSafar PartnersCambridgeWorldQuant VenturesOld Greenwich
Co-founders at Kebotix
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Dennis SheberlaExecutive Officer
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Semion SaykinExecutive Officer
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Alan Aspuru-GuzikExecutive Officer
Experience
- Embark VenturesCo-Founder & Managing Partnercurrent2017 — presentGreater Los Angeles Area
- Kauffman FellowsKauffman Fellow - Class 22current2017 — present
- ZMXY Global Investment, Inc.Director2014 — 2017Beijing and Los Angles
- ArcheMatrix Investment Group, LLCManaging Partner2015 — 2017Los Angeles
- Michigan State UniversityResearch Assistant2011 — 2012East Lansing, MI
Skills & more
Microsoft Office15Excel4Word2PowerPoint6Bloomberg4Data Analysis7Statistics8Stata12Time Series Analysis1Monte Carlo Simulation4Econometrics15Panel Data Analysis2
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MatlabLaTeXRLanguages Chinese · English · Japanese
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Colleagues at Embark Ventures
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Yipeng Zhao?
- Yipeng Zhao is a Kauffman Fellow, a member of Class 22 of the two-year venture capital leadership program run by Kauffman Fellows. The program's member directory lists them at Embark Ventures in United States.
- Where does Yipeng Zhao work?
- Yipeng Zhao is Managing Partner at Embark Ventures and Board director at Kebotix.
- What check size does Yipeng Zhao write?
- Yipeng Zhao typically writes checks of $250K – $2M.
- Where did Yipeng Zhao go to school?
- Yipeng Zhao studied at UC San Diego (MS, Econometrics); Michigan State University (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Economics; Mathematics).
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Also attended UC San Diego578
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Also attended Michigan State University264
Sumant MandalCo-Founder & Managing Partner at March Capital PartnersJay W. SchmelterCo-founder of RiverVest Venture Partners, funding and founding life science companiesSteve HoltzmanBio Advisor at Amplify PartnersKevin NovakFounder at Rackhouse Venture Management LpTrina WellerInvestor at Ulu VenturesTamara SteffensManaging Director at Thomson Reuters Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Kauffman Fellows538
Jenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaRoi Bar-KatManaging Director at Intel CapitalAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel CapitalNick WashburnSenior Managing Director, Intel Capital (North America)Justin HallPartner at Golden Gate VenturesMichael LintsFounding Partner, MENA at Golden Gate Ventures
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Also worked at Michigan State University54
Kevin NovakFounder at Rackhouse Venture Management LpHemkesh AgrawalHead of Engineering at Redbud VCKimberly RenoPartner, CFO, CCO at Renaissance Venture CapitalJake StanderferController at Michigan Capital NetworkKalina FosterPlatform Manager at Michigan Capital NetworkRoger JansenHealth Moonshot Impact Board at StartUp Health
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