Margaret Lim leads early-stage investments at American Express Ventures, focusing on fintech, commerce, and frontier tech. She previously co-founded HEROdyssey and worked at Temasek International and Credit Suisse.

What Margaret can write

Writes checks of$250K to $3MEstimate
Comes in atPre-seed, SeedLead preference not reported
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American Express Ventures writes $250K to $3M checks, larger than 33% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Credit Suisse · investment banker
  2. Temasek International · tech-focused private equity investor
  3. HEROdyssey · co-founder
  4. American Express · Managing Director
    Now

Companies founded

HEROdyssey

Focus

fintechcommercefrontier technologies

Education

University of Michigan, BA in Political Science and Economics

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Questions

Who is Margaret Lim?

Margaret Lim leads early-stage investments at American Express Ventures, focusing on fintech, commerce, and frontier tech. She previously co-founded HEROdyssey and worked at Temasek International and Credit Suisse.

How much does Margaret Lim invest?

Margaret Lim invests through American Express Ventures, which writes checks of $250K to $3M at pre-seed, seed.

How do I pitch Margaret Lim?

A warm intro from a founder American Express Ventures backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.

What did Margaret Lim do before American Express Ventures?

investment banker at Credit Suisse; tech-focused private equity investor at Temasek International; co-founder at HEROdyssey.

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