Yipeng Zhao
Yipeng Zhao is a Managing Partner and co-founder of Embark Ventures. He previously served as Executive Vice President at ZMXY Global Investment, Inc. and as a research statistician at University of California San Diego.
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Embark Ventures writes $100K to $3M checks, larger than 5% of firms in the atlas.
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- University of California San Diego · research statistician
- ZMXY Global Investment, Inc. · Executive Vice President
- Embark Ventures · General Partner, Co-Founder and Managing PartnerNow
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Who is Yipeng Zhao?
Yipeng Zhao is a Managing Partner and co-founder of Embark Ventures. He previously served as Executive Vice President at ZMXY Global Investment, Inc. and as a research statistician at University of California San Diego.
How much does Yipeng Zhao invest?
Yipeng Zhao invests through Embark Ventures, which writes checks of $100K to $3M at pre-seed, seed.
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What did Yipeng Zhao do before Embark Ventures?
research statistician at University of California San Diego; Executive Vice President at ZMXY Global Investment, Inc..
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