Michael Yao

Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
Location: Central, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong

Managing Director · ZWC Partners

Michael Yao, a partner (not Managing Director) at ZWC Partners, invests in early-to-growth stage technology-driven startups across China and Southeast Asia, with check sizes ranging from –5 million for early stages to $30–50 million for later stages [1][5]. His firm’s distinctive thesis leverages Chinese e-commerce and internet expertise to build successful platforms in Southeast Asia, focusing…