Sophie Yao's guest appearances

Sophie Yao

Asia Startup Pulse

Austrade China Podcast

Rhett Miller

Archie Hamilton

Kevin Lee

Bobby Lee

Mike Burns

Yossi Vardi

Kevin Wang

Sean Pan

Hao Wu

Patrick Riley

Matthew McKenzie

Kevin Chen

Greg Nance

Patrick Lee

David Chen

OwlTail

Ms Sophie Yao, China General Manager of Pegasus Tech Ventures joins the show and shares with us her insights about the tech investment trend in China post COVID-19. Sophie also shares advice and tips to Australian startups who are looking to land in China.

Ep. 28 With Sophie Yao On Tech Investment Trend in China

Our guest today is Sophie Yao, the China General Manager of Pegasus Tech Ventures, which some people may know for their notable investments like SpaceX and Airbnb. Sophie currently manages a $1 billion fund that predominantly focuses on pre-IPO deals. Show Notes:1:48 Introduction to Sophie Yao2:59 The CVC 4.0 Model4:33 Rationale behind corporate partnering with single LP funds6:58 The $1 billion pre-IPO  fund, what it is and why Pegasus invests in pre-IPO deals8:04 Risks associated with pre-IPO deals9:46 Pre-requisites in a pre-IPO deal. How do you measure returns?12:28 Role of the pre-IPO investor in supporting companies13:40  Evaluating potential investments16.14 Next wave of IPOs from China20:58 Revenue vs Technology: What matters more in deep tech investment23:12 Does investor behavior shape the type of companies in China?24:36 China’s STAR market and how it has performed so far26:15 Companies doing well in the STAR market26:45 Alibaba Ant dual IPO: Inflection point in Chinese companies' perspective on IPOs28:41 Foreign companies listing in STAR market 29:23 US-China deteriorating relations and impact on internationalization of Chinese tech startups31:29 Luckin’s impact on the perception of listed Chinese companies34:36 Lessons for Series A or B founders36:54 Pegasus’ area of investment and how to contact Sophie37:53 Pegasus’ Incubation program Many thanks to our guest  Sophie Yao; host Oscar Ramos; producers Eva Shi and Sagar Chaudhary; editor David; organizer Chinaccelerator; and sponsor People Squared. Be sure to check out our website www.chinaccelerator.comShare, subscribe, review, enjoy!Follow us on LinkedIn:  www.linkedin.com/company/the-china-startup-pulse/Email us: team@chinastartuppulse.com

Our guest today is Sophie Yao, the China General Manager of Pegasus Tech Ventures, which some people may know for their notable investments like SpaceX and Airbnb. Sophie currently manages a $1 billion fund that predominantly focuses on pre-IPO deals. Show Notes:1:48 Introduction to Sophie Yao2:59 The CVC 4.0 Model4:33 Rationale behind corporate partnering with single LP funds6:58 The $1 billion pre-IPO  fund, what it is and why Pegasus invests in pre-IPO deals8:04 Risks associated with pre-IPO deals9:46 Pre-requisites in a pre-IPO deal. How do you measure returns?12:28 Role of the pre-IPO investor in supporting companies13:40  Evaluating potential investments16.14 Next wave of IPOs from China20:58 Revenue vs Technology: What matters more in deep tech investment23:12 Does investor behavior shape the type of companies in China?24:36 China’s STAR market and how it has performed so far26:15 Companies doing well in the STAR market26:45 Alibaba Ant dual IPO: Inflection point in Chinese companies' perspective on IPOs28:41 Foreign companies listing in STAR market 29:23 US-China deteriorating relations and impact on internationalization of Chinese tech startups31:29 Luckin’s impact on the perception of listed Chinese companies34:36 Lessons for Series A or B founders36:54 Pegasus’ area of investment and how to contact Sophie37:53 Pegasus’ Incubation program Many thanks to our guest  Sophie Yao; host Oscar Ramos; producers Eva Shi and Sagar Chaudhary; editor David; organizer Chinaccelerator; and sponsor People Squared. Be sure to check out our website <a href="https://chinaccelerator.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.chinaccelerator.com</a>Share, subscribe, review, enjoy!Follow us on LinkedIn:  <a href="www.linkedin.com/company/the-china-startup-pulse/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.linkedin.com/company/the-china-startup-pulse/</a>Email us: <a href="mailto:team@chinastartuppulse.com">team@chinastartuppulse.com</a>

Managing a $1 billion pre-IPO fund, with Sophie Yao, China General Manager of Pegasus Tech Ventures

Gen Kanai

Prakhar Khanduj

The second episode of the 8X8 Speakers Series is about lessons learnt from failures from the perspective of an investor, a successful entrepreneur and a tech expert. The first talk in this episode is delivered by Sophie Yao, China Regional General Manager of Fenox Venture Capital, who shared 3 most “effective” ways to screw up a startup based on her experience working with startups. Problems include no market needs, wrong timing, management issues and also the way you spent the money, etc. We also have Gen Kanai who used to grow communities of tens of thousands of Firefox users across Asia, to share the lessons he got from Firefox’s failures. Currently, he works as the Director Of Strategic Partnerships at Animoca Brands. Prakhar Khandui (PK) is a serial entrepreneur who sold his company Pulse to Tencent-backed Hike Messenger in India. He also delivered 2 mistakes and 3 failures he learnt in this episode, for example, selling the startup too early is not a good choice. Chinaccelerator’s 8X8 Speakers Series invite 8 of Chinaccelerator mentors - serial entrepreneurs, industry experts and investors - to share their personal stories about entrepreneurship twice a year in Beijing and Shanghai. Show Notes: 2:05 Sophie Yao’s talk 13:39 Gen Kanai’s talk 23:16 PK’s talk Many thanks to our speakers Sophie Yao, Gen Kanai, and Prakhar Khanduj (PK), editor David and Geep, producer Eva Shi, organizer Chinaccelerator and sponsor People Squared. Be sure to check out our website www.chinaccelerator.com.

The second episode of the 8X8 Speakers Series is about lessons learnt from failures from the perspective of an investor, a successful entrepreneur and a tech expert. The first talk in this episode is delivered by Sophie Yao, China Regional General Manager of Fenox Venture Capital, who shared 3 most “effective” ways to screw up a startup based on her experience working with startups. Problems include no market needs, wrong timing, management issues and also the way you spent the money, etc. We also have Gen Kanai who used to grow communities of tens of thousands of Firefox users across Asia, to share the lessons he got from Firefox’s failures. Currently, he works as the Director Of Strategic Partnerships at Animoca Brands. Prakhar Khandui (PK) is a serial entrepreneur who sold his company Pulse to Tencent-backed Hike Messenger in India. He also delivered 2 mistakes and 3 failures he learnt in this episode, for example, selling the startup too early is not a good choice. Chinaccelerator’s 8X8 Speakers Series invite 8 of Chinaccelerator mentors - serial entrepreneurs, industry experts and investors - to share their personal stories about entrepreneurship twice a year in Beijing and Shanghai. Show Notes: 2:05 Sophie Yao’s talk 13:39 Gen Kanai’s talk 23:16 PK’s talk Many thanks to our speakers Sophie Yao, Gen Kanai, and Prakhar Khanduj (PK), editor David and Geep, producer Eva Shi, organizer Chinaccelerator and sponsor People Squared. Be sure to check out our website <a href="http://www.chinaccelerator.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.chinaccelerator.com</a>.

How Can Failure Make You Strong; 8X8 Speakers Series (2/2) with Sophie Yao, Gen Kanai, and Prakhar Khanduj (PK)