Марвин Лиао

About

Marvin Liao is a seasoned Silicon Valley investor-operator and executive coach with over 25 years of experience in the technology and venture capital sectors. Currently managing the investment holding company Sukna Holdings and angel fund Sukna Global, Liao previously spent six years as a Partner at 500 Startups, where he directed the San Francisco-based accelerator and invested in over 400 early-stage startups across diverse industries like Fintech, SaaS, and Digital Media. His background includes a decade-long tenure as an executive at Yahoo!, where he led international expansion efforts across EMEA, Asia, and Latin America. A frequent speaker and author of the "Hard Fork" newsletter, he is known for his "generalist-polymath" approach, focusing on global macro trends, founder resilience, and strategic go-to-market advice for global startups.

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