Marvin Liao
Education
The University of British Columbia
Bachelor of Arts, Major History/Minor Asian Studies 1993-01-01 - 1996-01-01Work Experience
Sukna Ventures
Current
Sukna Ventures
Adacado
Current
Adacado
Diaspora Ventures
2021-10-01 - 2025-06-01
Diaspora Ventures
Gamegroove Capital
2020-10-01 - 2022-09-01
Gamegroove Capital
500 Global
2014-01-01 - 2019-12-01
500 Global
XtGem, LLC
2013-03-01 - 2015-02-01
XtGem, LLC
Startup Accelerators
2012-06-01 - 2015-02-01
Startup Accelerators
Member of Advisory Board
2012-02-01 - 2015-01-01
Member of Advisory Board
China Search International
2013-02-01 - 2014-02-01
China Search International
Better Digital USA Pte (US Branch of Better Sdn Bhd)
2012-12-01 - 2013-12-01
Better Digital USA Pte (US Branch of Better Sdn Bhd)
Skills
Summary
An Investor and ex-Operator. Marvin runs an Investment Holding Co called Sukna Holdings. He used to be a Partner at Diaspora VC and helped run Game Groove Capital: a Gaming-focused Holding Company. He was formerly a Partner at Venture Capital Fund 500 Startups, running the SF based accelerator program as well as investing in Seed stage start ups. He Invests in Digital Media, Enterprise SAAS, Marketplace, Mobile, Internet of Things & Fintech startups. He invested in & worked with over 450+ Pre-seed & Seed stage startups such as Embroker, Eaze, Aircall, Manychat, Shippo, RapidAPI, Worthix, Indio, Pipefy, Innovacer, Vela, Apostrophe, AgFunder, Printify, Whereto, Qualio, PlateIQ, Avanoo, Zentist, Stackshare, Shortpoint, MonkeyLearn & Cube.js (aka Statsbot) among many others during his tenure there. Previously an experienced client-facing senior executive in the media and technology space in both large and start up growth companies, having managed large multifunctional teams across multiple countries. He has P&L management experience and most recently responsible for 100% YoY revenue growth while running a business unit and building new sales channels in EMEA & the Emerging Markets regions for the last ~4 years at Yahoo!. A 10.5 year veteran of Yahoo! Inc., Marvin has held executive roles in the various departments of Sales, Business Development, Ad Operations and Marketing. Most of his roles were regional or global management roles giving him extensive experience across Asia, Europe, Latin America and the United States in his career at the company. Marvin presently serves on the Investment Committee/Advisory boards of several Venture Capital Funds across the globe. Marvin is a frequent speaker at many Digital Marketing & Tech Startup Conferences. A longtime fan, participant, and an observer of the digital revolution occurring across the world, he is interested in opportunities with top growth companies large and small with a focus on driving monetization and expanding into new international markets.
