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Yuechen Zhao

Host at Decoded

San Francisco Bay Area

Overview 

Yuechen Zhao is a Partner at GSR Ventures and the Host of "Decoded." She has successfully invested in companies like Venteur and Neuron Mobility, demonstrating a strong track record in the Lodging/Hospitality and Health IT sectors. With a Harvard University education, Yuechen Zhao's notable career highlights include serving as a Board Director for Venteur and Akia, as well as leading seed investments in Glimpse and Massive.

Work Experience 

  • Partner

    2018 - Current

    Informed Ventures partners with world defining tech companies at Seed and Series A. I'm personally focused on 1) digital health companies, especially those transforming the patient experience and 2) SaaS / AI powering vertical industries.

  • Board Director

    2023

    Redesigning health insurance with the patient at the center (ICHRA)

Venteur helps businesses to provide more affordable and personalized health insurance options to their employees.

Raised $7,720,000.00 from GSR Ventures, Houghton Street Ventures, Techstars, Revelry Venture Partners, Headwater Ventures, Plug and Play, CRCM and Plug and Play.

  • Board Director

    2020

    SaaS empowering hotels to supercharge the guest experience

  • Board Director

    2021

    The workforce management solution for delivery companies

  • Seed Lead

    2020

    AI for CPG brands, starting with fighting wrongful distribution & retail deductions

  • Board Observer

    2018

    Powering e-commerce with video -- 1:1 sales, broadcasts, video inspiration -- on brands' and retailers' owned digital properties

Firework is a livestream shopping platform that offers video commerce solution.

Raised $269,250,752.00 from SoftBank Vision Fund.

  • Investor

    2024

    Dermatologist designed skin care for kids and teens

  • Board Observer

    2019

    Global green urban mobility -- shared e-scooters + deep partnership with cities

  • Board Observer

    2021 - 2022

    Better orthodontics. Acquired by Impress.

  • Founder

    2020 - 2021

    App to track personal expenses. AI categorization + daily summary of spending by text.

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