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Ivan Yong
Co-Founder
Ivan Yong Wei Kit is an organizational psychologist, engineer, author, and startup angel investor. He is the co-founder of Nanyang Angelz, an angel network focused on making impact investments into startups with innovative business models to disrupt society and the environment positively.
Ivan offers a unique perspective into finding the gems in startups, through his experience as a pharmaceutical production engineer in understanding technology and as an organizational psychologist in building culturally strong founding teams.
A firm believer that people are the key to any venture or innovation success, Ivan has been mentoring startup founders and millennials, including appointment as a mentor to The Chinese University of Hong Kong for almost ten years.
In recognition of his work as an angel investor, the World Business Angel Forum (WBAF) in 2020 officially appointed Ivan as an International Partner.
Ivan is also passionate about social justice. He is an initiator of various global social responsibility programs as the Head of Global Social Responsibility Initiatives Workgroup with the European Mentoring & Coaching Council (EMCC) and the Founding Vice President of Social Responsibility Initiatives EMCC Asia Pacific Region.
As an avid writer and speaker, he published the book titled “Department of Startup: Why Every Fortune 500 Should Have One,” by BEP, New York; essentially a book on adopting a startup culture of innovation for the corporates.
