Roland Yau
Managing Partner @ CoCoon Ignite Ventures
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Roland Yau is a seed investor at CoCoon Ignite Ventures in Hong Kong focused on Art and Music. Roland worked in one of the top international law firms prior to joining CoCoon Ignite Ventures. As a lawyer, Roland focused on fundraising for large conglomerates and worked on the largest mergers and acquisitions in Hong Kong including Cheung Kong, Hutchison, HKT and HKBN. One of his key focuses at CoCoon Ignite Ventures is to oversee dealexecution and growth opportunities for Hong Kong.
- Total investments:
- 2
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 50%
Last updated:
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Industries Roland Yau invests in
Stages Roland Yau invests in
Countries Roland Yau invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Art 1 (50%)
- Music 1 (50%)
- Software 1 (50%)
- Education 1 (50%)
- Wearables 1 (50%)
Country
- Hong Kong 1 (50%)
- Singapore 1 (50%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Lanturn
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Lanturn provides one-stop online corporate services. | $3M / Seed / Oct 08, 2020 | |
Soundbrenner
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Soundbrenner - making music practice addictive. Over 1 billion people have tried learning an instrument and failed. More than 90% of people who start playing music give up in less than a year. Enter Soundbrenner. By combining wearables with great software, Soundbrenner creates a music practice experience that is fun and rewarding, allowing anyoneto learn and master any instrument.To date we shipped over 80,000 wearables and are in music stores in over 40 countries. Our mobile apps are used by over 500,000 musicians every month. We're headquartered in Hong Kong and operate an additional office in Berlin. While we are proud of the progress we made so far, we still consider ourselves to be at the very beginning of what is to come. | $500K / Seed / Aug 01, 2015 |
Co-Investors
About CoCoon Ignite Ventures
CoCoon Ignite Ventures is a theme-based early stage fund that invests in entrepreneurs who have a unique vision of the new economy and can create value from decentralized networks and new business models.
CoCoon Ignite Ventures Contacts
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Roland Yau
Managing Partner
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Theodore Ma
Managing Partner
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Erica Ma
Managing Partner
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Simone Chao
Managing Partner
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FAQ
What does Roland Yau invest in?
Roland Yau invests primarily in Art, Music and Software startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Hong Kong. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did Roland Yau last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Roland Yau closed in Oct 2020. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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