Yoyo Chang
Founder & CEO @ Kody
Yoyo Chang is a seed investor at Kody focused on FinTech and E-Commerce. Yoyo is a Taiwan-born British entrepreneur and Founder & CEO of Kody. Yoyo founded Kody with a small group of final-year high school students and successfully raised over US$40 million whilst studying at the University of Cambridge. Initially hoping to build a career in investment banking, Yoyo started to invest in the stock market at the ageof 13. Generating returns of over 80% in Q4 2016, he led his school team to first place in a national investment competition and through early success in the stock market, Yoyo invested US$500,000 of his trading profits into starting Kody.With offices worldwide across North America, Europe and the Asia Pacific, Kody is the commerce platform of choice for leading brands such as Hyatt, Rosewood, Langham, Warwick Hotels, Marriott Design Hotels, Xiaomi, and MINISO. Yoyo has studied at King’s College, University of Cambridge, and Langwith College, University of York.
- Total investments:
- 6
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 50%
Last updated:
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Industries Yoyo Chang invests in
Stages Yoyo Chang invests in
Countries Yoyo Chang invests in
Round sizes
Round size
- Seed
- $150k–$3.8M
Investment Focus
Industry
- FinTech 1 (17%)
- E-Commerce 1 (17%)
- Point of Sale 1 (17%)
- Mobile Payments 1 (17%)
- Retail Technology 1 (17%)
Stage
- Seed 1 (17%)
- Pre-Seed 1 (17%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Kody
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Founded by a small group of final-year high school students and launched in 2023, Founder Yoyo Chang (CEO) studied at the University of Cambridge & York whilst raising over US$40M. Today, Kody's AI-native financial infrastructure and Agentic Commerce platform is growing to connect millions of users to leading businesses all over the world. | $3.8M / Seed / Jul 12, 2021 | |
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Kody
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Founded by a small group of final-year high school students and launched in 2023, Founder Yoyo Chang (CEO) studied at the University of Cambridge & York whilst raising over US$40M. Today, Kody's AI-native financial infrastructure and Agentic Commerce platform is growing to connect millions of users to leading businesses all over the world. | $3.8M / Seed / Jul 12, 2021 | |
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Kody
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Founded by a small group of final-year high school students and launched in 2023, Founder Yoyo Chang (CEO) studied at the University of Cambridge & York whilst raising over US$40M. Today, Kody's AI-native financial infrastructure and Agentic Commerce platform is growing to connect millions of users to leading businesses all over the world. | $2.5M / Seed / Aug 26, 2020 | |
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Kody
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Founded by a small group of final-year high school students and launched in 2023, Founder Yoyo Chang (CEO) studied at the University of Cambridge & York whilst raising over US$40M. Today, Kody's AI-native financial infrastructure and Agentic Commerce platform is growing to connect millions of users to leading businesses all over the world. | $150K / Seed / Sep 24, 2018 | |
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Kody
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Founded by a small group of final-year high school students and launched in 2023, Founder Yoyo Chang (CEO) studied at the University of Cambridge & York whilst raising over US$40M. Today, Kody's AI-native financial infrastructure and Agentic Commerce platform is growing to connect millions of users to leading businesses all over the world. | Pre-Seed | |
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Kody
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Founded by a small group of final-year high school students and launched in 2023, Founder Yoyo Chang (CEO) studied at the University of Cambridge & York whilst raising over US$40M. Today, Kody's AI-native financial infrastructure and Agentic Commerce platform is growing to connect millions of users to leading businesses all over the world. | Pre-Seed |
Co-Investors
Cognition Foundry
3 deals together
HU Investments
3 deals together
Nerd Capital
2 deals together
About Kody
Founded by a small group of final-year high school students and launched in 2023, Founder Yoyo Chang (CEO) studied at the University of Cambridge & York whilst raising over US$40M. Today, Kody's AI-native financial infrastructure and Agentic Commerce platform is growing to connect millions of users to leading businesses all over the world.
Kody Contacts
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Yoyo Chang
Founder & CEO
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Alexander Reynolds
Marketing Strategist
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Jack Howell
Co-Founder and Chief Design Officer
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Samuel Heather
VP, Chief Technology Officer
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Sophie Haagensen
Chief Operating Officer
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FAQ
What does Yoyo Chang invest in?
Yoyo Chang invests primarily in FinTech, E-Commerce and Point of Sale startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Yoyo Chang's check size?
Yoyo Chang typically joins rounds of $150k–$3.8M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Yoyo Chang participates in.
When did Yoyo Chang last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Yoyo Chang closed in Jul 2021. Shizune tracks 6 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
Is Shizune's investor data accurate?
Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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