# Yoyo Chang

> Yoyo Chang is a seed investor at Kody backing FinTech, E-Commerce and Point of Sale. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Kody](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kodypay)
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Jul 2021
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yao-yun-yoyo-chang-28a776160/

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.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $150k–$3.8M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 1 | 17% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 17% |
| Point of Sale | 1 | 17% |
| Mobile Payments | 1 | 17% |
| Retail Technology | 1 | 17% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 17% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 17% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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. | $3.8M | Seed | Jul 12, 2021 |  |
| 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. | $3.8M | Seed | Jul 12, 2021 |  |
| 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. | $2.5M | Seed | Aug 26, 2020 |  |
| 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. | $150K | Seed | Sep 24, 2018 |  |
| 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. |  | Pre-Seed |  |  |
| 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. |  | Pre-Seed |  |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Cognition Foundry](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cognition-foundry) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [HU Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hu-investments) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Nerd Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nerd-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Kody

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

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.

5 contacts available at Kody.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Yoyo Chang | Founder & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yao-yun-chang |
| Alexander Reynolds | Marketing Strategist | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alexander-reynolds |
| Jack Howell | Co-Founder and Chief Design Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jack-howell |
| Samuel Heather | VP, Chief Technology Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/samuel-b-heather |
| Sophie Haagensen | Chief Operating Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sophie-haagensen |

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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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