{"id":37943,"date":"2022-04-04T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-04T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.you.co\/sg\/?p=37943"},"modified":"2022-11-02T18:18:10","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T10:18:10","slug":"youtrip-welcomes-tim-lee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.you.co\/sg\/blog\/youtrip-welcomes-tim-lee\/","title":{"rendered":"YouTrip Welcomes Tim Lee, Angel Investor and Former Sequoia Partner, To Its Company Board"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

From 1 April, Tim Lee will be joining our B<\/strong>oard of D<\/strong>irectors to oversee the company\u2019s strategic business growth and partner relations. Read on for the full story.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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We are delighted to announce that Tim Lee, an angel investor, former Partner at Sequoia Capital, and tech industry veteran, will be joining YouTrip\u2019s Board of Directors from the 1st of April. In this new appointment, Tim will be partnering with us to oversee the company’s strategic business growth as well as to strengthen our partner relations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTim has journeyed with YouTrip as a trusted advisor from our early days and we\u2019re thrilled to take this relationship further with Tim as a valuable member of our Board,\u201d said Arthur Mak, Co-founder & Chairman, YouTrip. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHis sharp business acumen and rich experience in scaling high-growth companies make him ideal to turbocharge our mission of developing the best payment innovations for Southeast Asia,\u201d added Caecilia Chu, Co-founder & CEO. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cAs a leading player in multi-currency payments in Southeast Asia, YouTrip is well-placed to tap the massive opportunities coming out of the region\u2019s burgeoning digital economy. In my new role as its Board Member, I am excited to be part of the YouTrip journey to reimagine cross-border payments for the region and to help take the company to the next level.”
– Tim Lee<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Tim brings close to two decades of experience building and investing in technology startups in Silicon Valley and South East Asia. He is an active angel investor in regional companies such as Ajaib, Intellect, Payfazz and Super. During his five years at Sequoia Capital, Tim worked with companies such as Data.ai, Pocket Gems and WhatsApp. He also held roles at Google and McKinsey prior to his time at Sequoia. A successful entrepreneur, Tim founded the machine learning-enabled sports media company, Avid AI and the podcast growth platform UP.audio. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In case you didn\u2019t know, YouTrip is completely free! There are no minimum income requirements, account fall-below fees or annual card membership fees. All you\u2019ll need to do is to download YouTrip<\/a> to register, wait to get verified and you\u2019ll receive your spanking new YouTrip card in the mail within the next two to three weeks! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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