Ventech announces the appointment of Yakun WANG as Director of Communication & Marketing.
Holder of a Master’s degree from the Grande Ecole program at ESCP and a Bachelor of Arts with a diploma of excellence in French literature from Wuhan University of Technology (China), Yakun WANG began his career in 2015 at the Opéra National de Paris as Event and Communication Manager before joining Schneider Electric to organize and manage the campus relations of the Grandes Ecoles and the company’s employer brand in France. In 2018, Yakun joined Cathay Capital, a Sino-American-French investment company, to create and manage the company’s communication in Europe with a global perspective and strengthen the Marketing team internationally. In May 2022, Yakun WANG joined Ventech, a European pioneer in venture capital for start-up or recently created tech companies with more than 900 million euros in AuM, more than 200 investments and more than 90 exits with more than 20 IPOs.
As Communication & Marketing Director of Ventech, Yakun has a transversal position within the team and is now responsible for increasing the company’s notoriety, structuring marketing actions, building and managing the strategy of communication in order to strengthen Ventech’s position in Europe.
“I am very happy to join the Ventech team, to be surrounded by brilliant collaborators who are true tech enthusiasts and investment veterans, and to put my experience and my energy at the service of a company scale with strong and rewarding expertise! In particular, I will take care of the brand strategy, a key element for the differentiation of the fund and for strengthening Ventech’s relationship with its community and its entire ecosystem. A great challenge that I look forward to taking up! explains Yakun WANG, Communication & Marketing Director at Ventech. “We are delighted to welcome Yakun to the team. She has all the knowledge and our full confidence to increase the notoriety and visibility of our brand and our activities in Europe”, adds Claire HOURY, General Partner of Ventech.
About VENTECH
Ventech is a European pioneer in venture capital for start-up and recently created tech companies. Founded in 1998, Ventech supports the most innovative and visionary technology entrepreneurs with global ambition. Thanks to its dual-structured platform, Ventech has dedicated strategies for Europe (Paris, Munich, Berlin and Helsinki) and Asia (Shanghai and Hong Kong).
Since its creation, Ventech has raised more than 900 million euros and made more than 200 investments (including Vestiaire Collective, Passion.io, Ogury, Picanova, Veo, Reveal, Speexx) and more than 90 exits (Fintecsystems, acquired by Tink Believe (BLV.PA), listed on Euronext; Arteris (AIP), listed on Nasdaq).
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