Kevin Ye
Managing Partner, Venture Investing
Kevin is an expert in helping enterprises as they look to effectively engage with a rapidly evolving global innovation ecosystem. Throughout his career, he has been a trusted advisor for dozens of corporations as they set up and expanded their external venturing activities — closely guiding them through partnerships, venture investing, and acquisitions.
One of the things that sets Kevin apart as a leader is his willingness to get into the weeds and scrutinize details alongside his team and clients. This sparked from an influential moment early on in Kevin’s career, when a great leader on his team explained why attention to detail is so important when working towards impact. Imagine how you might be irritated, or even put-off, by a $10 book that has an innocent misprinting of the page numbers. Now, imagine that magnified when the work you’re doing has 1,000x or even 1,000,000x the potential impact of that $10 book. To enable stakeholders to focus on the messages that matter (and not be distracted by the things that don’t) requires both a subtle and nuanced approach to detail — something Kevin strives to bring to the table every day for his team.
When Chairman Paul Holland invited Kevin to become the first Partner of Mach49’s then-nascent Venture Investing practice, Kevin knew it was an ideal match. He saw the potential impact of what it would mean to be able to offer clients inorganic growth pathways alongside the already-existing venture building methodology that Mach49 was known for, and he brought with him a singular, refined understanding of the difficulties corporate innovators face when investing and working with startups. The Venture Investing team Kevin has helped build from scratch has since been responsible for supporting almost $4 billion in corporate venture capital funds across sectors and geographies around the globe.
Away from the world of corporate venturing, Kevin is a fervent movie fan. When you meet him, try and guess what his favorite movie genre is! He maintains a spreadsheet of all the movies and shows he's watched since 2015. This love for entertainment provides a welcome counterbalance to his role at Mach49, allowing him to relax and refuel before the next big venture.
Kevin holds degrees in bioengineering and corporate finance from the University of Pennsylvania and its Wharton School.
One of the things that sets Kevin apart as a leader is his willingness to get into the weeds and scrutinize details alongside his team and clients. This sparked from an influential moment early on in Kevin’s career, when a great leader on his team explained why attention to detail is so important when working towards impact. Imagine how you might be irritated, or even put-off, by a $10 book that has an innocent misprinting of the page numbers. Now, imagine that magnified when the work you’re doing has 1,000x or even 1,000,000x the potential impact of that $10 book. To enable stakeholders to focus on the messages that matter (and not be distracted by the things that don’t) requires both a subtle and nuanced approach to detail — something Kevin strives to bring to the table every day for his team.
When Chairman Paul Holland invited Kevin to become the first Partner of Mach49’s then-nascent Venture Investing practice, Kevin knew it was an ideal match. He saw the potential impact of what it would mean to be able to offer clients inorganic growth pathways alongside the already-existing venture building methodology that Mach49 was known for, and he brought with him a singular, refined understanding of the difficulties corporate innovators face when investing and working with startups. The Venture Investing team Kevin has helped build from scratch has since been responsible for supporting almost $4 billion in corporate venture capital funds across sectors and geographies around the globe.
Away from the world of corporate venturing, Kevin is a fervent movie fan. When you meet him, try and guess what his favorite movie genre is! He maintains a spreadsheet of all the movies and shows he's watched since 2015. This love for entertainment provides a welcome counterbalance to his role at Mach49, allowing him to relax and refuel before the next big venture.
Kevin holds degrees in bioengineering and corporate finance from the University of Pennsylvania and its Wharton School.
Kevin Ye
Managing Partner, Venture Investing
Kevin is an expert in helping enterprises as they look to effectively engage with a rapidly evolving global innovation ecosystem. Throughout his career, he has been a trusted advisor for dozens of corporations as they set up and expanded their external venturing activities — closely guiding them through partnerships, venture investing, and acquisitions.
One of the things that sets Kevin apart as a leader is his willingness to get into the weeds and scrutinize details alongside his team and clients. This sparked from an influential moment early on in Kevin’s career, when a great leader on his team explained why attention to detail is so important when working towards impact. Imagine how you might be irritated, or even put-off, by a $10 book that has an innocent misprinting of the page numbers. Now, imagine that magnified when the work you’re doing has 1,000x or even 1,000,000x the potential impact of that $10 book. To enable stakeholders to focus on the messages that matter (and not be distracted by the things that don’t) requires both a subtle and nuanced approach to detail — something Kevin strives to bring to the table every day for his team.
When Chairman Paul Holland invited Kevin to become the first Partner of Mach49’s then-nascent Venture Investing practice, Kevin knew it was an ideal match. He saw the potential impact of what it would mean to be able to offer clients inorganic growth pathways alongside the already-existing venture building methodology that Mach49 was known for, and he brought with him a singular, refined understanding of the difficulties corporate innovators face when investing and working with startups. The Venture Investing team Kevin has helped build from scratch has since been responsible for supporting almost $4 billion in corporate venture capital funds across sectors and geographies around the globe.
Away from the world of corporate venturing, Kevin is a fervent movie fan. When you meet him, try and guess what his favorite movie genre is! He maintains a spreadsheet of all the movies and shows he's watched since 2015. This love for entertainment provides a welcome counterbalance to his role at Mach49, allowing him to relax and refuel before the next big venture.
Kevin holds degrees in bioengineering and corporate finance from the University of Pennsylvania and its Wharton School.
One of the things that sets Kevin apart as a leader is his willingness to get into the weeds and scrutinize details alongside his team and clients. This sparked from an influential moment early on in Kevin’s career, when a great leader on his team explained why attention to detail is so important when working towards impact. Imagine how you might be irritated, or even put-off, by a $10 book that has an innocent misprinting of the page numbers. Now, imagine that magnified when the work you’re doing has 1,000x or even 1,000,000x the potential impact of that $10 book. To enable stakeholders to focus on the messages that matter (and not be distracted by the things that don’t) requires both a subtle and nuanced approach to detail — something Kevin strives to bring to the table every day for his team.
When Chairman Paul Holland invited Kevin to become the first Partner of Mach49’s then-nascent Venture Investing practice, Kevin knew it was an ideal match. He saw the potential impact of what it would mean to be able to offer clients inorganic growth pathways alongside the already-existing venture building methodology that Mach49 was known for, and he brought with him a singular, refined understanding of the difficulties corporate innovators face when investing and working with startups. The Venture Investing team Kevin has helped build from scratch has since been responsible for supporting almost $4 billion in corporate venture capital funds across sectors and geographies around the globe.
Away from the world of corporate venturing, Kevin is a fervent movie fan. When you meet him, try and guess what his favorite movie genre is! He maintains a spreadsheet of all the movies and shows he's watched since 2015. This love for entertainment provides a welcome counterbalance to his role at Mach49, allowing him to relax and refuel before the next big venture.
Kevin holds degrees in bioengineering and corporate finance from the University of Pennsylvania and its Wharton School.
