Jason Yeh

General Partner

2021

Patron is an early-stage venture firm investing in a future shaped by games.

Founder

2017 - 2021

Leaf Ventures supports entrepreneurs building for passionate communities. Investments: - 88 Rising (Media) - Anna (Food) - Avant Arte (Ecommerce) - Bubble (Childcare) - BUMP (Ecommerce) - Cafe X (Food) - Catalyte (Workforce Development) - Deliveroo (Food) - Endel (Media) - Fight Camp (Fitness) - Good Game (Social) - Hamul (Social) - Highsnobiety (Media) - Italic (Ecommerce) - Klang (Games) - Juni Learning (Education) - Localyze (HR) - Meatable (Food) - Million Pugs (Ecommerce) - obé (Fitness) - One More Game (Games) - Ox Street (Ecommerce) - Playvs (Games) - Public Goods (Ecommerce) - Raid Base (Games) - Revery Labs (Health) - SandboxVR (VR) - Sanzo (Food) - Sleeper (Fantasy Sports) - Spin (Transportation) - Wonderschool (Education) - Torch (Talent Management) - Upward Farms (Food) - Zinc (Social Impact) https://leafventures.co

Board Member

2018 - 2021

Head of EU Esports

2013 - 2017

Leading team of Rioters to deliver the best esports experiences for players in Europe. We manage and operate the EU LCS professional League of Legends league, produce the live broadcast and events, and focus our efforts on helping to build and strengthen the League of Legends esports ecosystem in Europe.

International Publishing

2010 - 2013

Head of the international publishing team at Riot focused on managing the Tencent & Garena publishing partnerships, overseeing team of publishing managers supporting our local efforts in China, Korea, Taiwan, EU, SE Asia, Brazil & Turkey, and evaluate and manage strategic projects with international focus.

Product Marketing Manager

2009 - 2010

Manage a variety of different efforts at Riot Games supporting the launch of the game League of Legends, including Online customer acquisition (AdWords, Facebook, performance ad networks), monetization (virtual goods pricing and promotions), Creative asset production (CG Trailer, iPhone game) and China launch with Tencent.

President, LA Chapter

2008 - 2012

Founding President of the new Los Angeles chapter of Wokai, a non-profit Internet startup focused around facilitating microfinance-based lending in rural China

Associate

2007 - 2009

Venture Capital associate focused on emerging media and Internet startups: - Led due diligence efforts for Series A investments in Riot Games and Lumos Labs - Sourced and evaluated potential investment opportunities in the emerging media and Internet space - Identified and evaluated M&A opportunities for Live Gamer - Aided FirstMark portfolio companies with corporate strategy and business development (Live Gamer, Lumos Labs, Weplay) - Performed initial industry due diligence on the Healthcare IT sector and helped to build investment plan for the sector

Analyst

2006 - 2007

Analyst in the Communications, Media and Technology practice.

Investment Banking Summer Analyst

2005 - 2005

Analyst

2004 - 2004

Analyst in the Strategy & Planning group working on the eBay-Eachnet integration plan