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Margaret Lim

Managing Director at American Express Ventures

New York

Invests in

Locations:

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,500,000.00

Skills

Venture Capital
B2B Fintech
Start-ups
Financial Analysis
Private Equity
Due Diligence
Investments
Strategic Partnerships
Corporate Venture Capital
Start-up Ventures
Start-up Consulting
Early-stage Startups
Fintech
B2B Payments

Work Experience

  • Managing Director at American Express Ventures

    2021

    - Focusing on investments in Fintech and Commerce - Leading partnership initiatives between portfolio companies & American Express

  • Investment Director at American Express Ventures

    2019 - 2021

    - American Express Ventures is the Corporate VC arm of American Express. We back visionary entrepreneurs and innovative startups that are transforming the everyday for consumers and businesses globally (www.amexventures.com) - We help to bring new ideas to life by facilitating partnership opportunities across American Express’s global network. Today, two-thirds of our portfolio companies have commercial partnerships with American Express business units

HEROdyssey (International Startup Immersion Program)

2017 - 2019

  • Co-Founder

    2017 - 2019

    - Part of a two-person team that built from scratch an international startup immersion program that gave US college students the opportunity to experience technological innovation in high-growth emerging economies - Drove participation across top US universities and established partnerships with a diverse range of startups across Southeast Asia (eCommerce, B2B Solutions, IOT, Sustainability and more)

2014 - 2017

  • Associate Director (Technology Investments)

    2014 - 2017

    - Primarily focused on Enterprise Software investments across the US and Europe - Promoted from Senior Associate to Associate Director in 2015

2010 - 2014

  • Investment Banking Associate / Analyst

    2010 - 2014

    - Worked with clients across the U.S. and high-growth Southeast Asian economies on equity & debt financings and M&A - Directly promoted from Analyst to Associate in 2013