RK

Roger Kuo

Venture Capital Investor/Platform | Helping early-stage startups grow and succeed with operations, strategy, connections, and fundraising.

San Francisco, California

Skills

Working with Investors
Event Planning
Cross-functional Team Leadership
Program Management
Corporate Development
Startups
Strategy Consulting
Leadership
Strategy
Strategic Initiatives
Strategic Partnerships
Strategic Planning
Cross-functional Coordination
Team Leadership
Organizational Leadership
Operations Management
Due Diligence
Public Speaking
Brand Strategy
Investor Relations

Education

Work Experience

  • Strategic Advisor

    2024

2022 - 2023

  • Chief Corporate Development Officer & Chief of Staff

    2022 - 2023

    Social PayMe is an all-in-one platform for social media aggregation/management and fintech/compliance solutions for influencers, brands, and fans.

2020 - 2022

  • Head of Community & Venture Partner

    2020 - 2022

    GoingVC is a multifaceted organization built around the idea of making venture capital education, investing, networks, and talent more accessible to those with the desire to succeed. GoingVC Partners (GVCP) funds early-stage startups and invests in companies backed by leading venture capital firms including Insight Venture Partners, Bain Capital Ventures, Founders Fund, and many more.

2017 - 2019

  • Strategic Advisor

    2017 - 2019

    Provided strategic consulting services to pre-seed and seed startups across various sectors on story-telling/branding, product-market fit, go-to-market strategy, organizational efficiency, fundraising, market trends, competitor analysis, marketing, and product roadmaps.

2016 - 2017

  • Director of Product Marketing

    2016 - 2017

    CardPlus is a new platform approach to addressing the key pain points in payments, radically improving consumer convenience and confidence while enhancing the consumer-merchant relationship: for online, IoT, and in-store use. Our mission is to transform the familiar and preferred 60-year-old payment method, into an even more securely connected interactive payment platform.

  • Director of Business Development, Venture Partner

    2015 - 2016

    Shanghai Valley allows Chinese investors unprecedented access to investment opportunities; and helps exceptional companies raise strategic capital and resources.