Lily Joo

Co-Founder

Berlin, Berlin, Germany12 yrs 3 mos experience

Key Highlights

  • 20+ investments with 6 soonicorns.
  • Venture Partner at €100M fund.
  • Experienced in scaling unicorn startups.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Venture Capitalist with extensive experience in early-stage investments across diverse global markets.

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About

I am constantly inspired by relentless founders tackling big problems globally. That's why I decided to professionalize my angel investing hustle via 10K Ventures -- investing my own capital and time to high conviction deals supporting founders and funds Invested alongside Sequoia Capital, Tiger Global, a16z, Softbank, Dragoneer, local VCs and angels, and more. 20+ Investments. 6 soonicorns ⏳🦄. 2 Exits 🙌. 4 Early-stage VC funds across Europe/UK, LATAM and Emerging Markets globally. Venture Partner for DACH & S.Europe at VentureFriends.vc -- €100M Pan-European Early Stage Fund. Experienced startup operator, having built, scaled, and exited 2 🦄unicorns across 5 continents.

Experience

Valeria

Investor & Board Member

Oct 2025Present · 6 mos · Greater Barcelona Metropolitan Area

  • Your 24/7 AI-powered HR manager that automates and simplifies workforce management for deskless labor companies.
  • One of the fastest-growing ARR rocket ship - join the team (check out the openings!)

Refery.io

Scout

Jun 2025Present · 10 mos

  • Hi! I'm Lily, and I'm excited to help you find your next great job opportunity! With my network in tech and startups, I can connect you with amazing companies and roles that match your skills and aspirations. Fill out form below 👇

Edgee

Investor & Board Member

Sep 2024Present · 1 yr 7 mos · Paris / San Francisco

  • Open-source platform for edge computing
  • Raised $2.9M pre-seed funding co-led by Serena and VentureFriends

Pensero ai

Angel Investor

Jan 2024Present · 2 yrs 3 mos · New York / Barcelona

  • Building... :)

Venturefriends

Venture Partner

Sep 2023Present · 2 yrs 7 mos

Syra coffee

Angel Investor

Jan 2023Present · 3 yrs 3 mos · Spain

  • Challenger Coffee Chain in Europe. Good Coffee with Great Baristas.

Newtopia vc

Limited Partner

Jan 2022Present · 4 yrs 3 mos · Latin America

  • $50 million fund investing early stage companies in LATAM

Flow48

Angel Investor

Jan 2022Present · 4 yrs 3 mos · MENA

  • Flow 48 is positioning itself as the most attractive alternative financing partner in the GCC and S.Africa offering the local SME ecosystem a solution to capital access in order to fill the gaps left behind by traditional banking institutions.
  • Raised $69M Series A from Breega, Speedinvest, Daphni, 212, Blockchain Founders Fund, Unpopular Ventures, Endeavor Catalyst, TLG, and strategic angels (among them Scott Sandell from NEA)

Yuno

Angel Investor

Jan 2021Present · 5 yrs 3 mos · New York City Metropolitan Area

  • ⌛🦄 Enabling any company to manage all the payment methods and fraud providers through a single integration across North America, Latam, Europe, APAC, Middle East, Africa
  • Raised $25m Series A round led by DST Global, a16z, Tiger Global, Kaszek, Monashees.

Pliant

Angel Investor

Jan 2021Present · 5 yrs 3 mos · Berlin, Germany

  • ⌛🦄 Offering digital credit card solution for maximum flexibility and savings in Europe.
  • Raised €53m round + €100m debt from Paypal, Molten Ventures, SBI Investment, Alstin Capital, and Motive Ventures.
  • (via M&A of Friday Finance)

Inventa

Angel Investor

Jan 2021Present · 5 yrs 3 mos · Brazil

  • ⏳🦄 B2B Ecommerce and Financial Services digitizing Retail and Industrials in Brazil & LATAM.
  • Raised $55m Series B led by Greylock Partner, A16z, Monashees, Founders Fund, Tiger Global, NXTP, ONEVC, MAYA, Pear VC Avenir Growth and A* Capital

Bazaar technologies

Angel Investor

Jan 2021Present · 5 yrs 3 mos · Pakistan

  • ⏳🦄 B2B Ecommerce and Financial Services digitizing Retail and Industrials in Pakistan.
  • Raised $70m Series B co-led by Tiger Global and Dragoneer

Klub

Angel Investor

Jan 2021Present · 5 yrs 3 mos · India

  • Largest Revenue Based Financing investor in India on a mission to provide fast, flexible & founder-friendly capital to digital businesses from early to growth stages.
  • Raised $20M led by 9Unicorns and Sequoia Surge.

Nestcoin

Angel Investor

Jan 2021Present · 5 yrs 3 mos · Nigeria

  • Creating equal access to economic opportunities by building products to make modern finance borderless, trustless and delightful
  • Raised $8.4M from Hashed Emergent, Adaverse, Base Ecosystem Fund, Alter Global, CMT Digital, Magic Fund, 4DX Ventures

Alter global

Limited Partner

Jan 2021Present · 5 yrs 3 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

  • Early Stage Fund investing in emerging tech cities in Southeast Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa.

Ula

Angel Investor

Jan 2020Present · 6 yrs 3 mos · Indonesia

  • ⏳🦄 B2B Ecommerce and Financial Services digitizing Retail and Industrials in Indonesia.
  • Raised $100m Series B Tiger Global, Bezos Expeditions, B Capital Group, Prosus Ventures, Tencent

Nilo saúde

Angel Investor

Jan 2020Present · 6 yrs 3 mos · Brazil

  • B2B Healthcare SaaS improving patient communication, enhanced telemedicine services, and smart clinical analytics.
  • Raised $10m Series A co-led by GFC and Upload Ventures

10k ventures

Founding Partner

Jan 2019Present · 7 yrs 3 mos · DACH & S.Europe

  • Looking for ambitious, courageous teams building ventures with a clear path to >100M€ Rev RR in 8-10yr timeframe.
  • Currently spaces where I'm excited about:
  • #1: Accelerating Energy Transition and Decarbonization
  • #2: Increasing Quality, Lowering Cost, or Unlocking Access to Healthcare & Longevity
  • #3: Improving Productivity, Efficiency, and Security in Enterprise
  • #4: Other profitable, cashflow-generating businesses aiming to grow exponentially disrupt massive, fragmented markets and under innovated industries, with tech & branding as profitable growth lever
  • Focus Models: B2B, Subscription, SaaS, Marketplaces, Consumer
  • Focus Markets: Germany, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy

Belvo

Angel Investor

Jan 2019Present · 7 yrs 3 mos · Spain / Latam

  • ⏳🦄 Leading Open Finance and Payments Platform in LATAM.
  • Raised $43m Series A from mix of Silicon Valley and LATAM-based VC firms and marquee angels including Founders Fund, FJ Labs, Visa, Citi Ventures, Future Positive, Kibo Ventures, Kaszek, MAYA Capital, and VentureFriends

Glovo

Customer (🦄 Exit) 🙌

Jan 2019Jan 2022 · 3 yrs · Europe | Africa | Western Asia | Latam

Hugo

Angel Investor (Exit) 🙌

Jan 2018Present · 8 yrs 3 mos · Central America & the Caribbean

  • ⏳🦄 #1 Consumer Superapp of Central America & Carribean.
  • Acquired by Delivery Hero in Oct 2021.

Stealth startup

Angel Investor - Multiple Companies

Jan 2018Present · 8 yrs 3 mos · Global

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Pomelo fashion

Operations

Jan 2018Jan 2019 · 1 yr · Asia Pacific

Alibaba group

Marketplace (🦄 Exit) 🙌

Jan 2016Jan 2018 · 2 yrs · Hong Kong | Southeast Asia

  • Lazada Global

Herndon capital management, llc

Analyst Internship

Jan 2014Jan 2014 · 0 mo · Greater Atlanta Area

  • Pitched investment equity and led presentations to portfolio managers (AUM $12B), delivered white paper regarding the trends and outlook for the property and casualty insurance industry, which resulted in an increased portfolio allocation for value investing strategy

Georgia tech student foundation investment committee

Investment committee

Jan 2012Jan 2014 · 2 yrs · Greater Atlanta Area

  • Largest AUM ($1.1M) solely run by students

Education

Georgia Institute of Technology

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) — Finance

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