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Ming Duan
Founder of Umee
New York, New York
Overview
Ming Duan is a seasoned investor and builder, currently serving as a Partner at Fenbushi Capital and Argonautic Ventures. With a strong background in private equity, due diligence, and financial modeling, Ming has successfully co-founded Umee and held key investment roles at prominent firms like WeWork and Star Farm Ventures.
Notable highlights of Ming's career include his current role as a Partner at Fenbushi Capital and Argonautic Ventures, along with his experience as a co-founder and COO at Umee, showcasing a diverse skill set in venture capital, entrepreneurship, and market expansion.
Work Experience
Partner
2019 - Current
Led investments in: Blockdaemon seed, Yellow Card seed, Flashbots seed, Arbitrum seed, ConsenSys seed, Coinlist A and many more
Partner
2021
Argonautic Ventures is a Venture Capital and Hedge Fund that focuses on a handful of emerging and mature industries.
Cofounder and COO
2022
Market Expansion
2016 - 2018
Led market launch efforts in Asia. Responsibilities and accomplishments include: • Fundraise, M&A • $480M acquisition of NakedHub • Strategic planning: sales and operations
A WeWork-backed fund investing in the future of work.
Investment Analyst
2015 - 2015
Seed investor in WeWork
Investment Analyst
2015 - 2015
Director
2013 - 2014
Managed private equity fund focused on late stage ventures
Investment Manager
2012 - 2013