YY Lai

YY Lai is a Partner at Signum Capital based in Singapore, where he directs venture capital investments and supports early-stage founders. Alongside his primary investment responsibilities, he serves as a Board Observer at Transak and holds a formal board seat on the Signum Blockchain Fund VCC. Before his current role, Lai served as the Lead of Startup Incubation at PayPal, where he managed corporate partnerships and guided emerging technology companies through accelerator programs. He further developed his expertise in valuation and investment due diligence while operating as an active Angel Investor at AngelList Ventures. Lai completed his formal undergraduate education, earning a degree at Nanyang Technological University. His current focus centers on deploying capital into blockchain and fintech startups across the United States and Canada while leveraging his operational background to scale portfolio companies.