The High Flyers Podcast with Vidit Agarwal

Rachel Yang: Youngest of 3 sisters, career changing work w indigenous community & inside building Giant Leap, first 100% impact VC in Aus!

1 tim•29 augusti 2022

In this episode #101 w Rachel Yang, learn about:

Sunrise in Melbourne being the youngest of 3 sisters, being raised by her mum and securing a scholarship to attend a private school
Asian heritage and how Rachel’s become closer to it with age
Working in north east arnhem land whilst at KPMG on projects for the indigenous First Nations community
Move into Venture Capital and the connection to an acting class
Progressing from associate to partner at Giant Leap, Australia’s first 100% impact focused VC fund
Second and third order effects of impact investing
Examples of some startups they’ve backed: Work 180, GoTerra, Great Wrap etc
Overseas inspirations to productively use capital for good

It’s now time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy!

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