Edward Yee - Masref & Givfunds Co-founder

​Speaker Highlight: Edward Yee

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Edward Yee is the Co-founder of Masref and Givfunds. Masref is a Swiss financial inclusion fintech that aims to provide those in distressed economies with access to savings accounts. Masref is backed by Y Combinator, Sequoia Capital, SV Angel, and other top tier VCs. Givfunds is an impact fund that provides concessionary financing to neglected social enterprises at scale. He is a Rhodes Scholar, WEF Global Shaper, and has been awarded the Commonwealth Youth Aware (Asia), Diana Award, and Forbes 30U30.

​Having led teams during his time at the social venture Givfunds and also co-founding a high-growth startup with 2 other Rhodes scholars, Edward has a diversity of leadership experiences to tap into. He is also a strong proponent of doing gap years and "taking calculated risks". In his free time, Edward enjoys sticking his nose in a book and collecting stories from around the world. He has stood on Bangladeshi train tops, rappelled waterfalls in Vietnam, and raced Indian “autos”.

​Join Edward as he shares his journey up to where he is today, and listen to his unique perspectives on leadership and what it means to him.

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