Startups Going Global ft. Kim Teo from Mr Yum
Event description
From 0 to 11 million global users, how did Mr Yum achieve explosive international growth?
Global Ambition is a key theme of this year’s Spark Festival and one startup that truly embodies this is Mr Yum.
Mr Yum is a web-based QR code ordering, payments and growth platform that has revolutionised the way people order food and drinks at hospitality and entertainment venues.
Ranked #4 on Linkedin Australia’s Top Startups list in 2021, Mr Yum has a fast-growing team of over 100 superstars and is currently actively hiring in Australia, New Zealand, the US and the UK.
In this special edition of AirTree’s Open Source VC meetup in collaboration with Spark Festival 2021, our Partner James Cameron will chat to Kim Teo, CEO & Co-founder of Mr Yum about:
- How Mr Yum got started and their growth journey to date
- Advice to Aussie and Kiwi startups looking to expand to the US and the UK
- How Mr Yum scales at speed their incredible culture across locations and time zones
- Any other questions submitted by the audience
Register to receive the zoom details and a calendar invite
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About Kim Teo
Born in Singapore, spending her teens and 20s in Australia and now based in LA, Kim Teo was appointed Mr Yum CEO in 2018. Mr Yum is a web-based QR code ordering, payments and growth platform that has revolutionised the way people order food and drinks at hospitality and entertainment venues and now has more than 11 million global users.
A passionate advocate for women taking leadership roles in technology and business, bringing big ideas to life and creating a dynamic company culture is the energy that drives Kim and turns work into play. When not working on Mr Yum, you’ll find Kim watching Australian Rules Football, at the gym or visiting the latest Mr Yum hotspot.
About James Cameron
James is a Partner at AirTree Ventures focusing on early stage and growth stage investments in Australia and New Zealand with a particular interest in software and fintech. James has led AirTree’s investments in A Cloud Guru, DroneDeploy, Athena, Prospa, Secure Code Warrior and dGraph. James recently returned to Australia after 15 years overseas, most recently working at Accel Partners, the US VC fund behind companies like Slack, Dropbox, Facebook and Spotify.
Before Accel, James co-founded a SaaS investment research software platform, BipSinc, where he still serves as an Advisor. James holds an MBA from Stanford and undergrad degrees in Computer Science & Law from UNSW.
About AirTree’s Open Source VC Meetup
At AirTree, we have the privilege of working alongside and learning from the world’s best tech founders, operators, investors and thinkers who are actively shaping the future.
With these meetups, we hope to share access to our networks with the wider Aussie and Kiwi startup community.
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