Investment Director
Vala Capital
Lian is an Investment Director at Vala Capital, investing in impact and climate focused early stage UK startups, and Founding Partner at the United Ocean Fund - a new global, early stage, ocean tech VC fund. She is also an impact angel investor in 20+ companies, and has worked with funds such as US-based Conscience VC as a Venture Partner focusing on the intersection of deep tech and consumer, and startup accelerator Antler as a Capital Advisor. Previously, Lian founded a fashion tech marketplace and ran the UK expansion of a European fntech company as their UK CEO. Lian started her career as a Fixed Income trader for Morgan Stanley where she managed $Bn+ portfolio, and holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science.