William Bao Bean

 William Bao Bean

William is the Managing General Partner of Orbit Startups, an early stage VC running the first and longest running startup program in Asia with over US$150m in assets under management and a member of the SOSV Consortium. Orbit’s focus is investing in startups using technology to have an impact on economic independence, digitizing traditional industry and sustainability.

William’s work at Orbit has spanned a wide range of industries, including ecommerce, fintech, travel, media, health, education, and logistics across emerging and frontier markets including Southeast and South Asia, the Middle East, Africa and the Americas. Orbit has over28 portfolio companies in the Middle East, Pakistan, and Africa and was named #3 most active VC in the region in 2022 according to Magnitt.