Technology M&AInvestment Banking Summer Analyst (2023)

Email: yzhisim@ugrowthfund.comUniversity Growth Fund (~$80M AUM) is an industry-agnostic growth equity firm with in the United States.At the firm, I have performed due diligence on 200+ prospective deals/projects, deploying capital to 20+ portfolio companies: Carbon Lighthouse, Carputty, Ethos, eVisit, Fetch, Flexport, GameTime, Klarna, Kopari, Koji (Acquired), Lucid Software, MindStudio, Seed&Spark, TradeX, Tula Health (Acquired), Turo, Pattern, Pura, Wiz, Wyze, etc.Award: McLarty Scholarship

Web3 VCPortfolio Companies: BBOX, HiFi Labs, SX Bet

Technology M&A (Return Offer)

Technology, Media & Communications Group (Return Offer)

The Firmament Group (~$1B AUM), headquartered in New York, is an industry-agnostic private equity fund that seeks both senior and junior debt capital opportunities including unitranche, second lien, mezzanine debt and also provides equity capital structured as either preferred or common equity.

ZerestAudio is an audio company based in Singapore that democratizes access to low-cost, high-fidelity earphones by manufacturing ZerestAudio-branded earphones without the overhead costs of many international “label” brands. At ZerestAudio, I led international expansion efforts across Southeast Asia and Oceania.ZerestAudio has been reviewed by members of Singapore audio community to be capable of providing sound quality as good as those from renowned audio brands. I exited the business in Mar. 2020.

At the Republic of Singapore Airforce, I invented a technological security device, PUVSS, to bolster the perimeter defense of all Singapore airbases. The device was also used for international and nationwide events (e.g. ASEAN Summit, National Day Parade, North Korea - United States Summit 2018) before collaborating with Google and NVIDIA for further improvements. I also served as the Armament Technician I/C of my airbase, responsible for the distribution and maintenance of all firearms.Leadership:Team Leader and Chief Innovator, Portable Undervehicle Surveillance SystemArmament Technician I/C, 606SqnLogistics Branch 2I/C, 606SqnHonors & Award:National Serviceman (Soldier) of the Year (2019)National Serviceman (Soldier) of the Month (June 2018)Ministry of Defense Innovation Project Award (MIPA)Sembawang Airbase Commander Coin 606Sqn Command Chief Coin

Over the course of 3 years, I led ProjectKIT to raise over SGD$250,000 and impact 1,000,000+ people (2013 - 2015) in Singapore through events such as concerts, online sales, street sales, and weekly service with the intellectually disabled from a Citibank seed fund of SGD$1,600. I managed up to 2,000 student volunteers from various schools across Singapore. ProjectKIT also used the funds we raised to revitalize an arts program for people with intellectual disabilities and assisted their integration back into society. ProjectKIT was Awarded Best Team Award (2013 — 2014) and Promising Entrepreneur Award (2015) in the Citibank-YMCA Youth for Causes Competition. ProjectKIT was also awarded 1st Place (2014) in the National Future Problem Solving Programme International, Community Problem Solving Competition (FPSPI, CmPS) and 3rd Place (2015) in the International FPSPI, CmPS held at Iowa State University.