Katy Yam (she/her)

Katy is a natural connector of people and ideas in service of helping good people succeed.

A Partner at Real Ventures, General Manager of FounderFuel, and Producer at TEDxMontréal, Katy is a multilingual executive with a 20+ year history of managing high-performing product, business intelligence and marketing teams across various public and private industries including venture capital, artificial intelligence (Element AI), gaming (Loto-Québec), consumer packaged goods (Maple Leaf Foods), telecommunications (Bell Canada) and nonprofits (TEDxMontreal).

Katy also serves as an independent board member at Loto-Québec, following her nomination by the Quebec Cabinet. As an early-stage investor, she sits on 7 other boards as a member, observer or advisor. Since 2013, Katy has also led TEDxMontréal, a non-profit dedicated to elevating Montreal-born ideas onto the global stage.

A guest lecturer, board member, public speaker and triathlete, she adores reading fiction of all sorts and riding/running to unwind.