Founder
-YCAB Ventures
Country: Indonesia
Asset Class: Venture Capital
Preferred Stages: Seed & series A
Preferred Sectors: Ed-tech, women empowerment
Preferred Geos: SEA, in particular Indonesia
Portfolio Link: View Portfolio
Board Postions: Founder & CEO, YCAB Foundation (Indonesia) Chair, Asian Venture Philanthropy Network (SEA) Member of Supervisory Board, Yayasan PLUS Independent Commissioner, PT Permodalan Nasional Madani (Indonesia) President Commissioner, PT Fokus Lingkar Inspirasi Persada (Indonesia) President Commissioner, PT Modal Ventura YCAB (Indonesia) Commissioner, PT Platform Usaha Sosial (Indonesia) Commissioner, PT Kawan Kita Lestari (Indonesia) Commissioner, PT Hardja Setia (Indonesia) Commissioner, PT Terra Klinik (Indonesia) Commissioner, PT Coltan Agro (Indonesia) Commissioner, PT Coltan Plantations (Indonesia) President Director, PT Platform Usaha Sosial (Indonesia) Director, YCAB Asia Limited (Singapore) Director, YCAB International, Inc. (USA)
Veronica Colondam is the Founder and CEO of YCAB Foundation, a social enterprise dedicated to improving welfare through education and inclusive financing. Through YCAB Ventures, education is made a precondition for microloans, helping underserved communities break the cycle of poverty.
Veronica holds an MSc from Imperial College London and is an alumna of specialized leadership programs for WEF’s Young Global Leaders at Harvard (2009) and Yale (2014). She is a published author, sought-after speaker, and the recipient of prestigious accolades, including two UN awards (Vienna, 2001 & New York, 2017), recognition as one of Forbes’ 48 Asian Philanthropists (2015), Women of Impact (2020), and Asia’s Top Superwomen (2021).