Marian Yao Tong

Managing Partner at Syntax Capital

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Marian Yao Tong is a managing partner at Aves Lair and former president of Lair East. She graduated from Huazhong University of Science and Technology and New York University.

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Syntax Capital

Managing Partner

Education Experience

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

New York University

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