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Xiaomin Mou

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Head of Venture Capital Investments, Türkiye, CEU & Central Asia at IFC - International Finance Corporation
📍 Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Xiaomin Mou is a senior venture capital investment professional at the International Finance Corporation (IFC), leading investments in Europe, Turkey, and Central Asia. With a background from BCG and a Ph. D. in Electrical Engineering from MIT, she focuses on disruptive technologies and innovative business models in emerging markets.

Born in China and raised in the US, she developed a childhood passion for engineering by building models and disassembling electronics. An avid traveler, she has backpacked through many countries, learned German and Japanese, and completed seven international internships while at MIT.

She believes electrical engineering is the universal "language of engineering, " capable of modeling mechanical, biological, and other complex systems.

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Experience
7 Years
Current Role
Head of Venture Capital Investments, Türkiye, CEU & Central Asia
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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VC in Emerging Markets
Leads IFC's venture capital investments across Europe and Central Asia, previously heading the global VC funds program and China investments, with over 18 years of experience.
Disruptive Technologies
Her investment focus is on technologies that reshape emerging economies, and she has a personal passion for learning about new tech and innovative business models.
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Career

Work history

7-2021
Head of Venture Capital Investments, Türkiye, CEU & Central Asia
IFC - International Finance Corporation
11-2021 - 9-2023
Head of Investments, Startup Catalyst
IFC - International Finance Corporation
7-2018 - 7-2021
Head of Investments, Venture Capital Funds
IFC - International Finance Corporation
4-2024
Investor and Board Member
ikas
6-2023
Investor
Inovo.vc
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Education
2002 - 2006
Ph.D
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1996 - 2001
B.S. and M.Eng
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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