Joey Aquino

Joey Aquino is a Venture Partner/Special Advisor at Builders VC and an angel investor based in the Greater Seattle Area.1 He has extensive experience in the tech industry, particularly with Amazon Web Services (AWS). His career highlights include:

1. Current roles:

   • Venture Partner/Special Advisor at Builders VC (April 2022 - Present)1
   • Strategic Business Development for AWS Startups / Y Combinator at Amazon (April 2022 - Present)1

2. Previous positions at Amazon:

   • Global Strategic Partnerships for AWS Startups (January 2016 - April 2022)1
   • Business Development for AppStore (March 2014 - January 2016)1

3. Board memberships:

   • Hawai'i Land Trust (January 2022 - Present)1
   • HawaiiKidsCAN (March 2021 - Present)1

4. Other notable experiences:

   • Venture Scout for Gold House's Gold Rush Accelerator (August 2021 - January 2022)1
   • Angel Fellow at On Deck (October 2020 - March 2021)1
   • New Initiatives Lead at UP Global, where he founded Startup Next (January 2012 - August 2013)1

Joey Aquino is known for his ability to understand and fulfill the needs of founders he works with, which extends into his investing efforts.1 He is also involved in organizing events, such as a discussion on scaling startups beyond Y Combinator Demo Day.2