Tim Yau

Tim Yau is a strategic private equity professional with over 18 years of hands-on experience spanning engineering, operations, entrepreneurship, venture capital, and private equity. He excels at the dynamic intersection of technology and capital, where he partners with visionary founders and investors to build sustainable, high-impact businesses grounded in a win-win mindset. As Director of Investor Relations at Infinite Grid Capital, Tim leads efforts to champion clean, well-designed AI data center projects across North America. His focus centers on earning stakeholder trust, optimizing capital efficiency, and delivering strong societal and environmental outcomes amid surging AI demand and growing data sovereignty priorities in North America and beyond.  A licensed Professional Engineer with a background as a former utility professional, venture capitalist, and founder, Tim brings a rare combination of technical depth, operational rigor, and investor insight. He specializes in translating complex technologies into clear, investable opportunities while helping teams address execution gaps in go-to-market strategies, product-market fit, capital efficiency, and leadership. His core interests include AI infrastructure and data centers, deep tech (such as IoT and robotics), and B2B SaaS. Tim also serves as a venture capital scout and provides part-time advisory support to early-stage founders as an executive coach, emphasizing resilience, strategy, and scaling with clarity. Tim’s key focus areas encompass family office and LP relations, deal sourcing and due diligence, early-stage startup founder advising, startup scaling and capital strategy, business development, multi-party alignment, risk assessment, portfolio health diagnostics, and strategic advisory for technical ventures and infrastructure projects. He collaborates closely with founders and business leaders building mission-driven organizations in Canada, the Pacific Northwest, and internationally.