Bill Yu

Bill Yu is a Partner and Early Investor at Employee Stock Option Fund (ESO Fund) based in the San Francisco Bay Area.1 He has been in this role since August 2018.1 ESO Fund's primary goal is to assist startup employees in financing their equity, helping them exercise stock options at no personal cost and enabling existing shareholders to get paid before their startup exits.1

In addition to investing in top Bay Area tech companies, Bill and his team have participated in early fundraising rounds for various startups, including:

• Copy AI (AI-powered creativity tools)
• Beacons (custom creator web page)
• Magic (password-less authentication)
• Circle (creator community platform)
• Rutter API (YC S19, e-commerce API)
• ZBiotics (YC W18, hangover cure)
• inBalance (YC W21, AI energy modeling)
• NS Nanotech (new age LEDs)
• StartPlaying (YC S20, tabletop gaming platform)
• Project Wren (YC S19, carbon neutrality)1

Bill's educational background includes:

• BS in Neuroscience from The Johns Hopkins University (2010-2014)
• Attended Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (2006-2010)1

It's worth noting that Bill Yu's LinkedIn username is "billiamyu," not "williamskyu" as mentioned in the query.1