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    Elizabeth Yin

    Co-founder and General Partner at Hustle Fund

    Elizabeth Yin, Co-Founder and General Partner at Hustle Fund

    Elizabeth Yin is the Co-Founder and General Partner at Hustle Fund, a pre-seed fund for software startups.124 Before founding Hustle Fund, she was a partner at 500 Startups where she invested in seed stage companies and ran the Mountain View accelerator.124

    Key facts about Elizabeth Yin::

    • Co-founder and General Partner at Hustle Fund (August 2017 - Present)4
    • Previously Partner at 500 Startups (October 2014 - July 2017)4
    • Co-founder and CEO of adtech startup LaunchBit which was acquired in 201424
    • Has reviewed over 20,000 startup pitches and helped numerous portfolio founders raise hundreds of millions of dollars2
    • Author of the book "Democratizing Knowledge" which shares her insights on building startups, fundraising, and venture capital3
    • Studied BSEE at Stanford University and has an MBA from MIT Sloan2
    • Active on Twitter as @dunkhippo333

    Elizabeth Yin is a veteran investor and entrepreneur who has been involved in the startup ecosystem for over a decade. Through her work at Hustle Fund and 500 Startups, she has backed hundreds of early-stage startups and shared her knowledge with the broader startup community.125

    Highlights

    Nov 16 · twitter

    Yep - this is the pre-seed gap:

    Nov 15 · twitter

    Definitely a must-read!

    Jun 19 · hustlefund.vc
    Hustle Fund's Co-Founder shares lessons learned from 700 deals

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    Experience

    Co-founder and General Partner at Hustle Fund since August 2017
    Partner at 500 Startups, CEO and co-founder of LaunchBit, Product Marketing Manager at Google

    Location

    San Francisco Bay Area