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.1 2 4 Before founding Hustle Fund, she was a partner at 500 Startups where she invested in seed stage companies and ran the Mountain View accelerator.1 2 4

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 20142 4
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.1 2 5

Highlights

Dec 10 · twitter

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Dec 6 · twitter

Join me next week with @Wefunder as I dig into pitches with founders.

It will be raw, honest, and will give you insight into what goes through an investor's head during a pitch.

Jun 19 · hustlefund.vc

Hustle Fund's Co-Founder shares lessons learned from 700 deals