Steph Mui

Founder and CEO at PIN | Stanford GSB, UChicago alum

Steph Mui is the Founder and CEO of PIN (Power in Numbers), a company she established in March 2022 and is based in New York.1 PIN helps communities legally and seamlessly invest in startups together, with successful examples including Stanford, ex-Coinbase, and creators/TikTokers.1 The company is backed by notable investors such as Initialized, NEA, GSR, and Industry.1

Professional Background

Education and Early Career: Steph holds an MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business, which she completed between September 2018 and June 2020.1 Her early career includes roles at prestigious firms:

Investment Banking Analyst at J.P. Morgan (2014-2016)
Consumer VC & Growth Investor at New Enterprise Associates (NEA) (2016-2018)

Entrepreneurial Experience: Before founding PIN, Steph gained valuable experience in various entrepreneurial roles:

Founder in Residence at Atomic (April-June 2019)
Co-Founder of GSB 2020 | Fund (January 2019-Present)

Expertise and Interests

Steph has demonstrated a keen interest in entrepreneurship, venture capital, and democratizing access to early-stage investing. She frequently shares insights on:

Evaluating business ideas and their potential for VC funding2
Finding the right startup idea while managing co-founding team dynamics3
The evolving landscape of startup co-founders, including the rise of creator and celebrity co-founders4

Current Focus

As the leader of PIN, Steph is actively involved in:

Supporting founders and angel investors1
Expanding PIN's platform and services
Hiring talent, including recent efforts to recruit a full-stack engineer5

Steph Mui's background in venture capital, combined with her entrepreneurial experience, positions her as a valuable resource for founders navigating the startup ecosystem, particularly in the realms of fundraising and strategic decision-making.

Highlights

Nov 20 · twitter

everyone knows who martha stewart is but the story behind her rise as a businesswoman is so underrated:

was hired as one of wall street's only female stock brokers in 1968 was very successful making ~$250k per year (~$2.2M today) got burned out, quit, moved to connecticut into a run-down farmhouse, and discovered a passion for homemaking built reputation as a fantastic host and started a million dollar catering business was discovered and offered a book deal after catering an event for a book publisher. that expanded into a nationwide collaboration with Kmart and a magazine with Time she eventually bought out her partners to consolidate them into her own 100%-owned business Martha Stewart Living went public in 1999 and became the first self-made female billionaire was convicted of felony charges related to insider trading and spent 5 months in prison her company's stock crashed, she sold her empire for parts, and she estimated a personal loss of ~$1b+ re-invented herself, and now in her 70's, is more culturally relevant than ever (a cooking show with Snoop Dogg, being Sports Illustrated's oldest ever model, etc etc)

(yes i watched Martha on Netflix and it ✨exceeded expectations✨)