Investing Profile

Rick Yang

VCInvestor

Partner, Head of Technology at New Enterprise Associates

nea.com/team/rick-yangSan Francisco, California

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Networks Rick is a member of

Stanford University Network

1320 CONNECTIONS

Credit Suisse Network

298 CONNECTIONS

New Enterprise Associates (NEA) Network

112 CONNECTIONS

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Current Investing Position

New Enterprise Associates (NEA) Partner

Investment Range

$2.0M - $50.0M

Sweet Spot

$25.0M

Investments On Record

Current Fund Size

$6.2B

Rick Yang is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Gaming/eSports (Seed)Media/Content (Seed)Gaming/eSports (Series B)Consumer Internet (Series B)Gaming/eSports (Series A)Enterprise (Series B)Media/Content (Series B)Media/Content (Series A)FinTech (Series B)SaaS (Series B)Enterprise (Series A)Consumer Internet (Seed)San Francisco Bay Area SaaS (Series A)Consumer Internet (Series A)FinTech (Series A)FinTech (Seed)SaaS (Seed)Enterprise (Seed)

Rick Yang's Investments On Record (26)

Company	StageDateRound Size	Total Raised
FriskAI	Pre SeedAug 2026$4M	$4M
Databento	Series BJul 2026$97M	$97M
Co-investors: Daniel Chapellin Castillo (Wealthing Vc Club), Andrew Nutter (Balderton Capital)
Nitra	Series AAug 2025$22M SeedAug 2022$16M	$88M
Co-investors: Jerry Yang (AME Cloud Ventures), Paul Grossinger (Gaingels), Will Smith (Dreamers VC), Keisuke Honda (KSK ANGEL FUND), Jerry Yang (Hardware Club), Sahin Boydas (Angel investor), Helen Liang
Unbound Security	SeedMay 2025$4M	$25M
Co-investors: Chris McCann (Race Capital), Dalton Caldwell (Standard Capital), Taro Fukuyama (SmartHR, Inc.), Zain Rizavi (Emerging Venture Capitalists Association (EVCA)), J.R. Smith (Evolution Equity Partners), Yuri Sagalov (10100), Wally Wang (SAV (Scale Asia Ventures))
Slash	Series BMay 2025$41M SeedMay 2023 Series AMay 2023$19M Pre SeedAug 2021	$160M
Co-investors: Jai Sajnani (Khosla Ventures), Meyer "Micky" Malka (Ribbit Capital), Hatim Khety (Goodwater Capital), Eric Kim (Goodwater Capital), William Hockey (The Column Group), Justin Mateen
Plaid	Series UnknownApr 2025$580M Series DApr 2021$430M Series CDec 2018$250M Series BJun 2016$44M Series ANov 2014$13M SeedSep 2013$3M	$1.3B
Co-investors: Sundeep Peechu (Felicis Ventures), Santo Politi (Spark Capital), Adam Rothenberg (BoxGroup), David Tisch (BoxGroup), Martin Mignot (Index Ventures), Dave Munichiello (GV (Google Ventures)), Mo Koyfman (Shine Capital), Wesley Chan (FPV Fund), Rohit Bodas (Propel Venture Partners), Mark Goldberg (Chemistry VC), Lisa Wu (Norwest Venture Partners), Mary Meeker (Bond), Jeff Crowe (Norwest Venture Partners), Daniel Scott (Unknown Ventures), Lindsay Fitzgerald (Vesey Ventures)
Pair Eyewear	Series COct 2023$75M Series BDec 2021$60M	$150M
Co-investors: David Shapiro (Alumni Ventures ), Shahin Farshchi (Lux Capital), Anna Barber (Everywhere Ventures (The Fund)), Scott Hartley (Everywhere Ventures (The Fund)), Jenny Fielding (Everywhere Ventures (The Fund)), Priti Youssef Choksi (Norwest Venture Partners), Bryan Rosenblatt (Craft Ventures), Alex Pattis (Riverside Ventures), David Rogier (Harrison Metal), Kate McAndrew (Bolt), Alex Gurevich (Javelin Venture Partners), John Dauer (Helium-3 Ventures), David Hendrickson (Helium-3 Ventures), Cole Rotman (DST Global), Chris Moreno (On Deck)
Functional Finance	SeedAug 2023$10M	$10M

most interested in

Mainly focused on Fintech and Consumer opportunities. Co-head of NEA seed practice. NEA is a sector, stage, and geography agnostic VC.

Rick Yang's Experience

Partner, Head of Technology New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Present

Analyst Credit SuissePresent

Partner, Head of Technology New Enterprise AssociatesPresent

Analyst Credit Suisse Technology Group2005 - 2007

Rick Yang's Education

Stanford University Bachelor's Electrical Engineering

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