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
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Credit Suisse Network
311 CONNECTIONS
New Enterprise Associates (NEA) Network
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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
48
Current Fund Size
$6.2B

Rick Yang is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Rick Yang's Investments On Record (26)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
FriskAI
Pre SeedAug 2026$4M
$4M
Co-investors: Marlon Nichols (MaC Venture Capital)
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: Paul Grossinger (Gaingels), Jerry Yang (AME Cloud Ventures), 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: J.R. Smith (Evolution Equity Partners), Zain Rizavi (Emerging Venture Capitalists Association (EVCA)), Chris McCann (Race Capital), Taro Fukuyama (Unknown Ventures), Yuri Sagalov (Wayfinder Ventures), Wally Wang (SAV (Scale Asia Ventures)), Dalton Caldwell (Standard Capital)
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), Justin Mateen (Unknown Ventures), Hatim Khety (Goodwater Capital), Eric Kim (Goodwater Capital), William Hockey (The Column Group)
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: Dave Munichiello (GV (Google Ventures)), Martin Mignot (Index Ventures), Sundeep Peechu (Felicis Ventures), Santo Politi (Spark Capital), Adam Rothenberg (BoxGroup), David Tisch (BoxGroup), Mo Koyfman (Shine Capital), Wesley Chan (FPV Ventures), 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: Shahin Farshchi (Lux Capital), Anna Barber (Everywhere Ventures (The Fund)), Scott Hartley (Everywhere Ventures (The Fund)), Jenny Fielding (Everywhere Ventures (The Fund)), Cole Rotman (DST Global), Priti Youssef Choksi (Norwest Venture Partners), Alex Gurevich (Javelin Venture Partners), Kate McAndrew (Bolt), Bryan Rosenblatt (Craft Ventures), Chris Moreno (On Deck), David Shapiro (Castor Ventures (an Alumni Ventures Fund)), Alex Pattis (Riverside Ventures), David Rogier (Harrison Metal), John Dauer (Helium-3 Ventures), David Hendrickson (Helium-3 Ventures)
Functional Finance
SeedAug 2023$10M
$10M

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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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