Investing Profile

Rick Yang

VCInvestor
Partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
nea.com/team/rick-yangSan Francisco, California
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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
33
Current Fund Size
$6.2B

Rick Yang is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Rick Yang's Investments On Record (15)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Slash
Series BMay 2025$41M
Series AMay 2023$19M
SeedMay 2023
$60M
Co-investors: Hatim Khety (Goodwater Capital), Justin Mateen, William Hockey
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: David Tisch (BoxGroup), Mark Goldberg (Index Ventures), Adam Rothenberg (BoxGroup), Santo Politi (Spark Capital), Lindsay Fitzgerald (Company Capital), Mo Koyfman (Shine Capital), Daniel Scott (Susquehanna Capital), Rohit Bodas (Amara VC)
Pair Eyewear
Series COct 2023$75M
Series BDec 2021$60M
$150M
Co-investors: David Shapiro (Alumni Ventures ), Jenny Fielding (Everywhere Ventures (The Fund)), Scott Hartley (Everywhere Ventures (The Fund)), Chris Moreno (Infinite Niches), Kate McAndrew (Baukunst), Bryan Rosenblatt (Craft Ventures), Alex Gurevich (Javelin Venture Partners), Cole Rotman (DST Global), David Hendrickson (Helium-3 Ventures), John Dauer (Helium-3 Ventures), Alex Pattis, David Rogier
Functional Finance
SeedAug 2023$10M
$10M
Nitra
SeedAug 2022$16M
$16M
Co-investors: Jerry Yang (AME Cloud Ventures), Jerry Yang (Hardware Club), Will Smith (Dreamers VC)
QuoteWell
Series AJul 2022$15M
$15M
Regression Games
SeedJun 2022$4M
$4M
Co-investors: Den Dmitrenko (Roosh Ventures), Nitesh Banta (Stellar Capital), James Gwertzman
Wheelhouse
Series AApr 2022$16M
$16M

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

Analyst Credit Suisse Technology Group2005 - 2007

Rick Yang's Education

Stanford University Bachelor's Electrical Engineering