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

703 CONNECTIONS

Credit Suisse Network

89 CONNECTIONS

New Enterprise Associates (NEA) Network

57 CONNECTIONS

New Enterprise Associates 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

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 (24)

Company	StageDateRound Size	Total Raised
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 (Dreamers VC), Jerry Yang (Hardware Club), Sahin Boydas (Angel investor)
Unbound Security	SeedMay 2025$4M	$25M
Co-investors: J.R. Smith (Evolution Equity Partners), Taro Fukuyama (SmartHR, Inc.), Yuri Sagalov (10100), Wally Wang (Scale Asia Ventures), Dalton Caldwell (Standard Capital), Chris McCann (Race Capital), Zain Rizavi (Ridge Ventures (Formerly known as IDG Ventures USA))
Slash	Series BMay 2025$41M SeedMay 2023 Series AMay 2023$19M Pre SeedAug 2021	$160M
Co-investors: Meyer "Micky" Malka (Ribbit Capital), Hatim Khety (Goodwater Capital), Eric Kim (Goodwater Capital), Jai Sajnani (Flight Deck 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: 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 (NewCo), Wesley Chan (FPV Fund), Rohit Bodas (Amara VC), Mark Goldberg (Chemistry VC), Lisa Wu (Norwest Venture Partners), Mary Meeker (Bond), Jeff Crowe (Norwest Venture Partners), Daniel Scott (Susquehanna Capital), Lindsay Fitzgerald (Company Capital)
Pair Eyewear	Series COct 2023$75M Series BDec 2021$60M	$150M
Co-investors: Shahin Farshchi (Lux Capital), David Shapiro (Alumni Ventures ), 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), Kate McAndrew (Bolt), Alex Gurevich (Javelin Venture Partners), John Dauer (Helium-3 Ventures), David Hendrickson (Helium-3 Ventures), Cole Rotman (DST Global), Chris Moreno (Xeal), David Rogier, Alex Pattis
Functional Finance	SeedAug 2023$10M	$10M
Kira	Series AMay 2023$15M	$28M
Co-investors: Carmen Chang (New Enterprise Associates (NEA)), Jenn Byrne (Grit Capital Partners), Andrew Ng (AI Fund), Rob Schmults (Blockchange Ventures), Ken Seiff (Blockchange Ventures), Michael Seibel (Y Combinator)
QuoteWell	Series AJul 2022$15M	$27M
Co-investors: Ned Daoro (Clocktower Technology Ventures), Brian Spaly (Brand Foundry Ventures)

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 AssociatesPresent

Analyst Credit SuissePresent

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

Analyst Credit Suisse Technology Group2005 - 2007

Rick Yang's Education

Stanford University Bachelor's Electrical Engineering