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

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 (16)

Company	StageDateRound Size	Total Raised
Unbound Security	SeedMay 2025$4M	$25M
Co-investors: J.R. Smith (Evolution Equity Partners), Edith Yeung (Race Capital), Taro Fukuyama (Pioneer Fund), Zain Rizavi (Ridge Ventures (Formerly known as IDG Ventures USA)), Wally Wang (Scale Asia Ventures), Dalton Caldwell (Y Combinator)
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: Sundeep Peechu (Felicis Ventures), Adam Rothenberg (BoxGroup), Santo Politi (Spark Capital), Mark Goldberg (Index Ventures), David Tisch (BoxGroup), Lindsay Fitzgerald (Company Capital), Rohit Bodas (Amara VC), Mo Koyfman (Shine Capital), Mary Meeker (Bond), Daniel Scott (Susquehanna Capital), Wesley Chan (FPV Fund)
Pair Eyewear	Series COct 2023$75M Series BDec 2021$60M	$150M
Co-investors: Shahin Farshchi (Lux Capital), David Shapiro (Alumni Ventures ), Jenny Fielding (Everywhere Ventures (The Fund)), Scott Hartley (Everywhere Ventures (The Fund)), Chris Moreno (Infinite Niches), Bryan Rosenblatt (Craft Ventures), Kate McAndrew (Baukunst), 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), Will Smith (Dreamers VC), Jerry Yang (Hardware Club)
QuoteWell	Series AJul 2022$15M	$15M
Regression Games	SeedJun 2022$4M	$4M
Co-investors: Den Dmitrenko (Roosh Ventures), Nitesh Banta (Stellar Capital), James Gwertzman

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