Elizabeth Yin
General Partner at Hustle Fund
Elizabeth Yin
General Partner at Hustle Fund
San Francisco Bay Area
Overview
Work Experience
Co-founder and General Partner
2017 - Current
Hustle Fund's mission is to democratize wealth via startups. We help amazing startup founders with capital, knowledge, and networks. To this end, we have: -3 pre-seed funds. Often the first check into a startup or in the first round of funding. We prioritize founders' speed of execution above all else. Per our name, we also make a fast decision after speaking with a company. -Angel Squad. A modern day global online angel club with local in person networking. We help people become angel investors. -Events: Camp Hustle, Camp Hustle Asia, Angel Squad Summit, Founder Summit, Founder Retreats, Founder Friends meetups and many more -Newsletters: We send out a 2x weekly newsletter to investors called Small Bets and one to founders called The Founder Playbook. -Pre-IPO and secondary investing to help provide liquidity to late stage founders.
Partner
2014 - 2017
Ran the 500 Startups accelerator program in Mountain View. Invested in seed stage startups and managed a group of investors / coaches.
CEO and co-founder
2011 - 2014
LaunchBit is an adtech platform that enables marketers to get their ads in front of professional audiences in email newsletters and on niche blogs on a cost-per-click basis. Grew LaunchBit from zero to hundreds of SaaS advertisers and thousands of publishers. Acquired by BuySellAds, Inc. in Sept 2014.
CEO and co-founder
2008 - 2011
Lots of side projects that went nowhere. Lots of learnings.
Product Marketing Manager: developer products
2007 - 2008
-Led marketing for social APIs including OpenSocial and the Social Graph API -Led Google Developer Days: 15 locations worldwide. (smaller int'l versions of Google IO) -Managed six figure sponsorship budget for developer events.
InStep Global Intern: Business Development
2006 - 2006
Developed business development strategy to grow their client base of internet companies in the US.
Marketing Engineer
2004 - 2005
Worked with senior level management in the US and Japan to develop go-to-market strategy for the Modular Instruments product line. Generated new leads through surveys, events, demos, and presentations for large electronics companies in Tokyo.
Summer Intern: electrical engineering
2004 - 2004
Designed electronics system to withstand surges in high current for particle physics experiments.
Education
Investments
Latest Articles
I’m becoming a cartoonist…with AI – Elizabeth Yin
Talks about AI in creativity, generative AI tools and Midjourney
Introducing Raise Millions – Elizabeth Yin
Talks about startup fundraising, tech startups and fundraising guide
Do you set up your exit before you start your company? – Elizabeth Yin
Talks about startups, exit strategy and Ardius