Ben Yu is Managing Partner at Sierra Ventures and has been with the firm since 2000. Ben is an engineer and inventor by background. He is passionate about emerging sectors and breakthrough ideas. His investment philosophy is finding early-stage companies with great technologies that can truly make a difference and helping entrepreneurs turn ideas into market leaders. His current portfolio and selected past companies can be found below and on his LinkedIn profile. When he’s not working you can usually find him on the golf course.
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San Francisco, California
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Seed
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Seed
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AI / Devtools
Fintech
Cybersecurity
Digital Health
Web3
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B2C/E-Commerce
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Edtech
Enterprise
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USA
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Sierra Ventures
About the Fund
Invests in the future of the enterprise. They invest early – primarily Seed and Series A – and look for proven product market fit, disruption in the market, and strong IP.
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