About
Al Yang previously worked at Medumo, which was acquired by Philips Health, before founding SafeBase, a platform focused on security and compliance information sharing.
Founder at SafeBaseYC S20
Intro paths
YC
Al went through Y Combinator (Summer 2020) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Al can intro founders to SafeBase's investors below.
SafeBase's investors · 10
Analog VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $1.5M checksComcast VenturesNew York · $2M – $15M checks · since 2024Contour Venture PartnersNew York · $500K – $2M checksHyphen CapitalSan FranciscoNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park · $200K – $40M checksTime Zero CapitalTouring CapitalSan Francisco · since 2024Twenty Two VenturesPalo Alto · $50K – $250K checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2020Zoom Venturessince 2024
Co-founders at SafeBase
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Adar ArnonFounder
Experience
- Pioneer FundVenture Partnercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- SafeBaseCEO, Co-founder (Acquired by Drata)2020 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
- MedumoStrategy (Acquired)2017 — 2019
- Comcast VenturesInvestor2019
- Mooreland PartnersM&A Tech-focused Investment Banking (Acquired)2013 — 2018New York, NY
- Picmonic Inc (Remember More in Less Time)Co-founder (Acquired)2011 — 2013
- Grant Thornton LLP (US)Forensic Accountant2010 — 2012Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Skills & more
Microsoft Office6PowerPoint6Forensic Accounting4Internal Audits3Finance33Mergers & Acquisitions31Financial Analysis23Valuation15Leadership17CPA12Accounting13Financial Modeling11
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US GAAPMandarinEntrepreneurshipStart-upsAuditingFinancial ReportingStrategic PlanningManagementBusiness PlanningForecastingInvestment BankingInvestment AdvisoryLanguages English · Mandarin, Chinese
- Series 63 — FINRA
- Series 79 — FINRA
- Certified Public Accountant (inactive) — AICPA. State of Arizona.
From Al's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Al Yang?
- Al Yang previously worked at Medumo, which was acquired by Philips Health, before founding SafeBase, a platform focused on security and compliance information sharing.
- Where does Al Yang work?
- Al Yang is Founder of SafeBase.
- What companies did Al Yang found?
- Al Yang founded SafeBase.
- Where did Al Yang go to school?
- Al Yang studied at Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Y Combinator; University of Arizona.
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Shared employers
Also worked at SafeBase12
Dave LuFounder at Hyphen CapitalPriya SaiprasadInvestment Advisory Council at Neythri Futures FundEvan WijayaPrincipal at Touring CapitalHilarie Koplow-McAdamsVenture Partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Kyle McNultyInvestor at In-Q-TelTal ZackonPrincipal at F2 Capital
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