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Austin Yu
InvestorInvestment Partner & Head of M&A at Owl Ventures · Investor at Playground Global
Cupertino, California, United States
Experience
- Owl VenturesInvestment Partner & Head of M&Acurrent2026 — presentBoston, MA
- Owl VenturesInvestor & Strategic M&A2024 — 2026Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- NewselaDirector of Corporate Development + International Expansion2021 — 2024Park City, Utah, United States
- NewselaDirector Of Business Development2020 — 2021London, England, United Kingdom
- NewselaBusiness Development Lead2017 — 2020Mountain View, California
- GoogleStrategic Business Development, Education2015 — 2017Mountain View, CA
- GoogleGoogle for Education Sales and Operations Team2013 — 2015Mountain View
- GoogleEnterprise Sales Associate2011 — 2012Austin, TX
- Evolving Vox LLCOwner and Manager2009 — 2011Hanover, NH
- Ivy Sports Business NetworkDirector of Finance2010 — 2011
- EquaTerraMarketing Intern2010
Skills & more
Educational Technology19Salesforce.com48Demand Generation32Google Apps19Sales32SaaS22Cloud Computing13Professional Services10Soccer4Channel Partners9Chrome OS5Go-to-market Strategy12
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Colleagues at Owl Ventures
Allison Orzell
Senior Executive Assistant at Owl Ventures
Amit A. Patel
Co-founder and Managing Partner at Owl Ventures
Brian Henspeter
Finance Manager at Owl Ventures
Chad Zimmerman
Investor at Owl Ventures
Christina Jordan
Head of People and Culture at Omidyar Network
Emily Luck
Senior Associate, Impact & Portfolio Services at Owl Ventures
Evgenia Macpherson
Chief of Staff at Owl Ventures
Hailey Carter
Vice President at Owl Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Austin Yu?
- Investor at Playground Global
- Where does Austin Yu work?
- Austin Yu is Investment Partner & Head of M&A at Owl Ventures.
- Where did Austin Yu go to school?
- Austin Yu studied at Dartmouth College (Bachelors, Economics); The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth (Business and Finance, Tuck Bridge Summer Program); The University of London, Royal Holloway (Transfer Term, Economics).
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Also attended Dartmouth College504
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Also attended The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth259
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Shared employers
Also worked at Owl Ventures30
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Also worked at Newsela7
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Also worked at Google1,782
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