Chris Yin
FounderFounder at Plume · Founder at plume.org PLUME
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $5M – $15M checks · typically $10M
FoundedPlumeplume.org PLUME
About
Chris Yin is the Founder and CEO of Plume Network. He has prior experience as an entrepreneur and investor, with a track record spanning both successful and unsuccessful ventures.
Founder at Plume
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In turn, Chris can intro founders to Plume's investors below.
Plume's investors · 12
A.Capital VenturesSan FranciscoAENUBerlin · $1.1M – $5.5M checks · since 2026Better AngleCourbevoie · since 2026BreedCoral GablesEspresso SystemsFactionPalo Alto · $50K – $5M checksHaun VenturesSilicon Valley · $1M – $100M checksHyperithmTokyoKima VenturesParis · $50K – $5M checks · since 2026Reciprocal VenturesNew York City · $250K – $3M checksSerafundVancouverY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026
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Founder at plume.org PLUME
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In turn, Chris can intro founders to plume.org PLUME's investors below.
plume.org PLUME's investors · 3
Co-founders at plume.org PLUME
EY
Eugene Y. Q. ShenFounder
Experience
- Plume NetworkFounder & CEOcurrent2024 — present
- InvestorAngelcurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Scale Venture PartnersPrincipal2019 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- Rainforest QAVP Product2017 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- Coupa SoftwareDirector of Product Management2013 — 2016
- Xpenser (acquired by Coupa Software)Product2012 — 2013Greater San Diego Area
Skills & more
Website Development2Business Development25Entrepreneurship35Operations3Market Research16New Ventures2Business Strategy13Start-ups50Social Networking2Competitive Analysis7Social Media Marketing2Due Diligence2
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Corporate DevelopmentVenture CapitalAnalyticsStrategic PartnershipsWeb DevelopmentMobile ApplicationsProduct DevelopmentProduct ManagementStrategyHTMLCSSPythonLanguages Chinese · English
From Chris's professional profile.
Network4
Alex Niehenke
Partner at Scale Venture Partners
Andy Vitus
Partner at Scale Venture Partners
Ariel Tseitlin
Partner at Scale Venture Partners
Eric Anderson
Partner at Scale Venture Partners
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Chris Yin?
- Chris Yin is the Founder and CEO of Plume Network. He has prior experience as an entrepreneur and investor, with a track record spanning both successful and unsuccessful ventures.
- Where does Chris Yin work?
- Chris Yin is Founder of Plume and Founder at plume.org PLUME.
- What check size does Chris Yin write?
- Chris Yin typically writes checks of $5M – $15M.
- What companies did Chris Yin found?
- Chris Yin founded Plume, plume.org PLUME.
- Where did Chris Yin go to school?
- Chris Yin studied at UC San Diego.
Same school
Also attended UC San Diego357
Elad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalMark SusterManaging Partner at Upfront VenturesChester NgGeneral Partner at AtomicBirgitteInvestor at InvestinorHouman HaghighiPartner, Business & Corporate Development at Menlo VenturesFreya Svedberg-KeatingInvestor at Medicxi
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Shared employers
Also worked at Scale Venture Partners54
Karan MehandruManaging Director at Madrona Venture GroupAlex NiehenkePartner at Scale Venture PartnersAndy VitusPartner at Scale Venture PartnersAriel TseitlinPartner at Scale Venture PartnersAurelia HanAssociate at Scale Venture PartnersClaire YoonAssociate at Scale Venture Partners
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Also worked at Rainforest QA9
Sam AwrabiFounder & Solo GP at Banyan VenturesHansae CatlettGeneral Partner at The MBA FundAllison PickensSolo GP Investor at Allison Pickens VenturesJim AndelmanCo-Founder and Managing Director at Bonfire VenturesFarlan DowellOperating Partner at Virta VenturesRussell SmithFounder / CTO at Rainforest
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Also worked at Coupa Software23
Neeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesAlex NicholsInvestor at CapitalGJesse WedlerInvestor at CapitalGToby BrzoznowskiAdvisor - Enterprise Software at Augment VenturesJonathan EbingerGeneral Partner at BlueRun VenturesPenny MaresVice President, Sales & GTM at Unusual Ventures
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