Christopher Yang
InvestorInvestor at Hyphen Capital
Los Angeles, California
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Christopher Yang is Co-President at SHOPLINE, where he leads cross-functional engineering and product development teams in designing digital and omnichannel solutions. He brings expertise in product and technology strategy, full lifecycle software development, cloud transformation, and enterprise architecture, supported by certifications including PMP, PgMP, PMI-ACP, CSM, CSPO, and AWS Cloud Practitioner. Yang has experience managing global initiatives across both established and emerging technologies while maintaining accountability for profit and loss responsibilities.
Experience
- SHOPLINECo-Presidentcurrent2024 — presentLos Angeles, California, United States
- SHOPLINEManaging Director, Shopline UScurrent2024 — present
- Entrepreneur VenturesOperating Partnercurrent2025 — presentLos Angeles, California, United States
- Pegasus Angel AcceleratorVenture Partnercurrent2024 — presentLos Angeles Metropolitan Area
- TCA Venture GroupBoard of Governorscurrent2022 — present
- TCA Venture GroupExecutive Board Member, Los Angeles Chaptercurrent2019 — present
- Forbes Technology CouncilMember and Contributorcurrent2019 — present
- Hyphen CapitalInvestor and Limited Partnercurrent2021 — present
- GiftpackInvestor and Board Observercurrent2023 — present
- AwayVice President of Engineering2022 — 2024
- UCLA ExtensionInstructor, Department of Engineering & Technology2018 — 2023Los Angeles, California
- OnrivaVice President Of Engineering2021 — 2022
- Corporate Travel Management USVice President, Engineering2018 — 2021Greater Los Angeles Area
- Corporate Travel Management USVice President, Loyalty & Leisure Technology2018Greater Los Angeles Area
- Corporate Travel Management USSenior Director, Loyalty Technology2017 — 2018Greater Los Angeles Area
- Onestop InternetDirector of Project Management and Head of PMO2015 — 2017El Segundo, CA
- Ticketmaster wholly owned Subsidiary of Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE:LVY)Senior Manager, Project Management2015Los Angeles, California
- DIRECTV wholly owned Subsidiary of AT&T (NYSE:T)Staff Engineer II & III, Software Engineering / Technical Lead / Technical Program Manager2009 — 2015El Segundo, California
- DIRECTV wholly owned Subsidiary of AT&T (NYSE:T)Staff Engineer I & II, Software Engineering2006 — 2009El Segundo, California
Education
- USC Marshall School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration - MBA2012 — 2015
- University of Southern CaliforniaMaster of Science - MS, Industrial & Systems Engineering2009 — 2011
- University of Southern CaliforniaMaster of Science - MS, Computer Science2005 — 2006
- University of Southern CaliforniaBachelor of Science - BS, Computer Engineering & Computer Science
- USC Marshall School of BusinessGraduate Certifcate, Technology Commercialization2013 — 2015
- CaltechCertificate, Project Management2010
Skills & more
Strategy2Strategic Planning4Leadership3Management5Python (Programming Language)Restful API2JIRA3Embedded Systems25Embedded Software7Embedded Linux6C++Java2
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JavaScriptPerlPHPSQLUMLSoftware as a Service (SaaS)Machine LearningObject-Oriented Programming (OOP)Agile MethodologiesSoftware EngineeringProgram ManagementAgile Project ManagementLanguages Chinese · English
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner — Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Leadership Through Organizational Sciences — Zappos
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) — Microsoft
- ICAgile Certified Professional — ICAgile
- ICAgile Certified Professional in Agile Coaching — ICAgile
- Professional Agile Leadership I (PAL I) — Scrum.org
- Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) — Scrum Alliance
- PMI Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP) — Project Management Institute
- ITIL Foundation — AXELOS Global Best Practice
- Effectively Negotiating with the Power of Persuasion Executive Education Program — USC Marshall School of Business
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Colleagues at Hyphen Capital
Dave Lu
Founder at Hyphen Capital
Dave Yang
Investor at Hyphen Capital
Eric Toda
Investor at Hyphen Capital
Gene Chuang
Investor at Hyphen Capital
Jate Samathivathanachai
Investor at Hyphen Capital
Jon Park
Investor at Hyphen Capital
Mengfei He
Managing Director at Hyphen Capital
Stephen Hsu
Investor at Hyphen Capital
Network6
Dave Lu
Founder at Hyphen Capital
Dave Yang
Investor at Hyphen Capital
Ekaterina Dorozhkina
Managing Partner at Starta Accelerator
Eric Toda
Investor at Hyphen Capital
Gene Chuang
Investor at Hyphen Capital
Teddy Chen
Investor at UpHonest Capital
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Christopher Yang work?
- Christopher Yang is Investor at Hyphen Capital.
- What check size does Christopher Yang write?
- Christopher Yang typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
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