Darren Yee
InvestorSenior Venture Associate at NYU Innovation Venture Fund
New York, New York, United States
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About
Leads NYU Innovation Venture Fund investments in information technology and consumer products and provides coaching. He previously co-founded a construction tech startup, took part in Techstars NYC, and worked in operations at real estate, mental health, and online education startups.
Experience
- New York UniversitySenior Venture Associate, Innovation Venture Fundcurrent2022 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- Forte LabsCourse Director, Building a Second Brain2021 — 2022
- MyWellbeingHead of Operations2020 — 2021New York, New York, United States
- Integrated ProjectsDirector of Operations2019 — 2020Greater New York City Area
- AcculisCo-Founder & CEO2016 — 2019
- Portent TechnologiesMechanical Engineer2016Greater New York City Area
- NYU HyperloopCo-Founder, Team Captain2015 — 2016Greater New York City Area
- FC Modular, a subsidiary of Forest City RatnerProcess Development Specialist2015 — 2016Brooklyn, NY
- NYU Engineers Without BordersCo-Founder, Project Lead2011 — 2015Greater New York City Area
- Grant Wilfley CastingBackground Work: Major Motion Pictures2011 — 2015
Skills & more
Research10Project Management6Mechanical Engineering1CAD1Public Speaking12Teamwork11Leadership9Management6Team Leadership5Microsoft Office11PowerPoint7Microsoft Word4
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MatlabSolidWorksMicrosoft PowerPointLanguages Cantonese · English
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Colleagues at NYU Innovation Venture Fund
Alex Iskold
Founder and Partner at 2048 Ventures
Ash Ashutosh
Executive Advisory Board at NYU Innovation Venture Fund
Azade Hosseini
Venture Associate at NYU Innovation Venture Fund
Caroline Lucas
Marketing & Communications Coordinator at NYU Innovation Venture Fund
Clayton Bryan
Executive Advisory Board at NYU Innovation Venture Fund
David Tisch
Partner at BoxGroup
Dee Dao
Venture Associate at NYU Innovation Venture Fund
Di-Ann Eisnor
Executive Advisory Board at NYU Innovation Venture Fund
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Darren Yee?
- Leads NYU Innovation Venture Fund investments in information technology and consumer products and provides coaching. He previously co-founded a construction tech startup, took part in Techstars NYC, and worked in operations at real estate, mental health, and online education startups.
- Where does Darren Yee work?
- Darren Yee is Senior Venture Associate at NYU Innovation Venture Fund.
- Where did Darren Yee go to school?
- Darren Yee studied at New York University (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering); NYU Tel-Aviv (Mechanical Engineering); Lick-Wilmerding High School.
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