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853 people in our graph share verified history with Dave — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
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Dave: together at Snapchat, Inc.
About
Dave Yang is a Managing Director at LinkedIn leading APAC growth and mid-market initiatives. He has 15 years of sales management experience across eight markets, including founding roles at Facebook's APAC division and Snapchat's sales team, where he scaled the latter from 2 to 300 employees and led revenue efforts during the company's first three years. Yang holds an EMBA in International Business from UCLA and previously worked at Reddit, Grab, and Friendster.
Experience
- LinkedInManaging Director - APAC - Growth and Mid Marketcurrent2024 — presentSingapore
- MMA GlobalBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
- Hyphen CapitalInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- IABRegional Board Member, IAB SEA+India2023 — 2024
- GrabRegional Head of Direct Sales Organization2020 — 2024
- Reddit, Inc.Head of Southwest Brand Partnerships2019 — 2020
- Snapchat, Inc.Director Sales2014 — 2018
- FacebookIndustry Lead2012 — 2014los angeles, california
- FacebookDirector Sales APAC2010 — 2012SINGAPORE
- FriendsterVP Business Development & Content Partnerships2009 — 2010
- MTVDirector2007 — 2009
- Seagate TechnologyDirector CE Sales APAC2000 — 2007
Skills & more
Negotiation1Strategic Thinking1Team ManagementManagement1Interpersonal SkillsStrategy34Leadership10Strategic Planning15Team Leadership4Business-to-Business (B2B)1Pricing Strategy1Marketing Strategy2
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International BusinessAdvertising SalesMarket PlanningSolution SellingConsultative SellingTeam BuildingProject ManagementCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Sales ManagementSalesDigital MarketingStrategic PartnershipsFrom Dave's professional profile.
Colleagues at Hyphen Capital
Christopher Yang
Investor at Hyphen Capital
Dave Lu
Founder 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
Network4
Christopher Yang
Investor at Hyphen Capital
Dave Lu
Founder at Hyphen Capital
Eric Toda
Investor at Hyphen Capital
Gene Chuang
Investor at Hyphen Capital
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Dave Yang?
- Dave Yang is a Managing Director at LinkedIn leading APAC growth and mid-market initiatives. He has 15 years of sales management experience across eight markets, including founding roles at Facebook's APAC division and Snapchat's sales team, where he scaled the latter from 2 to 300 employees and led revenue efforts during the company's first three years. Yang holds an EMBA in International Business from UCLA and previously worked at Reddit, Grab, and Friendster.
- Where does Dave Yang work?
- Dave Yang is Investor at Hyphen Capital.
- What check size does Dave Yang write?
- Dave Yang typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Dave Yang go to school?
- Dave Yang studied at UCLA Anderson School of Management; Colorado State University (BS Business Admin, Marketing); Golden High School (Diploma).
Same school
Also attended UCLA Anderson School of Management329
David Clark GuillermoInvestments at Impact America FundDana MoralyPartner; Chief Financial & Administrative Officer at March Capital PartnersJed LeidheiserPartner at March Capital PartnersShahin FarshchiPartner at Lux CapitalMonica PlazaOperating Partner at CapitalGJennifer SavagePartner at Illuminate Ventures
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Also attended Colorado State University90
Paul OsmundsonVice President Strategy & Innovation - ARUP Laboratories at EPIC VENTURESTim WeelborgGeneral Partner and co-founder of Homegrown CapitalSophia SorensenOffice Coordinator at Sorenson VenturesRon KammerzellInvestor at Golden EagleBraden DeforgeWealth Management Associate at Goalvest VentureAlbert J. RobichaudPartner at Cure Ventures
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Also attended University of California, Berkeley2,000
Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersSteve WozniakCo-founder of AppleTony XuCo-founder & CEO of DoorDashAravind SrinivasCo-founder & CEO of Perplexity AIAli GhodsiCo-founder & CEO of DatabricksRyan PetersenFounder & CEO of Flexport
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Shared employers
Also worked at LinkedIn272
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersDylan FieldCo-founder, CEO & Chair of FigmaRyan HrabakInvestor at LightbankBen CasnochaSilicon Valley-based entrepreneur, author, and investor
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Also worked at IAB21
Katya MarinVice President - Finance at QED InvestorsRich RobinsonInvestor at NZVCMike SepsoVenture Partner at Griffin Gaming PartnersJoe ApprendiGeneral Partner at Revel PartnersJanneke NiessenFounding Partner at CapitalTSheila BuckleyGlobal Head of Magnify Division & Business Development, Prohaska Consulting at The 98
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Also worked at Reddit, Inc.38
Alexis OhanianFounder & General Partner of Seven Seven SixGarry HillInvestment at Makers FundMatt MocharyInvestor at Fortius VenturesSerkan PiantinoVenture Partner at Floating PointDavid OppenheimerPartner, CFO at Verissimo Venturesbethanye McKinney BlountCompaas at Roble Ventures
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Also worked at Snapchat, Inc.91
Evan SpiegelCo-founder & CEO of SnapLucy GuoCo-founder of Scale AI; founder & CEO of PassesJoshua XuCo-founder & CEO of HeyGenJustin RoseInvestment Team at 8VCSelby DrummondSenior Strategic Officer at Plum Alley InvestmentsSteve HorowitzPartner at Alpha Edison
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