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
Education
- UCLA Anderson School of Management
- Colorado State UniversityBS Business Admin, Marketing
- Golden High SchoolDiploma
- University of California, BerkeleyBlockchain Technologies and Business Applications
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
Investors connected to Dave in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- 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.
Same school
Also attended UCLA Anderson School of Management208
David Clark GuillermoInvestments at Impact America FundDana MoralyPartner; Chief Financial & Administrative Officer at March Capital PartnersJed LeidheiserPartner at March Capital PartnersShahin FarshchiPartner at Lux CapitalJennifer SavagePartner at Illuminate VenturesAlbert WangSenior Director at Qualcomm Ventures
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Also attended Colorado State University34
Paul OsmundsonVice President Strategy & Innovation - ARUP Laboratories at EPIC VENTURESTim WeelborgGeneral Partner and co-founder of Homegrown CapitalRon KammerzellInvestor at Golden EagleAlbert J. RobichaudPartner at Cure VenturesLarry BurgessExecutives in Residence at GENERAL INCEPTIONSamantha GuinnAnalyst at Novartis Venture Fund
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Also attended University of California, Berkeley1,341
Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystBrendan Bulik-SullivanInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Glen AndersonPartner at Monta Vista CapitalAnthony LinHead of Intel Capital, Corporate Vice President at Intel CapitalScott ShawChief of Staff at Intel Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at LinkedIn176
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersDeep NisharInvestment Team at General Catalyst
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Also worked at IAB13
Katya MarinVice President - Finance at QED InvestorsRich RobinsonInvestor at NZVCMike SepsoVenture Partner at Griffin Gaming PartnersJoe ApprendiGeneral Partner at Revel PartnersJanneke NiessenFounding Partner at CapitalTLynda ClarizioCo-Founder, General Partner at The 98
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Also worked at Reddit, Inc.24
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.61
Justin RoseInvestment Team at 8VCSelby DrummondSenior Strategic Officer at Plum Alley InvestmentsSteve HorowitzPartner at Alpha EdisonAlexis BonilloInvestor at Aglae VenturesDing ZhouHead of Content Engineering at Snap, Inc. at SignalFireChris YoungCEO Partner at Ardent Venture
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