Dave Yen
FounderFounder/CEO at Roomblocker
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedRoomblocker · YC
About
Dave Yen is a cofounder and general partner at Orange Collective, a venture fund focused on investing in YC-backed founders.
Founder/CEO at RoomblockerYC S15
Intro paths
YC
Dave went through Y Combinator (Summer 2015) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Dave can intro founders to Roomblocker's investors below.
Roomblocker's investors · 1
Co-founders at Roomblocker
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Michael WangFounder/CTO
Experience
- Orange CollectiveCo-Founder & GPcurrent2022 — present
- ShopifyProduct2021 — 2023San Francisco, California, United States
- Rigetti ComputingProduct Lead2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- RoomblockerCo-Founder & CEO2014 — 2017San Francisco, CA
- SalesforceSenior Manager, Technical Product Marketing2013 — 2014San Francisco, CA
- SalesforceTechnical Product Marketing Manager2011 — 2013San Francisco, CA
- MyBuysBusiness Development Associate2009 — 2010Ann Arbor, MI
Skills & more
Product Marketing21User Experience16Lead Generation18Product Management9E-commerce8Business Development11Marketing Strategy8Mobile Applications6CRM5Product Development3Sales4Cloud Computing3
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Dave Yen?
- Dave Yen is a cofounder and general partner at Orange Collective, a venture fund focused on investing in YC-backed founders.
- Where does Dave Yen work?
- Dave Yen is Founder/CEO of Roomblocker.
- What companies did Dave Yen found?
- Dave Yen founded Roomblocker.
- Where did Dave Yen go to school?
- Dave Yen studied at Y Combinator (Summer 2015); University of Michigan (Master's Degree, Information Sciences); University of Michigan (Bachelor's Degree, Economics).
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