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Edward Yip

Investor

Senior Advisor at Norwest Venture Partners

San Francisco, California

Writes $1M – $30M checks · typically $12.5M

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121 people in our graph share verified history with Edward — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

David GoldenunlockedEdward: together at Policy Genius (2017–2023)
×3Edward: together at Swimply
×3Edward: together at Norwest
×5Edward: together at Norwest Venture Partners

About

Edward Yip joined Norwest in 2012, working with founders in commerce, marketplaces, hardware-enabled services, and fintech; he served as a partner before transitioning to a Senior Advisor role in 2024. Previously he co-founded and was President of Spree Network Inc., a social commerce network, and spent four years in Evercore Partners' M&A Advisory Group in New York and London covering technology, media, and telecom. He holds a BA in economics and environmental studies from Dartmouth College.

Invests in

E-commerceFintechHardwareMarketplaces

Experience

  1. Endurance CompaniesCIOcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Lido PartnersManaging Partnercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. Norwest Venture PartnersSenior Advisorcurrent2012 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  4. Butter PaymentsBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  5. NoyoBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  6. TempoBoard Membercurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  7. Torch LabsBoard Member2019 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
  8. SwimplyBoard Member2021 — 2025Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
  9. Policygenius Inc.Board Observer2017 — 2023Greater New York City Area
  10. LoftiumBoard Member2019 — 2023Seattle, Washington, United States
  11. CommonBoard Observer2017 — 2023Greater New York City Area
  12. Imperfect FoodsBoard Member2018 — 2022San Francisco
  13. Spree NetworkCo-founder, President2009 — 2011SF, Atlanta, Phoenix, Austin
  14. EvercoreM&A Corporate Advisory2005 — 2009NYC, London

Skills & more

Financial Modeling25Business Development13Venture Capital32Start-ups39Mergers2Mergers & Acquisitions14E-commerce10Entrepreneurship4Marketing Strategy4Management1Mobile Devices2Investments
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From Edward's professional profile.

Colleagues at Norwest Venture Partners

Brian Matesic
Principal at Norwest Venture Partners
Casper de Clercq
General Partner at Norwest Venture Partners
Chris Sondej
Vice President at Norwest Venture Partners
Christopher Scullin
Partner at Norwest Venture Partners
Connor Pike
Vice President at Norwest Venture Partners
David Zilberman
General Partner at Norwest Venture Partners
Dror Nahumi
Managing Partner at Norwest Venture Partners
Jared Hyatt
Investor at Norwest Venture Partners

Network8

Scott BeechukScout
Partner at Norwest Venture Partners
Sergio J. MonsalveScout
Founding Partner at Roble Ventures
Brian Matesic
Principal at Norwest Venture Partners
Casper de Clercq
General Partner at Norwest Venture Partners
Chris Sondej
Vice President at Norwest Venture Partners
Christopher Scullin
Partner at Norwest Venture Partners
Collin West
Managing Partner at Ensemble VC
Connor Pike
Vice President at Norwest Venture Partners

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Edward Yip?
Edward Yip joined Norwest in 2012, working with founders in commerce, marketplaces, hardware-enabled services, and fintech; he served as a partner before transitioning to a Senior Advisor role in 2024. Previously he co-founded and was President of Spree Network Inc., a social commerce network, and spent four years in Evercore Partners' M&A Advisory Group in New York and London covering technology, media, and telecom. He holds a BA in economics and environmental studies from Dartmouth College.
Where does Edward Yip work?
Edward Yip is Senior Advisor at Norwest Venture Partners.
What does Edward Yip invest in?
Edward Yip invests in E-commerce, Fintech, Hardware, Marketplaces.
What check size does Edward Yip write?
Edward Yip typically writes checks of $1M – $30M.
Where did Edward Yip go to school?
Edward Yip studied at Dartmouth College (BA, Economics, Environmental Studies).

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Also attended Dartmouth College574

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Shared employers

Also worked at Tempo7

Kyle LuiGeneral Partner at Bling CapitalBen LingGeneral Partner at Bling CapitalCharlie PintoOperating Partner at Bling CapitalMolly HaleExecutive Assistant at Glynn Capital ManagementMoawia EldeebFounder/CEO at TempoKyle YugawaFounder at The Breakaway

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Also worked at Loftium4

Josh SteinManaging Partner at Threshold VenturesYifan ZhangManaging Director at Allen Institute for AI (AI2) IncubatorDenis BellavanceFounder at InspectifyBrad HargreavesCofounder at General Assembly

Also worked at Common3

Matthew BrimerPartner at Everywhere VenturesJason MarmonFounder at NovelcareBrad HargreavesCofounder at General Assembly

Also worked at Imperfect Foods7

Jesse MiddletonGeneral Partner at Flybridge Capital PartnersMike SmithPartner at FootworkJeremy GurewitzFounder & CEO of SolaceNikhil Basu TrivediPartner at FootworkAdam BergerManaging Director at Insight PartnersBrad FiedlerManaging Director at Insight Partners

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