Emily Yu
InvestorInvestor at Boost VC · MBA Candidate, MIT Sloan at The E14 Fund
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $50K – $1M checks · typically $500K
About
A roboticist turned investor and former founder. Previously at Amazon Robotics, NFX, and E14 Fund; holds an MIT Sloan MBA.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Experience
- Boost VCInvestorcurrent2024 — presentSan Mateo, California, United States
- Various StartupsAngel Investor & Advisorcurrent2025 — present
- NFXVenture Fellow2023 — 2024
- E14 FundVC Fellow2023 — 2024Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- Amazon RoboticsSr. Design Engineer2021North Reading, Massachusetts, United States
- Amazon RoboticsSolutions Design Engineer2018 — 2021North Reading, MA
- SirMixABot IncCo-Founder / Product (MIT delta v '19)2019 — 2020Boston, MA / San Francisco, CA
- MarkforgedSolutions Engineer2017 — 2018Watertown, MA
Skills & more
Leadership15Relationship BuildingAnalytical SkillsTeamworkCommunicationNegotiationMentoringWarehouse Management SystemsSolidWorks7Matlab3ANSYS3AutoCAD1
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Microsoft OfficeMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft WordMicrosoft PowerPointLightroomInventorPTC CreoLabVIEWArduinoZBrushpythonEntrepreneurshipLanguages Chinese · English · German
- Certified SOLIDWORKS Associate — Dassault Systèmes
From Emily's professional profile.
Colleagues at Boost VC
Network3
Adam DraperScout
Managing Director at Boost VC
Brayton WilliamsScout
Co-Founder & Partner at Boost VC
Maddie CallanderScout
Partner at Boost VC
Investors connected to Emily in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Emily Yu?
- A roboticist turned investor and former founder. Previously at Amazon Robotics, NFX, and E14 Fund; holds an MIT Sloan MBA.
- Where does Emily Yu work?
- Emily Yu is Investor at Boost VC.
- What check size does Emily Yu write?
- Emily Yu typically writes checks of $50K – $1M.
- Where did Emily Yu go to school?
- Emily Yu studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MBA, Entrepreneurship & Innovation); Worcester Polytechnic Institute (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering); Stanford University (Summer Program, Entrepreneurship).
Same school
Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology1,387
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and Techstars
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Also attended Worcester Polytechnic Institute35
Steve VassalloInvestor at Foundation CapitalAbe MurrayGeneral Partner at AlleyCorpCharles White, Ph.D.Principal at Illumina VenturesJiong MaInvestor at Phoenix Venture PartnersJill GoldsteinPrincipal at Vida VenturesStephen MarcusCo-Founder and General Partner at Riot Ventures
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Also attended Stanford University2,000
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital
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Also attended Parsons School of Design - The New School29
Carina ChoAssociate at Context VenturesGaya ShiloahAssociate at Qumra CapitalSandy DestrugeInvestor at Silversmith Capital PartnersDana Al SalemAdvisor at SPiCE VCAmanda BellVP of Public Relations at XRCMelissa BeightInvestor at Altai Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at NFX35
Loubaba El AyoubiInvestor at NorthzoneXan WoodInvestor at Canvas VenturesKyle TreigeSenior Associate at Core Venture CapitalLouden RichasonPrincipal at FinTech CollectiveAnna PiñolInvestor at NFXAnastasia BudinskayaInvestor at NFX
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Also worked at E14 Fund24
Calvin ChinManaging Partner at E14 FundEvan HaasInvestor at E14 FundHilal DahlehInvestor at E14 FundAlaa KhaddajInvestor at E14 FundAlexander GuInvestor at E14 FundSarah MelvinInvestor at E14 Fund
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Also worked at Amazon Robotics23
Dave MunichielloInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Amy VilleneuveBoard Director, Advisor & Past COO and President of Amazon Robotics at Underscore VCPeter WurmanAdvisor at Cybernetix VenturesAjay AgarwalPartner at Bain Capital VenturesSiva Kumar ThotaAI Engineer at Untapped VenturesJosh PollakOperating Partner - Robotics at Climactic
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