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Eric Ye

Investor

Partner at Eastlink Capital Partners

San Francisco, California, United States

Writes $100K – $5M checks

About

Eric Ye is a partner specializing in cloud-native and AI infrastructure who brings founder experience from a founding role, offers open, founder-facing communication, and connects technical teams to later-stage partners.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software

Experience

  1. Eastlink CapitalGeneral Partnercurrent2023 — presentMeno Park, California
  2. Public and Private CompaniesSr. Tech Advisor & Venture Partnercurrent2019 — presentUSA & China
  3. Liepin Group-HK06100Board Membercurrent2018 — presentChaoyang District, Beijing, China
  4. Eminence VenturesFounding Partner2017 — 2020Shanghai, China
  5. Infoq chinaChair of QCon, ArchSummit and GTLC2013 — 2018Shanghai, China
  6. Ctrip.comCTO & SVP of Technology2014 — 2017Shanghai City, China
  7. Ctrip.comVP of Technology; Chief Architecture Officer2011 — 2013Shanghai City, China
  8. eBay IncDirector, Software Platform Engineering2009 — 2011San Jose, CA
  9. eBay IncDeputy Manager of Global Development2009 — 2010San Jose, California
  10. eBay IncSr. Kernel Manager2005 — 2008San Francisco Bay Area
  11. eBay IncFounding Member of China Dev Center2004 — 2005Shanghai City, China
  12. eBay IncPrincipal Engineer2001 — 2004
  13. YahooSenior Technical Yahoo1999 — 2001Sunnyvale, CA
  14. SiemensPrincipal Consultant1998 — 1999Santa Clara
  15. Private heldInfrastructure Engineer1993 — 1998

Education

  1. Wayne State UniversityMS, Computer Sciences
  2. University of Chinese Academy of SciencesMS, Computer Sciences
  3. Jilin UniversityBachelor, Computing math

Skills & more

Business and Technology Combinator1Principal Investing1Venture CapitalExecutive CoachingScalability99Distributed Systems62Grails15Hadoop41Agile Methodologies44

From Eric's professional profile.

Colleagues at Eastlink Capital Partners

Anthony Sun
Senior Venture Advisor at Eastlink Capital Partners
Benjamin Fanger
Senior Venture Advisor at Eastlink Capital Partners
Bob Sun
Venture Partner at Eastlink Capital Partners
Candice Zihan Xie
Investor at Eastlink Capital Partners
Siyu Jia
Investor at Eastlink Capital Partners
Stephanie Wang
Venture Partner at Eastlink Capital Partners
Steven Xi
Founding Managing Partner at Eastlink Capital Partners
Yiran Chen
Senior Strategic Advisor at Eastlink Capital Partners

Frequently asked questions

Where does Eric Ye work?
Eric Ye is Partner at Eastlink Capital Partners.
What does Eric Ye invest in?
Eric Ye invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Developer Tools, Enterprise Software.
What check size does Eric Ye write?
Eric Ye typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.

Same school

Also attended Wayne State University23

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Also attended University of Chinese Academy of Sciences3

Ben SunCo-founder & Investment Committee at Taiwan Global AngelsKevin LiuDC of Strategy at Metis FoundationAlex RenFounding Partner at Fellows

Also attended Jilin University1

Steven XiFounding Managing Partner at Eastlink Capital Partners

Shared employers

Also worked at Ctrip.com2

JP GanFounding Partner at INCE CapitalGabriel LiAdvisor at Elev8 Venture Partners

Also worked at eBay Inc153

Josh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalHannah SealInvestor at Index VenturesMike FridgenVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupRajan MehraPartner at March Capital PartnersErik RannalaCo-Founder & Partner at Mucker CapitalWilliam HsuCo-Founder & Partner at Mucker Capital

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Also worked at Yahoo278

Jess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesFrédérique DameInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Marcie VuPartner at GreycroftIsabelle PhelpsPartner at Lerer HippeauPaul LevineOperating Partner at Sapphire Ventures

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Also worked at Siemens196

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