Eric Ye
InvestorPartner at Eastlink Capital Partners
San Francisco, California, United States
Writes $100K – $5M checks
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JP GanunlockedEric: together at Ctrip.com (2011–2017)
Eric: together at Eminence Ventures
Eric: together at Ctrip.com
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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
- Eastlink CapitalGeneral Partnercurrent2023 — presentMeno Park, California
- Public and Private CompaniesSr. Tech Advisor & Venture Partnercurrent2019 — presentUSA & China
- Liepin Group-HK06100Board Membercurrent2018 — presentChaoyang District, Beijing, China
- Eminence VenturesFounding Partner2017 — 2020Shanghai, China
- Infoq chinaChair of QCon, ArchSummit and GTLC2013 — 2018Shanghai, China
- Ctrip.comCTO & SVP of Technology2014 — 2017Shanghai City, China
- Ctrip.comVP of Technology; Chief Architecture Officer2011 — 2013Shanghai City, China
- eBay IncDirector, Software Platform Engineering2009 — 2011San Jose, CA
- eBay IncDeputy Manager of Global Development2009 — 2010San Jose, California
- eBay IncSr. Kernel Manager2005 — 2008San Francisco Bay Area
- eBay IncFounding Member of China Dev Center2004 — 2005Shanghai City, China
- eBay IncPrincipal Engineer2001 — 2004
- YahooSenior Technical Yahoo1999 — 2001Sunnyvale, CA
- SiemensPrincipal Consultant1998 — 1999Santa Clara
- Private heldInfrastructure Engineer1993 — 1998
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
- Who is Eric Ye?
- 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.
- 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.
- Where did Eric Ye go to school?
- Eric Ye studied at Wayne State University (MS, Computer Sciences); University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (MS, Computer Sciences); Jilin University (Bachelor, Computing math).
Same school
Also attended Wayne State University71
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Also attended University of Chinese Academy of Sciences7
Ben SunCo-founder & Investment Committee at Taiwan Global AngelsLiana LanESG Impact Investing Analyst at HIP InvestorNicole McCulloughInvestment Manager at Carrot VenturesKevin LiuDC of Strategy at Metis FoundationAlex RenFounding Partner at FellowsHolly HAOCTO at Everest Ventures Group (EVG)
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Also attended Jilin University11
Daguang WangManaging Director at Yonjin Venture LLCSteven XiFounding Managing Partner at Eastlink Capital PartnersZheng LiMr. Li is the Chief Executive Officer of the Issuer. at Li IndustriesShiyu WangFounder at Sanegene BioLincoln WangCo-founder & CTO at TennibotShirley BaumerFounder at Shapes
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Shared employers
Also worked at Liepin Group-HK061001
Also worked at Ctrip.com3
Also worked at eBay Inc276
Josh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalLogan GreenCo-founder of LyftKen HoweryCo-founder of PayPal and Founders FundClément DelangueCo-founder & CEO of Hugging FaceRon GuraCo-founder & CEO of EmpathyYonatan BergmanCo-founder & CTO of Empathy
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Also worked at Yahoo510
Jess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesBrian ActonCo-founder of WhatsApp; co-founder of Signal FoundationStewart ButterfieldCo-founder of Slack and FlickrMax LevchinCo-founder of PayPal; founder, chairman & CEO of Affirm; partner at SciFi VCAmjad MasadCo-founder & CEO of Replit
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