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Eric Ye

Investor

Partner at Eastlink Capital Partners

San Francisco, California, United States

Writes $100K – $5M checks

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

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Eric: together at Wayne State University

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

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 University44

Desmond PadhiOperating Partner at Westlake Village BioPartnersSiddhi GuptaIndia Investment Analyst at Beyond Capital VenturesWilliam KaiserVenture Partner at Colle Capital PartnersAntonio LückInvestor at MatterScale VenturesMrunalini ParvataneniInvestor at DigitalDx VenturesCaroline WolaninInvestment Analyst at Plymouth Growth

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Also attended University of Chinese Academy of Sciences6

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)

Also attended Jilin University6

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

Shared employers

Also worked at Liepin Group-HK061001

Bo ShaoChairman at CrossLayer Capital

Also worked at Ctrip.com3

JP GanFounding Partner at INCE CapitalGabriel LiAdvisor at Elev8 Venture PartnersJames LiangFounder at Ctrip (NASDAQ: TCOM）

Also worked at eBay Inc240

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 Yahoo436

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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