About
Evelyn M. Rusli is the co-founder and co-CEO of Yumi, a nutrition and wellness company for children. Before founding Yumi, she worked for over a decade as a journalist covering startups and innovation, with staff roles at the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, and Forbes, and later served as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Social Capital Partnership. A Princeton University graduate in English, she is also an angel investor and startup advisor and was named to Inc.'s Female Founders 100 in 2022.
Founder at Yumi
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Yumi's investors Β· 16
500 GlobalSan Francisco Β· $150K checks Β· since 2016Aglae VenturesParis Β· $108K β $5.4M checksAllerfund Ventures, LlcNew YorkAugust CapitalSan Francisco Bay Area Β· $1M β $15M checksChaos VenturesNew YorkCleo CapitalNew York Β· $100K β $1M checksEvolution VC PartnersNew YorkExpaWest Hollywood Β· $250K β $3M checksForm CapitalMiami Β· $200K β $300K checksGood FriendsSan Francisco Β· $250K β $1M checksHyphen CapitalSan FranciscoJAZZ Venture PartnersSan Francisco Β· $100K β $20M checksMaC Venture CapitalLos Angeles Β· $500K β $2M checksOssian CapitalPeak State VenturesNew York Β· $100K β $15M checksTRAC (Third Round Analytics Capital)San Francisco Β· $250K β $2M checks
Co-founders at Yumi
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Angela SutherlandCo-Founder, CEO
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Evelyn
Experience
- YumiCo-Founder, Co-CEOcurrent2017 β presentLos Angeles Metropolitan Area
- The Wall Street JournalInnovation Reporter2012 β 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- The New York TimesReporter2010 β 2012
- TechCrunchAnchor Reporter2010
- Forbes.comMarkets Reporter, Anchor - Reporter2007 β 2010
- New York TimesCorrespondent2004 β 2006
- Arience Capital-2006New York City Metropolitan Area
- Vibe Magazine-2003 β 2004
Skills & more
Journalism99Online Journalism21Editing11Newspapers45Producing25News Writing51Copy Editing25Storytelling62Blogging24Feature Articles13Digital Media31Magazines11
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Evelyn Rusli?
- Evelyn M. Rusli is the co-founder and co-CEO of Yumi, a nutrition and wellness company for children. Before founding Yumi, she worked for over a decade as a journalist covering startups and innovation, with staff roles at the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, and Forbes, and later served as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Social Capital Partnership. A Princeton University graduate in English, she is also an angel investor and startup advisor and was named to Inc.'s Female Founders 100 in 2022.
- Where does Evelyn Rusli work?
- Evelyn Rusli is Founder of Yumi.
- What companies did Evelyn Rusli found?
- Evelyn Rusli founded Yumi.
- Where did Evelyn Rusli go to school?
- Evelyn Rusli studied at Princeton University (Bachelor of Arts, English).
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