Where does Isabella Sun work?

Isabella Sun is Founder of Short Story.

What companies did Isabella Sun found?

Isabella Sun founded Short Story.

Where did Isabella Sun go to school?

Isabella Sun studied at Y Combinator (S19); Emory University - Goizueta Business School (Bachelor of Business Administration, Finance).

Isabella Sun

Founder

Founder at Short Story

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedShort Story · YC

Find your path to Isabella

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

Dan BartusunlockedIsabella: together at Bank of America Merrill Lynch (2014–2019)

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Isabella: together at Emory University - Goizueta Business School

About

Isabella Sun is cofounder of Short Story and an investor in YC-backed companies through Pioneer Fund.

Founder at Short Story YC S19

Intro paths

Isabella went through Y Combinator (Summer 2019) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Isabella can intro founders to Short Story's investors below.

Short Story's investors · 3

Hyphen CapitalSan Francisco Wedbush VenturesLos Angeles · $1M – $3M checks Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2019

Co-founders at Short Story

Samuel HoffstaetterFounder

Experience

Short StoryFounder & CEOcurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Pioneer FundVenture Partnercurrent2023 — present
Bank of America Merrill LynchVice President, Structured Finance, Equity Derivatives2014 — 2019Greater New York City Area
Bank of America Merrill LynchAnalyst, Global Expansion Strategy2013 — 2014Greater New York City Area
Bank of America Merrill LynchAnalyst, Healthcare Banking2012 — 2013New York City Metropolitan Area
Bank of America Merrill LynchSummer Analyst2011
Saudi AramcoInvestments Analyst2010Houston, TX

Skills & more

Financial Analysis21Investments17Mandarin16Corporate StrategyMicrosoft Excel20Business Development2Due Diligence1Valuation3Research13Fundamental Analysis2PowerPoint8Bloomberg2

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EquitiesFinancial ModelingCorporate FinanceData AnalysisNew Market ExpansionNew Market GrowthMicrosoft WordGrowth StrategiesLeadershipTeamworkExcel ModelsProject Management

Languages Chinese · Spanish

Series 63 — FINRA
Series 7 — FINRA

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Isabella Sun?: Isabella Sun is cofounder of Short Story and an investor in YC-backed companies through Pioneer Fund.
Where does Isabella Sun work?: Isabella Sun is Founder of Short Story.
What companies did Isabella Sun found?: Isabella Sun founded Short Story.
Where did Isabella Sun go to school?: Isabella Sun studied at Y Combinator (S19); Emory University - Goizueta Business School (Bachelor of Business Administration, Finance).

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