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Isabella Sun
InvestorFounderFounder at Short Story
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedShort Story · YC
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About
Isabella Sun is cofounder of Short Story and an investor in YC-backed companies through Pioneer Fund.
Founder at Short StoryYC S19
Intro paths
YC
Isabella went through Y Combinator (Summer 2019) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Short Story's investors · 8
Coughdrop CapitalSeattle · $40K – $100K checksHyphen CapitalSan Francisco · $150K – $5M checksNo Talking CapitalBoston · $100K – $1M checksOperate VentureNewport BeachPay It Forward - PIFVenture Investment AssociatesPeapackWedbush VenturesLos Angeles · $1M – $3M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2019
Co-founders at Short Story
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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 ManagementLanguages 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.
- What companies has Isabella Sun invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Booth AI, Glisten AI.
- 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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Shared employers
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Also worked at Saudi Aramco40
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