Fundraising Fox

Julie Liao

Investor

Principal at Yes VC

San Francisco, California

Writes $250K – $1M checks · typically $500K

Experience

  1. Typewriter VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2025 — present
  2. Public GoodsBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentNew York, United States
  3. Early-stage Startups and Venture FundsFractional COO/CFO2025
  4. Augur Energy AI Fund IVenture Partner2024 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area and Calgary, Canada
  5. Yes VCPartner2023 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  6. Yes VCPrincipal2021 — 2023United States
  7. CxO Leadership AcceleratorFounding Member2021 — 2024New York City Metropolitan Area
  8. FOG VenturesOperator LP2022 — 2024
  9. HakkaWorks LLCFounder2021 — 2024New York, United States
  10. ImpactDirector, FP&A and Business Operations2020 — 2021New York City Metropolitan Area
  11. Sidewalk Labs (Part of Google)COO, Coord2018 — 2020New York, New York
  12. Sidewalk Labs (Part of Google)Head of Finance & Business Operations, Coord2017 — 2018Greater New York City Area
  13. NamelySr. Manager, FP&A and Business Operations2016 — 2017Greater New York City Area
  14. True VenturesAssistant Controller | Finance & Operations2015 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
  15. True VenturesSr. Finance and Business Operations Analyst2014 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
  16. EYTransaction Support Associate2013San Francisco, CA and Sao Paolo, Brazil
  17. EYSenior Associate2010 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area

Skills & more

MandarinStrategic InitiativesRelationship DevelopmentBoard LevelBoard AdministrationVenture Capital2Start-upsBusiness StrategyBusiness Analysis4Financial Modeling6Finance1Due Diligence8
+12 moreFinancial AnalysisValuationData AnalysisMergers & AcquisitionsFinancial ReportingStrategyInvestmentsProject ManagementPortfolio ManagementConsultingBusiness-to-Business (B2B)Management

Languages English · Mandarin

From Julie's professional profile.

Colleagues at Yes VC

Caterina Fake
Investor at Yes VC
Jyri Engestrom
Investor at Yes VC
Jyri Engeström
Partner at Lifeline Ventures

Network1

Caterina FakeScout
Investor at Yes VC

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Julie Liao?
Principal at Yes VC
Where does Julie Liao work?
Julie Liao is Principal at Yes VC.
What check size does Julie Liao write?
Julie Liao typically writes checks of $250K – $1M.
Where did Julie Liao go to school?
Julie Liao studied at UC Santa Barbara (B.A., Business Economics - Emphasis in Accounting); HKUST Business School (Finance and Business Management); Taipei American School.

Same school

Also attended UC Santa Barbara235

Logan GreenCo-founder of LyftArturo LitvinHead of Global Portfolio Development at Intel CapitalKevin ThauInvestor at Spark CapitalErica DelamareInvestor at DaphniTiffany ChandraVice President, Head of Talent Network at Sapphire VenturesStephanie DuranInvestor at True Ventures

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Also attended HKUST Business School36

Raoul Oscar FianoInvestor at DN CapitalRavi RajamonyVice President at March Capital PartnersPavel TinkovGeneral Partner & Founder at AUDEO VENTURESCatherine Ouellet-DupuisGeneral Partner at White Star CapitalAndreas HadjitofiAssociate at Quadri VenturesCarey LaiCo-Founder & General Partner at Conductive Ventures

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Also attended Taipei American School11

Ed DengCo-Founder and Operating Partner at Verge HealthTech FundAmanda WuChief of Staff at Founders FutureFernando GouveiaManaging Partner at Compa CapitalEthan LinInvestor at Tq Ventures LlcJonathan L. HuaVenture Partner at Scrum VenturesJeffrey LuVenture Partner at Nest.Bio Ventures

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Also attended Outward Bound USA1

Aryah OztanirFounder / CEO at o11

Shared employers

Also worked at Yes VC2

Jyri EngeströmPartner at Lifeline VenturesCaterina FakeInvestor at Yes VC

Also worked at Namely7

Pat GradyPartner at Sequoia CapitalJeff RichardsInvestor at GGV CapitalPaul RogersCTO at Equipment Share at Next Coast VenturesDrew GloverGeneral Partner at Fiat VenturesAnnie ShapiroPartner, Head of Platform at Inspired CapitalMatt StrazInvestor at FiDi Ventures

+ 1 more

Also worked at True Ventures52

Puneet AgarwalInvestor at True VenturesPhil BlackInvestor at True VenturesJon CallaghanFounder and Venture Capitalist in Palo Alto, CATony ConradInvestor at True VenturesAdam D'AugelliInvestor at True VenturesSoul DayanInvestor at True Ventures

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Also worked at EY1,168

Tyler WilsonSenior Accountant at Felicis VenturesSandra SchwarzerInvestor at Index VenturesLinn Hege AuneInvestor at InvestinorTorjusInvestor at InvestinorAngela ToyPartner & COO at Golden Gate VenturesMahesha SubramaniamHead of Client Relations at Golden Gate Ventures

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