Where does Kevin Yu work?

Kevin Yu is Venture Partner at 7BC Venture Capital.

Where did Kevin Yu go to school?

Kevin Yu studied at University of Washington (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)); University of Maryland (Master’s Degree, Engineering); Peking University (Master’s Degree, Management Science).

Kevin Yu

Investor

Venture Partner at 7BC Venture Capital

Seattle, WA

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Stephen MarcusunlockedKevin: together at Okta, Inc. (2019)

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×3Kevin: together at Beijing Institute of Technology

About

Kevin Yu is a technology executive and serial entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience in enterprise software and AI ventures. He has held four CTO and co-founder roles, achieved two exits through acquisitions, and spent a decade leading engineering at Microsoft. Currently serving as CEO and co-founder of MentorX and Venture Partner at 7BC Venture Capital, Yu focuses on AI, automation, and enterprise SaaS investments and advisory work, with expertise in AI/ML product strategy, cloud architecture, and engineering team scaling.

Experience

MentorXCEO & Co-foundercurrent2023 — present
Virtual Angels NetworkVice Presidentcurrent2022 — presentGreater Seattle Area
7BC Venture CapitalVenture Partnercurrent2023 — presentGreater Seattle Area
DigniFiCTO2020 — 2022Greater Seattle Area
JAXJOXActing CTO/Advisor2020Greater Seattle Area
MarkedlyCo-founder & CTO2020Greater Seattle Area
Okta, Inc.Director of Engineering2019Bellevue, Washington
Azuqua (acquired by Okta)VP of Engineering2018 — 2019Greater Seattle Area
Socedo (acquired by Azuqua)Co-founder & CTO2012 — 2018Greater Seattle Area
MicrosoftSenior Program Manager2010 — 2012Redmond, WA
MicrosoftSr. Software Development Manager2008 — 2010Redmond, WA
AvanadeSolution Architect2006 — 2008Greater Seattle Area
MicrosoftSoftware Design Engineer / Lead1998 — 2006Redmond, WA

Skills & more

Entrepreneurship62Cloud Computing62Web Development31Agile Methodologies20Software Design19Solution Architecture14Web Applications10Architecture12Social Media Marketing10CRM9SDLC8Architectures8

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Big DataStart-upsSecurityC#JavaScriptMicrosoft SQL Server.NETVisual StudioMicrosoft TechnologiesSQLTransact-SQL (T-SQL)Microsoft Azure

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Colleagues at 7BC Venture Capital

Alejandro Hill

Investor at 7BC Venture Capital

Andrew Romans

CEO and General Partner at 7BC Venture Capital

Brad Morgan

Partner at 7BC Venture Capital

Ken Goldman

Board of Advisors at 7BC Venture Capital

Lexington Blood

Venture Partner at 7BC Venture Capital

Scott Kelly

Marketing Partner at 7BC Venture Capital

Frequently asked questions

Who is Kevin Yu?: Kevin Yu is a technology executive and serial entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience in enterprise software and AI ventures. He has held four CTO and co-founder roles, achieved two exits through acquisitions, and spent a decade leading engineering at Microsoft. Currently serving as CEO and co-founder of MentorX and Venture Partner at 7BC Venture Capital, Yu focuses on AI, automation, and enterprise SaaS investments and advisory work, with expertise in AI/ML product strategy, cloud architecture, and engineering team scaling.
Where does Kevin Yu work?: Kevin Yu is Venture Partner at 7BC Venture Capital.
Where did Kevin Yu go to school?: Kevin Yu studied at University of Washington (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)); University of Maryland (Master’s Degree, Engineering); Peking University (Master’s Degree, Management Science).

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University of Maryland mafia168

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Arjun SethiBAFounded Termina +4 Jonathan ChenBachelor of Science - BSFounded Fiscalnote +2 Eric LitmanComputer Science, MarketingFounded Medialets +2 Haroon MokhtarzadaB.A.Founded Rocketmoney +1 Ben BrittMSFounded Sundayhealth +1 Jacob RobinsonBachelor of Science (BS)Founded VO Health +1

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Peking University mafia71

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Beijing Institute of Technology mafia5

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DigniFi mafia2

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Also attended University of Washington608

Andrew ChenGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz Arvind JainFounder & CEO of Glean Jane MooneyCo-founder & VP, Strategy and Finance at Collaborative Robotics Victoria TreygerGeneral Partner at Felicis Ventures AndrewAdvisor at Clear Ventures Joe HorsmanInvestor at Madrona Venture Group

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Also attended University of Maryland479

Katrina PagliaChief Legal Officer at Pantera Capital Sujal PatelStrategic Director at Madrona Venture Group Daniel DemmerInvestor at OpenView Venture Partners Dan RochkindCFO at Lerer Hippeau Aaron EpsteinGeneral Partner at Y Combinator Kevin NiechenInvestment Team at 8VC

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Also attended Peking University246

Erica WuInvestment Director at Intel Capital Giuseppe IademarcoHead of Global Partnership at P101 Ventures Gaby PanVentures Manager at Qualcomm Ventures Lucy BradyHead of Product at Giant Ventures Global Llp Peng ChengManaging Partner at Sv Tech Ventures, Inc.Jun LiInvestor at Sv Tech Ventures, Inc.

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Also attended Beijing Institute of Technology12

Lenka HuangInvestor at NZVC Brice LapoublePartner at Axeleo Capital Fang LiPartner at Tyche Partners Dave ChennFounder, CEO and Managing Partner at Oceanpine Capital Philipp UnterhaltTheme Advisor - Digital & Technology at NPM Capital N.V.Victoire VerlodtInvestment Manager at Rive Private Investment

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Shared employers

Also worked at Socedo (acquired by Azuqua)1

Aseem BadshahExecutive Officer, Director at socedo

Also worked at Microsoft2,000

Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at Greylock Garry TanPresident & CEO of Y Combinator Nat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDG Kai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AI Bill GatesCo-founder of Microsoft; Chair of the Gates Foundation Mike KriegerCo-founder of Instagram; Chief Product Officer at Anthropic

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Also worked at Avanade19

Neha KumarVenture Partner at Floating Point Benoît PiquetteChief Information Officer at Partech Ventures Vishal AroraManaging Partner at VDOSH Francis KamFounding Capital Partner at ITERATIVE Paul DaughertyInvestor at Premji Invest James FranklinOperating Advisor at JMI Equity

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