Mendy Yang
InvestorVice President at 645 Ventures
New York, New York
Writes $100K – $3M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Mendy Yang is a Vice President on 645 Ventures' Investment & Research team, working with founders in enterprise AI, with attention to cybersecurity, compliance, IT, and customer support/success. She began her career at Vista Equity Partners, a software-focused private equity fund, and later invested in B2B SaaS at Lerer Hippeau and Soma Capital. She holds a BS from Yale University, where she double majored in Economics and Psychology.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Experience
- 645 VenturesVice Presidentcurrent2025 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- 645 VenturesSenior Associate2023 — 2024New York, New York, United States
- Lerer HippeauInvestor2021 — 2023New York, New York, United States
- Soma CapitalInvestor2020 — 2021San Francisco, California, United States
- Vista Equity PartnersPrivate Equity Associate2018 — 2020San Francisco, California, United States
- Vista Equity PartnersPrivate Equity Analyst2016 — 2018Austin, Texas, United States
- AIGGlobal Strategy and M&A Financial Analyst2015 — 2016New York, New York, United States
- Wells Fargo SecuritiesInvestment Banking Summer Analyst2014New York, New York, United States
Education
- Yale UniversityBachelor of Science (BS) with Distinction, Economics and Psychology2011 — 2015
- Okemos High School2007 — 2011
Skills & more
Chinese9Private Equity10Corporate Development10Event Planning13Marketing10Chinese culture5Entrepreneurship3Academic Tutoring2Translation3Survey Design1Copy Editing1Peer Tutoring1
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IntranetMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)InvestmentsFinancial AnalysisMicrosoft ExcelManagementMicrosoft WordPowerPointOrganizationBloomberg TerminalStrategyLeadershipLanguages Chinese · English · Spanish
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Shared employers
Also worked at 645 Ventures15
Kate BurkhardtSenior Principal at Autotech VenturesAlessio FanelliPartner at Decibel PartnersAaron HolidayCo-Founder, Managing Partner at 645 VenturesNnamdi OkikeCo-Founder, Managing Partner at 645 VenturesEric ParshallSenior Software Engineer II at 645 VenturesChonlathit JittachalothornController at 645 Ventures
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Also worked at Lerer Hippeau28
Ben LererManaging Partner at Lerer HippeauEric HippeauManaging Partner at Lerer HippeauGraham BrownManaging Partner at Lerer HippeauIsabelle PhelpsPartner at Lerer HippeauAndrea HippeauPartner at Lerer HippeauRon ZoriVenture Partner at Lerer Hippeau
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Also worked at Soma Capital23
Faruk OztokOperations | Venture Fellow at 212Adam ZeplainCo-Founder & Managing Partner at mark vcBá MinuzziFounder and General Partner at Babel VenturesBob MaInvestment Manager at WIND VenturesAneel RanadiveManaging Partner at Soma CapitalMir FaiyazHead of Growth Investments at Soma Capital
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Also worked at Vista Equity Partners43
Niki PezeshkiGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesAaron LiuPrincipal at NorthzoneRalph DeBernardoPartner, Investor Relations at Sapphire VenturesAdrienne AlexanderOperations at 8VCAlan GlassPartner — Co-Head of Endurance at Energize VenturesMeredith Breach BosPrincipal — Endurance at Energize Ventures
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Colleagues at 645 Ventures
Aaron Holiday
Co-Founder, Managing Partner at 645 Ventures
Blair Flicker
Senior Advisor at 645 Ventures
Chonlathit Jittachalothorn
Controller at 645 Ventures
Christina Siadat
Executive Assistant, Office Manager at 645 Ventures
Eric Parshall
Senior Software Engineer II at 645 Ventures
Jon Smith
Principal at 645 Ventures
Kelly Hardeman
Managing Director, Head of Investor Relations at 645 Ventures
Lexi Quirk
Managing Director, Head of Product at 645 Ventures
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