Rick Yang
InvestorPartner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA) · Board director at Plaid · Board director at Pair Eyewear
San Francisco, California
Writes $50K – $50M checks · typically $25M
About
Rick Yang grew up in one firm over nearly two decades, focusing on consumer behavior and financial infrastructure and championing consumer-grade experiences in opaque markets like healthcare.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Likely email· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published
- r•••@nea.comreveal100% confident
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningBiotechConsumerEnterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtech
Beyond investing
- Education
- Studied at Stanford University (Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering)
- Communities
- Yang engages with organizations focused on fostering diversity in venture capital, including Gold House and All Raise.
- Hobbies
- Yang was a member of the varsity swim team at Stanford University.
- Family
- Yang resides in the San Francisco Bay Area with his family.
From published sources — common ground for a warm intro.
Board director at Plaid
Intro paths
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In turn, Rick can intro founders to Plaid's investors below.
Plaid's investors · 32
Acrew CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $15M checks · since 2016Ambush CapitalNew York · since 2016Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2016Base10 PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks · since 2016BlackRockWilmington · since 2025BoxGroupNew York · $1M checks · since 2016ChemistrySan Francisco · since 2016Coatue ManagementNew York · $1M – $20M checks · since 2016EQUIAMSan Francisco · $1M – $10M checks · since 2016Felicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checks · since 2016Franklin TempletonSan Mateo · since 2025GV (Google Ventures)Mountain View · $250K – $50M checks · since 2016HDS CapitalNew York City · since 2016HomebrewBurlingame · $100K – $500K checks · since 2016Index VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checks · since 2016Kleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checks · since 2016Launchpad CapitalOakland · since 2016Manhattan Venture PartnersNew York · since 2016Manhattan WestLos Angeles · since 2016New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park · $200K – $40M checks · since 2016NewView CapitalBurlingame · since 2016Norwest Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $10M – $30M checks · since 2016Omega Venture PartnersSilicon Valley · since 2016Pathlight VenturesOld Bridge · $500K – $5M checks · since 2016PruVen Capital PartnersLos Altos · $100K – $10M checks · since 2016Ribbit CapitalPalo Alto · $100K – $15M checks · since 2025RPS VenturesLos Altos · $5M – $20M checks · since 2016Runa CapitalSofia · $500K – $5M checks · since 2016Silver Lake PartnersMenlo Park · since 2016Spark CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $25M checks · since 2016The Players' Impactsince 2016Type One VenturesLos Angeles · $100K – $5M checks · since 2016
Co-founders at Plaid
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Zach PerretCo-founder & CEO
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William HockeyCo-founder & CTO
Board director at Pair Eyewear
Intro paths
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In turn, Rick can intro founders to Pair Eyewear's investors below.
Pair Eyewear's investors · 18
Advancit CapitalBoston · $500K – $1M checks · since 2021Alpaca VCNew York · $500K – $1.3M checks · since 2021BaukunstCambridge · $500K – $3M checks · since 2021blue 9 capitalNew York · since 2021Break Trail VenturesColumbus · $100K – $500K checks · since 2021Evolution VC PartnersNew York · since 2021Gingerbread CapitalNew York · $100K – $10M checks · since 2021Helium-3 VenturesNew York · since 2021Javelin Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $500K – $4M checks · since 2023New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park · $200K – $40M checks · since 2021Norwest Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $10M – $30M checks · since 2021Outbound VenturesNew York · since 2021PROOFArlington · since 2021Prysm CapitalSan Francisco · since 2023Streamlined VenturesPalo Alto · $100K – $1M checks · since 2021The FundAustin · $50K – $250K checks · since 2021The MBA Fundsince 2021Two Culture Capitalsince 2021
Co-founders at Pair Eyewear
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Sophia EdelsteinExecutive Officer, Director
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Nathan KondamuriExecutive Officer, Director
Experience
- New Enterprise AssociatesPartner, Head of Technologycurrent2007 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Credit Suisse Technology GroupAnalyst2005 — 2007
- Credit Suisse Technology GroupAnalyst2005 — 2007
Skills & more
Venture Capital55Private Equity24Investment Banking13Financial Modeling22Corporate Development29Start-ups25Valuation6Due Diligence3Emerging Markets3Entrepreneurship16Corporate FinanceInvestments5
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Mergers & AcquisitionsStrategic PartnershipsStrategyFrom Rick's professional profile.
Investments
Per curated public sources.
Colleagues at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Aaron Jacobson
Partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Alex Sharata
Partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Alexa Grabelle
Associate at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Ali Behbahani
Partner, Co-Head of Healthcare at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Andrew Schoen
Partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Ann Bordetsky
Partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Arjun Jain
Partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Aya Somai
Associate at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
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Investors connected to Rick in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Rick Yang?
- Rick Yang grew up in one firm over nearly two decades, focusing on consumer behavior and financial infrastructure and championing consumer-grade experiences in opaque markets like healthcare.
- Where does Rick Yang work?
- Rick Yang is Partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and Board director at Plaid and Board director at Pair Eyewear.
- What does Rick Yang invest in?
- Rick Yang invests in AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Consumer, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech.
- What check size does Rick Yang write?
- Rick Yang typically writes checks of $50K – $50M.
- What boards does Rick Yang sit on?
- Rick Yang holds tracked board seats at Gen.G, PlayVS.
- What companies has Rick Yang invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Braintree, Gaikai, MasterClass, Opendoor, Plaid.
- Where did Rick Yang go to school?
- Rick Yang studied at Stanford University (Bachelor's, Electrical Engineering).
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