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Rick Yang

Investor

General Partner at NEA Secondary · General Partner at NEA Venture Equity · Partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA) · Board director at Play Versus Inc. · Board director at Plaid · +1 more

San Francisco, California

Writes $50K – $50M checks · typically $25M

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1,050 people in our graph share verified history with Rick — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Jo Ann CorkranunlockedRick: together at Credit Suisse (2005)
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Rick: together at NEA Secondary
Rick: together at NEA Venture Equity

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

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 Play Versus Inc.

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Play Versus Inc.'s investors · 4

Battery VenturesBoston · $500K – $100M checksElysian Park VenturesLos Angeles · $500K – $100M checks · since 2026New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park · $200K – $40M checksScience VenturesVista · since 2020

Co-founders at Play Versus Inc.

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Delane ParnellDirector

Board director at Plaid

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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 · $250K – $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

ZPZach Perret
Zach PerretCo-founder & CEO
WHWilliam Hockey
William HockeyCo-founder & CTO

Board director at Pair Eyewear

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Pair Eyewear's investors · 20

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 2023Lux CapitalNew York · $100K – $100M 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 2023Sand Hill AngelsMenlo Park · $50K – $2M checks · since 2021Streamlined 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
NKNathan Kondamuri
Nathan KondamuriExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

  1. New Enterprise AssociatesPartner, Head of Technologycurrent2007 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Credit Suisse Technology GroupAnalyst2005 — 2007
  3. Credit SuisseAnalyst2005 — 2007

Skills & more

Venture CapitalPrivate EquityInvestment BankingFinancial ModelingCorporate DevelopmentStart-upsValuationDue DiligenceEmerging MarketsEntrepreneurshipCorporate FinanceStrategy
+3 moreInvestmentsMergers & AcquisitionsStrategic Partnerships

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Investments

Board seats

Gen.GPlayVS

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Colleagues at NEA Secondary

Ali Behbahani
Partner, Co-Head of Healthcare at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Anthony A. Florence
General Partner at NEA Secondary
Edward T. Mathers
General Partner at NEA Secondary
Mohamad H. Makhzoumi
General Partner at NEA Secondary
Paul E. Walker
General Partner at NEA Secondary
Scott D. Sandell
General Partner at NEA Secondary

Network2

Chris McCann
General Partner at Race Capital
Fritz Lanman
President at ClassPass

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 General Partner at NEA Secondary and Board director at Play Versus Inc. 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 Bestow, BlockCypher, Braintree, Databento, Drop, Euclid, FightCamp, Friskai, Functional Finance, Gaikai, Genies, GoodLeap, and 17 more.
Where did Rick Yang go to school?
Rick Yang studied at Stanford University (Bachelor's, Electrical Engineering).

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