Sophia Yu
InvestorAssociate at Foothill Ventures
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $100K β $10M checks Β· typically $1M
About
Sophia Yu was born and raised in Hangzhou, China. She studied Economics & Finance at Tsinghua University and earned an MBA from Yale School of Management. Her investment interests include AI applications, enterprise SaaS, and mobility.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMobility & TransportationSaaS
Experience
- Foothill VenturesInvestorcurrent2020 β presentLos Altos, California, United States
- ACORDResearch Analyst2018 β 2019Greater New York City Area
Education
- Yale School of ManagementMaster of Business Administration (MBA)2017 β 2020
- Tsinghua UniversityBachelor's degree, Economics and Finance2013 β 2017
- Queen's UniversityExchange Student, Smith School of Business2015
Skills & more
Microsoft Office3Microsoft Excel3Microsoft PowerPoint3Microsoft Word2PythonTeamworkCritical ThinkingMandarinValuationData AnalysisCorporate FinanceInvestment Valuation
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Marketing StrategyBusiness StrategyFinancial AnalysisLanguages Chinese Β· English
- Passed CFA Level III Exam, eligible for Charter after having 4 years of working experience β CFA Institute
From Sophia's professional profile.
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+ 111 more
Also attended Tsinghua University120
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+ 114 more
Also attended Queen's University181
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Colleagues at Foothill Ventures
Andre Oshydary
Partner at Foothill Ventures
Biao He
Venture Partner at Foothill Ventures
Charles Ling
Investor at Foothill Ventures
Eric Rosenblum
Managing Partner at Foothill Ventures
Hong Tang
Venture Partner at Foothill Ventures
James Chen
Venture Partner at Foothill Ventures
Jinlin Wang
Partner at Foothill Ventures
John Matheny
Venture Partner at Foothill Ventures




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