About
Steve Liu held roles spanning 17 years at financial services firms including Merrill Lynch, Lehman Brothers, and Jefferies, where he worked on product development and market expansion. He founded a boutique investment bank following the 2008 financial crisis and holds a master's degree in Management Science and Engineering and a bachelor's degree in Economics from Stanford University.
Founder at DeedYC S21
Intro paths
YC
Steve went through Y Combinator (Summer 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Steve can intro founders to Deed's investors below.
Deed's investors · 6
Co-founders at Deed
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Deevee KashiFounder
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Aske ErtmannFounder
Experience
Skills & more
Investment Banking2Hedge Funds4CDS6Securities3Derivatives4Asset Management2Capital Markets5Credit2Equities3Fixed Income5Bloomberg2Trading6
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Portfolio ManagementInvestmentsBondsValuationManagementLanguages Chinese · English · Japanese
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Steve Liu?
- Steve Liu held roles spanning 17 years at financial services firms including Merrill Lynch, Lehman Brothers, and Jefferies, where he worked on product development and market expansion. He founded a boutique investment bank following the 2008 financial crisis and holds a master's degree in Management Science and Engineering and a bachelor's degree in Economics from Stanford University.
- Where does Steve Liu work?
- Steve Liu is Founder of Deed.
- What companies did Steve Liu found?
- Steve Liu founded Deed.
- Where did Steve Liu go to school?
- Steve Liu studied at Stanford University (Master of Science - MS, Management Science and Engineering); Stanford University (Bachelor of Arts - BA, Economics); Y Combinator (S21).
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Stanford University mafia903
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Jefferies mafia9
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Same school
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Dan BartusPartner, Head of Research at Felicis VenturesCyriac ParisotInvestor at Index VenturesGeorgia StevensonInvestor at Index VenturesMatt CherianVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalAlexandra FarmerPrincipal at Intel Capital, North AmericaKatrin GeyskensExecutive Director at Capricorn Venture Partners
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