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Will Young

Investor

General Partner at VTF Capital

San Francisco

Writes $200K – $1M checks

About

Will Young, a General Partner and active Zappos operator who runs new shopping experiences, co-founded an initiative in Tony Hsieh's Downtown Project and champions radical transparency and commerce expertise.

Invests in

Deep TechDirect to ConsumerE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareHardwareSaaS

Experience

  1. FACE PLANTProductcurrent2023 β€” present
  2. LandedChief Product Officer2022San Francisco Bay Area
  3. WishHead of Product, Consumer2020 β€” 2021San Francisco, CA, United States
  4. Brandless, Inc.Head of Product & Engineering2018 β€” 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  5. VTF CapitalGeneral Partner2012 β€” 2018San Francisco Bay Area / Las Vegas
  6. Zappos Family of CompaniesDirector Zappos Labs2010 β€” 2016San Francisco
  7. Independent ConsultantProduct and Technology Consulting2008 β€” 2010
  8. Pacwest Consulting PartnersSr. Technology Consultant2008 β€” 2009
  9. Envestnet | YodleeSr. Director of Product Management - Payments2004 β€” 2008San Francisco Bay Area
  10. SapientArchitect1999 β€” 2004San Francisco Bay Area
  11. Ensemble SystemsDeveloper1998Richmond, Canada
  12. MacDonald Dettwiler & Assoc.Developer1997Richmond, Canada
  13. Nortel NetworksDeveloper1996Greater Ottawa Metropolitan Area
  14. O'Donals family restaurantDishwasher -> Busboy -> Waiter -> Host1990 β€” 1995Richmond, Canada
  15. Hastings VideoVideo store clerk1990 β€” 1995Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area
  16. Dude in a station wagonDoor to door flower saleskid1988 β€” 1990Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area
  17. Flyer forcePaperboy1986Burnaby, Canada

Education

  1. The University of British ColumbiaBSc, Computer Science1994 β€” 1999

Skills & more

StrategyE-commerce1Product Management2Strategic PartnershipsInvesting

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Colleagues at VTF Capital

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