Yan-David Erlich
InvestorGeneral Partner at B Capital Group
San Francisco
Writes $10K – $250K checks · typically $100K
About
Yan-David ("Yanda") Erlich is a General Partner at B Capital, where he helps lead the firm's technology and AI investments across venture and growth-stage companies. He was previously Chief Operating Officer and Chief Revenue Officer at the AI developer platform Weights & Biases and a General Partner at Coatue Management. He is a four-time venture-backed founder and CEO, having founded companies including Parsable (acquired by CAI) and ChoiceVendor (acquired by LinkedIn), and began his career in software engineering and product roles at Google and Microsoft.
Invests in
AI & Machine Learning
Experience
- B CapitalGeneral Partner, Head of Tech Investingcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Weights & BiasesCOO & CRO2021 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- Weights & BiasesSeries A Investor & Board Director2019 — 2021
- Coatue ManagementGeneral Partner2018 — 2021SF Bay Area
- Outlier VenturesFounding Managing Partner2008 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- ParsableFounder & CEO2013 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- Happiness EnginesFounder & CEO2011 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
- Matrix PartnersEntrepreneur in Residence2011San Francisco Bay Area
- Trinity VenturesEntrepreneur In Residence2011Menlo Park, CA
- ChoiceVendorFounder & CEO2008 — 2010San Francisco Bay Area
- Battery VenturesEntrepreneur in Residence2008San Francisco Bay Area
- Mogad / Social.IMFounder & CEO2007 — 2008San Francisco Bay Area
- GoogleProduct Manager2005 — 2007San Francisco Bay Area
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Education
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMBA
- Rice UniversityB.S., Computer Science
Skills & more
Team Leadership4Strategy36Management3Go-to-Market Strategy1Start-ups94Entrepreneurship57Product Management37Team Building2iOS development3Mobile Applications25Python1Fundraising
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Angel InvestingEarly-stage StartupsSeed CapitalStartup AcceleratorsConnecting PeopleVenture CapitalBusiness DevelopmentUser ExperienceStrategic PartnershipsMobile DevicesLanguages English · French · German
From Yan-David's professional profile.
Colleagues at B Capital Group
Aakash Tulsani
Principal at B Capital Group
Abhiram Kumar
Principal at B4 Capital
Adam Seabrook
Partner at B4 Capital
Adrian Alvarez
Senior Manager, Finance at B Capital Group
Akash Khandelwal
Senior Associate at B4 Capital
Allen Duan
Venture Partner at Differential Ventures
Andrea Pisoni
Partner, Head of AI at B4 Capital
Andrew Jackson
General Partner and Chief AI Officer at B Capital Group
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Yan-David Erlich work?
- Yan-David Erlich is General Partner at B Capital Group.
- What does Yan-David Erlich invest in?
- Yan-David Erlich invests in AI & Machine Learning.
- What check size does Yan-David Erlich write?
- Yan-David Erlich typically writes checks of $10K – $250K.
Founder mafias
Stanford University Graduate School of Business mafia250
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Steve JurvetsonMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded Mojo VisionIanMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)Founded Immunity Project +2Mikhail KokorichStanford Executive ProgramFounded Destinus +2Matt RouifStanford Ignite (Summer Institute for Entrepreneurship)Founded Photoroom +2Jesse BuckinghamMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)Founded Vooma +2Don MuirMaster of Business Administration - MBAFounded Arc +2
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Rice University mafia51
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Chris GibsonBachelor of Arts (B.A.)Founded Recursion (NASDAQ: RXRX) +1Brian ArmstrongBachelor’s DegreeFounded Coinbase +1Web SmithStudy: RussianFounded Mizzen+Main +1Jonathan BehrB.S.Founded Tilos Therapeutics +1Jeffrey DietrichBSFounded Rarebird +1Rebecca LeeBachelor’s DegreeFounded Elayne +1
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Battery Ventures mafia11
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
James CurrierAssociateFounded Wonderhill +1Sunil DhaliwalGeneral PartnerFounded SuplariJason KaliraVenture InvestorFounded ParsablePete FlintInvestorFounded Signal NFXSatya PatelPartnerFounded HomebrewKara NortmanSenior AssociateFounded Angelcity
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Trinity Ventures mafia6
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Coatue mafia4
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,291
Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew
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Also attended Rice University129
Abigail JohnsonPartner, Chief Operating Officer at Sapphire VenturesEdi DanalacheSenior Associate at Scale Venture PartnersJim BridenstineManaging Partner, Artemis Group at Cortado VenturesPatrick OkoraforDirector of Finance at Mercury FundSharon KedarCo-Founder, Partner at Northpond VenturesMartin ScottSenior Technical Advisor at Samsung Catalyst Fund
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Shared employers
Also worked at Weights & Biases13
Adam LiuVice President at Sapphire VenturesCasber WangOperating Partner at Sapphire VenturesBryan BischofHead of AI at Theory VenturesDan ScholnickManaging Partner at Four Rivers GroupRobin BordoliAdvisor at AUTHENTIC VENTURESDavid CahnGeneral Partner and COO of Venture at Sequoia Capital
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Also worked at Matrix Partners9
Anoushka VaswaniPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersShirish SathayePartner at Cervin VenturesShilpa MaheshwariManaging Director, Investments at Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private LimitedTasneem DohadwalaManaging Partner at Golden SeedsHardi MeybaumGeneral Partner at MatrixSheila Lirio MarceloVenture Partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
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Also worked at Trinity Ventures33
Lyle McCullochSVP of Finance at Trinity VenturesSally BlumenfeldVP, Controller at Trinity VenturesMelody MaExecutive Assistant and Lead Receptionist at Trinity VenturesKaran MehandruManaging Director at Madrona Venture GroupAmy ErrettVenture partner at True Ventures and founding CEO of Madison ReedAshu GargInvestor at Foundation Capital
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Also worked at Battery Ventures110
Logan BartlettManaging Director at Redpoint VenturesNeeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesChiraag DeoraPrincipal at GreycroftJoe ChernovInvestor at Battery VenturesDavid HartwigOperating Partner at Sapphire VenturesSanjiv KalevarPartner at Mucker Capital
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