About
Yan-David Erlich ("Yanda") is a General Partner at B Capital, working on early-stage venture and growth-stage technology investments. He was previously COO and CRO at the AI developer platform Weights & Biases, where he was an angel investor and served as a Director, and earlier was a General Partner at Coatue Management, where he helped launch its enterprise venture practice. A four-time venture-backed founder, he started Parsable, ChoiceVendor (acquired by LinkedIn), Mogad, and Happiness Engines, and holds a BS from Rice University and an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software
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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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.
Investments
Board seats
GoodfireWeights & Biases
Sources: SEC Form D filings · the firm's website.
Colleagues 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
Annie Hersh
Executive Assistant at B Capital Group
Ashley O’Connor
Senior Marketing Manager at B Capital Group
Athena Shea
Senior Associate, Healthcare at B4 Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Yan-David “Yanda” Erlich?
- Yan-David Erlich ("Yanda") is a General Partner at B Capital, working on early-stage venture and growth-stage technology investments. He was previously COO and CRO at the AI developer platform Weights & Biases, where he was an angel investor and served as a Director, and earlier was a General Partner at Coatue Management, where he helped launch its enterprise venture practice. A four-time venture-backed founder, he started Parsable, ChoiceVendor (acquired by LinkedIn), Mogad, and Happiness Engines, and holds a BS from Rice University and an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.
- Where does Yan-David “Yanda” Erlich work?
- Yan-David “Yanda” Erlich is General Partner at B Capital Group.
- What does Yan-David “Yanda” Erlich invest in?
- Yan-David “Yanda” Erlich invests in AI & Machine Learning, Enterprise Software.
- What boards does Yan-David “Yanda” Erlich sit on?
- Yan-David “Yanda” Erlich holds tracked board seats at Goodfire, Weights & Biases.
- Where did Yan-David “Yanda” Erlich go to school?
- Yan-David “Yanda” Erlich studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MBA); Rice University (B.S., Computer Science).
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