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About
Yan-David "Yanda" Erlich describes himself as a four-time founder and AI operator who transitioned into venture capital. He publishes a newsletter covering AI, investing, and company building. The newsletter launched roughly six years before this snapshot and is hosted on Substack.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software
Investments
Board seats
GoodfireWeights & Biases
Investor
Abacus.AIApartment ListAxiomCharlie FinanceCircleUpCode MetalForethought Technologies, Inc.GoodfireImpiraInfinitusMasterClassRocksboxStensulThumbtackTwinUnblockedWeights & BiasesXOXCO
Sources: SEC Form D filings · the firm's website · curated public sources.
Writing
All posts ↗Recently the author has written about personal growth through feeling bodily sensations rather than intellectualizing emotions, the evolution of AI from agents to persistent-memory co-workers and where he invests, and lessons on hiring and building sales teams at technical companies.
The author reflects on how his tendency to intellectualize emotions has led him, through therapy and meditation, to focus instead on feeling raw bodily sensations rather than analyzing them.
The author argues AI is progressing from tools to agents to persistent-memory "co-workers," citing benchmark gains, falling inference costs, and where he sees defensible investment opportunities.
Drawing on his experience at Weights & Biases, the author explains why conventional CRO hires fail at technical companies and how he rebuilt sales around technically fluent, consultative reps.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Yan-David Erlich?
- Yan-David "Yanda" Erlich describes himself as a four-time founder and AI operator who transitioned into venture capital. He publishes a newsletter covering AI, investing, and company building. The newsletter launched roughly six years before this snapshot and is hosted on Substack.
- 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, Enterprise Software.
- What boards does Yan-David Erlich sit on?
- Yan-David Erlich holds tracked board seats at Goodfire, Weights & Biases.
- What companies has Yan-David Erlich invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Abacus.AI, Apartment List, Axiom, Charlie Finance, CircleUp, Code Metal, Forethought Technologies, Inc., Goodfire, Impira, Infinitus, MasterClass, Rocksbox, and 6 more.
- What has Yan-David Erlich written?
- Yan-David Erlich has 3 tracked posts on blog.yanda.com, including "Feel the Sensation", "The Shift From AI Agents to AI Co-Workers", "Before You Hire That CRO, Read This".
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