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About
Yichen Feng is Investment Director at Acumen America, where she leads investment activities and focuses on founders building solutions for Americans affected by or at risk of poverty, particularly around how people live and work. She previously co-founded Lumos Capital Group, serving as principal, growth partner, and head of impact with a focus on edtech and the future of work at the growth equity stage, and earlier worked as a technology investment banker at Goldman Sachs on M&A and IPOs for internet and software companies. She holds a B.A. in social studies and visual arts from Harvard and an MBA from UVA, and is on faculty at the Just Economy Institute.
Invests in
EdTechFuture of WorkImpact & Social Good
Experience
- Acumen AmericaInvestment Directorcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- SK2 FundInvestment Committeecurrent2024 — present
- One Mighty MillInvestorcurrent2024 — present
- Kachuwa Impact FundCoop Member & Board Directorcurrent2024 — present
- PerplexityBusiness Fellowcurrent2025 — present
- Just Economy InstituteFaculty & Facilitatorcurrent2023 — present
- Lumos Capital GroupCo-Founder, Principal, Growth Partner, Advisory Boardcurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- East Bay Permanent Real Estate CooperativeInvestor & Member Ownercurrent2020 — present
- HeadStarter NetworkAI and Tech Committee Leadcurrent2019 — present
- Space CraftInvestorcurrent2018 — present
- BookNook 📚Investor & Board Member2021 — 2023
- IronhackInvestor & Board Observer2020 — 2023
- On DeckCommunity Builders Fellow2021 — 2022
- Nova CreditHead of Asia Partnerships2019 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- Goldman SachsTechnology, Media and Telecommunications Investment Banking2014 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- Village CapitalEd Tech Program2014 — 2015Washington D.C. Metro Area
- U.S. Department of StateConsultant2014 — 2015Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- AshokaConsultant2013 — 2014
- Teach for EgyptCo Founder2011 — 2012Egypt
- Amazon StudiosMarketing Associate2011 — 2012
Skills & more
Public Speaking4Strategic Planning2Strategy7Non-profits7Research12Fundraising7Community Outreach6Data Analysis9Entrepreneurship19International Development6Public Policy3Market Research4
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Social EntrepreneurshipQualitative ResearchGrant WritingProgram DevelopmentNonprofitsBusiness DevelopmentMarketingBusiness StrategyLanguages Chinese
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Investments
Investor
One Mighty Mill
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Acumen America
Amon Anderson
Managing Partner at Acumen America
Ayanna Kerrison
Senior Associate at Precursor Ventures
Carlyle Singer
President, Acumen at Acumen America
Catherine Casey Nanda
Managing Partner at Acumen America
Emmanuel Chalopin
Partner, Corporate Secretary, Chief Compliance Officer at Meridiam
Jacqueline Novogratz
Founder & CEO, Acumen at Acumen America
Lily Brown
Associate, Partnerships & Operations at Acumen America
Maya Makkawi
VP, Partnerships & Operations at Acumen America
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Yichen Feng?
- Yichen Feng is Investment Director at Acumen America, where she leads investment activities and focuses on founders building solutions for Americans affected by or at risk of poverty, particularly around how people live and work. She previously co-founded Lumos Capital Group, serving as principal, growth partner, and head of impact with a focus on edtech and the future of work at the growth equity stage, and earlier worked as a technology investment banker at Goldman Sachs on M&A and IPOs for internet and software companies. She holds a B.A. in social studies and visual arts from Harvard and an MBA from UVA, and is on faculty at the Just Economy Institute.
- Where does Yichen Feng work?
- Yichen Feng is Investment Director at Acumen America.
- What does Yichen Feng invest in?
- Yichen Feng invests in EdTech, Future of Work, Impact & Social Good.
- What companies has Yichen Feng invested in?
- Investments tracked here include One Mighty Mill.
- Where did Yichen Feng go to school?
- Yichen Feng studied at Harvard University (BA); University of Virginia Darden School of Business (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); Beijing Language and Culture University (Harvard Beijing Academy, Intensive Chinese Language).
Same school
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Also attended University of Virginia Darden School of Business237
Cathy FriedmanInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Dan LynchInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Rajan MehraPartner at March Capital PartnersRob LudwigChief Operating Officer at Hoxton VenturesMatt BolanderBusiness Operations Associate at QED InvestorsJennifer SchretterGeneral Partner - Secondaries at PROOF
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Also attended Beijing Language and Culture University58
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Shared employers
Also worked at East Bay Permanent Real Estate Cooperative1
Also worked at BookNook 📚4
Also worked at On Deck266
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