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Yun-Fang Juan

Investor

General Partner at Brighter Capital

Cupertino, California

Writes $100K – $10M checks · typically $1M

About

Yun-Fang Juan is a General Partner at Brighter Capital focused on early-stage investments in pre-product market fit companies. With over 20 years of software engineering experience, he has built products across web search, targeted advertising, e-commerce, fintech, and bioinformatics, and has held engineering roles at Yahoo! and Facebook, where he was a founding engineer of Facebook Ads and led the Coefficient project. As an angel investor, Juan has backed companies including Iterable, MatterPort, and Envoy at seed stage, with several achieving valuations exceeding $200 million; he holds a BS in electrical engineering from National Taiwan University and an MS in operations research from UC Berkeley.

Experience

  1. Brighter CapitalGeneral Partnercurrent2012 — present
  2. Leadout CapitalVenture Partner and Senior Technical Advisorcurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. routemyorders.comSoftware Engineercurrent2020 — present
  4. EWCY FoundationExecutive Directorcurrent2012 — present
  5. ZumplingsOwner & Dumpling Cook2019 — 2022Los Gatos, CA
  6. Accion Opportunity FundBoard Member2016 — 2022San Jose, CA
  7. Chan Zuckerberg InitiativePrincipal Engineer2016 — 2019Redwood City, CA
  8. CrediteraAdvisor2015 — 2019
  9. FundasticCo-Founder & CEO2013 — 2015Palo Alto
  10. FundasticBusiness Writer2014 — 2015Palo Alto, CA
  11. S23PEntrepreneur in Residence2013 — 2014Palo Alto, CA
  12. SoldsieChief Scientist2012 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
  13. Khan AcademySoftware Engineer2012Mountain View, CA
  14. FacebookTech Lead / Senior Staff Software Engineer2006 — 2011Palo Alto, CA
  15. Yahoo!Senior Technical Yahoo!2000 — 2006Santa Clara, CA

Education

  1. Stanford UniversityCertificate, Machine Learning Certificate2004 — 2005
  2. University of California, BerkeleyMS, IEOR1999 — 2000
  3. National Taiwan UniversityBachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering1994 — 1998

Skills & more

C++5R3Data Analysis9Machine Learning14PHP3Facebook9Server Architecture2Server Side Programming2Statistics4Start-ups11E-commerce7

Languages Chinese

  • Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) Specialization — Coursera
  • Deep Learning Specialization — Coursera

From Yun-Fang's professional profile.

Deals · 94

ExpoSolo GP

via Brighter Capital · filed Apr 2026

ChowdeckSolo GP

via Brighter Capital · filed Jul 2025

InfracostSolo GP

via Brighter Capital · filed Jun 2025

Creatify AISolo GP

via Brighter Capital · filed Jul 2023

Weights & BiasesSolo GP

via Brighter Capital · filed Jun 2023

HeimdalSolo GP

via Brighter Capital · filed Nov 2021

RepublicSolo GP

via Brighter Capital · filed Nov 2021

CraftingSolo GP

via Brighter Capital · filed Oct 2021

DeepfactorSolo GP

via Brighter Capital · filed Jul 2021

KraftfulSolo GP

via Brighter Capital · filed Feb 2021

MilkRunSolo GP

via Brighter Capital · filed Jan 2019

Blue Bottle CoffeeSolo GP

via Brighter Capital · filed May 2015

BintiSolo GP

via Brighter Capital · filed Mar 2015

1stCollabSolo GP

via Brighter Capital

AnthropicSolo GP

via Brighter Capital

Aviron InteractiveSolo GP

via Brighter Capital

Axiom CloudSolo GP

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Bedrock AiSolo GP

via Brighter Capital

Blue Ocean GearSolo GP

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BohSolo GP

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Cafe XSolo GP

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CalmSolo GP

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CloudanixSolo GP

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CloudSmithSolo GP

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CRSSolo GP

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DdbSolo GP

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DotcalSolo GP

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EMPOWERLYSolo GP

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EnvoySolo GP

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FintocSolo GP

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Fluent ForeverSolo GP

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FormationSolo GP

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FundersClubSolo GP

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fyne labsSolo GP

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GenomelinkSolo GP

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Glowing.ioSolo GP

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HarmonizeSolo GP

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HealthSherpaSolo GP

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IterableSolo GP

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KitSolo GP

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KiwiCoSolo GP

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KnitSolo GP

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LatiiSolo GP

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LiferaftSolo GP

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MagicbellSolo GP

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Master ClassSolo GP

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MatterportSolo GP

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MedplumSolo GP

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MercatoSolo GP

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MixerBoxSolo GP

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Oco MealsSolo GP

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One DropSolo GP

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OpenmartSolo GP

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PiccollageSolo GP

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PostmatesSolo GP

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PrizepoolSolo GP

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RecceSolo GP

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RedditSolo GP

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RelimetricsSolo GP

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Shield AISolo GP

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SpruceIDSolo GP

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StreamlaneSolo GP

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TanganySolo GP

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TappitySolo GP

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TeamliftSolo GP

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TechmateSolo GP

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TerraformationSolo GP

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ThexplaceSolo GP

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TrashwarriorSolo GP

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TyltGOSolo GP

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Vendition Sales apprenticeshipsSolo GP

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Very Good SecuritySolo GP

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VideoSlickSolo GP

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VoltaSolo GP

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WaspSolo GP

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WonderschoolSolo GP

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YourPathSolo GP

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ZIR-AISolo GP

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BLOCKPARTYSolo GP

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BlockspacesSolo GP

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BuildstockSolo GP

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capichefmSolo GP

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CentrlySolo GP

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Forta HealthSolo GP

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HumanSolo GP

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MomintousSolo GP

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One DropSolo GP

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Orbital InsightSolo GP

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OtisSolo GP

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outerSolo GP

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Read to MeSolo GP

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TaleswriterSolo GP

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TangAppSolo GP

via Brighter Capital

UppercampusSolo GP

via Brighter Capital

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Colleagues at Brighter Capital

Yunfang Juan
Founder at Brighter Capital

Frequently asked questions

Where does Yun-Fang Juan work?
Yun-Fang Juan is General Partner at Brighter Capital.
What check size does Yun-Fang Juan write?
Yun-Fang Juan typically writes checks of $100K – $10M.

Same school

Also attended Stanford University2,000

Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; PCAST co-chair; former White House AI & crypto czarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital

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Also attended University of California, Berkeley1,341

Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystBrendan Bulik-SullivanInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Glen AndersonPartner at Monta Vista CapitalAnthony LinHead of Intel Capital, Corporate Vice President at Intel CapitalScott ShawChief of Staff at Intel Capital

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Also attended National Taiwan University66

Giorgio PastariniSenior Associate at P101 VenturesJulie YangInvestor at Third Rock VenturesTracy WilliamsInvestor at Third Rock VenturesJerry YangGeneral Partner at HCVCYannick RitschelInvestor at Backbone VenturesChristian GubaInvestor at Extantia Capital

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Shared employers

Also worked at Chan Zuckerberg Initiative12

Rachel PhilbinVice President at Long Ridge Equity PartnersJasmine JordanEvents Manager at Playground GlobalAlicia SeigerAdvisor at AvilaJessica PhanDesign at iFly.vcDan ZigmondVenture Partner - Data Science & AI at CompoundMonica Simo BlackFounder at Function Ventures

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Also worked at S23P26

Chamath PalihapitiyaFounder & CEO of Social Capital; CEO of 8090; All-In co-hostMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner PerkinsMike GhaffaryAdvisor at Canvas VenturesCarmen CollynsHead of Investor Relations at CAVU Consumer PartnersJonathan HsuCo-founder, Managing Director at Tribe Capital FirstlookTed MaidenbergCo-founder, Managing Director at Tribe Capital Firstlook

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Also worked at Khan Academy9

Kate MasonVenture Partner at AirTree VenturesBill IngramSenior Advisor at Sageview CapitalSherman LeungAdvisor at Andreessen HorowitzJames TynanPrincipal at Square Peg CapitalArun SaigalInvestor at ThunkablePeter GaoFounder at Aquarium Learning

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Also worked at Yahoo!278

Jess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesFrédérique DameInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Marcie VuPartner at GreycroftIsabelle PhelpsPartner at Lerer HippeauPaul LevineOperating Partner at Sapphire Ventures

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