About
Yura Hwang works in investor relations and strategic partnerships at Factorial Funds, an early investor in Anthropic, Perplexity, and Mistral AI, where the focus includes LP relations and portfolio visibility. Previously, Hwang served as Head of Partnerships at Perplexity, leading its APAC expansion across Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and Singapore with partners including SK Telecom, SoftBank, Singtel, and Samsung, and earlier managed LP relations at NEA and spent four years at Translink Capital covering sourcing, diligence, M&A, and LP reporting. Hwang holds a BA in Economics from UC Berkeley and is a Hoover Fellow at Stanford.
Experience
- Factorial FundsIR/Investorcurrent2024 β present
- PerplexityHead of Partnerships APAC2024 β 2025μνλμμ€μ½ λ§ μ§μ
- New Enterprise Associates (NEA)LP Relations2023 β 2024λ©λ‘νν¬, CA
- Translink InvestmentInvestor, Principal2019 β 2023ν°λ‘μ¨ν , CA
- SpeakProduct Management2019San Francisco
- City of BerkeleyLegislative Assistant2019
- C.V. Starr East Asian LibraryResearcher2018 β 2019Berkeley
- U.S. House of RepresentativesMike Honda Congressional Campaign Intern2016μνλμμ€μ½ λ§ μ§μ
Skills & more
Financial Analysis5Research5Financial AccountingBudget ManagementStatisticsEconomicsAsset AllocationManagerial accountingStatistical Data AnalysisWireframingContent ManagementSketch App
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Content DesignVisual Designvisual designVisual Solutionsvisual storytellingManagementCommunicationTeamworkLeadershipPublic SpeakingPython (Programming Language)RLanguages English Β· Japanese Β· Korean
- Hoover Institution International Seminar β Hoover Institution, Stanford University
- Prudential Spirit of Community Awards β Prudential Financial
- Bachelor of Art, Economics β University of California, Berkeley
- Certificate of Recognition - City of Berkeley β California State Assembly
From Yura's professional profile.
Colleagues at Factorial Funds
Alyssa Rowell
Finance at Factorial Funds
Brendan Baker
General Counsel at Factorial Funds
Cameron Llewellyn
Investor at Factorial Funds
Christine Gorman
Operations at Factorial Funds
Courtney Dombek
Head of Capital Formation at Factorial Funds
Daniel Sheng
Principal at Factorial Funds
David Wehrs
Partner & COO at Factorial Funds
Denis Laloy
CFO at Factorial Funds
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Yura Hwang?
- Yura Hwang works in investor relations and strategic partnerships at Factorial Funds, an early investor in Anthropic, Perplexity, and Mistral AI, where the focus includes LP relations and portfolio visibility. Previously, Hwang served as Head of Partnerships at Perplexity, leading its APAC expansion across Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and Singapore with partners including SK Telecom, SoftBank, Singtel, and Samsung, and earlier managed LP relations at NEA and spent four years at Translink Capital covering sourcing, diligence, M&A, and LP reporting. Hwang holds a BA in Economics from UC Berkeley and is a Hoover Fellow at Stanford.
- Where does Yura Hwang work?
- Yura Hwang is Operations at Factorial Funds.
- Where did Yura Hwang go to school?
- Yura Hwang studied at University of California, Berkeley (Bachelor of Arts - BA, Economics); UC Berkeley College of Engineering (Certificate, Entrepreneurship and Technology).
Same school
Also attended University of California, Berkeley1,453
Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersSteve WozniakCo-founder of AppleTony XuCo-founder & CEO of DoorDashAravind SrinivasCo-founder & CEO of Perplexity AIAli GhodsiCo-founder & CEO of DatabricksRyan PetersenFounder & CEO of Flexport
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Also attended UC Berkeley College of Engineering60
HariFellow at Clear VenturesAlejandro GomezInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Alpin YukselogluPartner, Investing & Research at ParadigmDivyansh SaksenaAnalyst at Congruent VenturesEdward YangSenior Associate at Prelude VenturesLan WuAnalyst at Fusion
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Shared employers
Also worked at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)118
Scott SandellExecutive Chairman & Chief Investment Officer at NEACrystal HuangInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Matt SacksInvestor at LightbankJai SajnaniInvestor at Khosla VenturesAjay VasheeInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Micherice TaoInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
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