Sam Yu Overview

  • Primary Position
  • Founding Partner

  • Primary Industry
  • Information Technology

  • Med. Deal Size

  • Med. Valuation

Sam Yu General Information

Biography

Mr. Sam Yu is the Founding Partner at Long Venture Partners. He is also the Founded and served as Managing Partner at Thinkers Capital. Before founding Long Venture Partners, he was a venture capitalist at SAIF Partners and CDBI Partners, where he sourced, executed and managed 16 growth stage investments, and achieved investment profit of $120 million. Before SAIF Partners, he was an experienced finance leader at General Electric. He holds an M.S., Management degree from the Stanford Graduate School of Business where he was a Sloan Fellow. He also holds a BS in applied mathematics from Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

Contact Information

Primary Position
Founding Partner, Long Venture Partners
Education
Stanford University, MS (Master of Science)
Shanghai Jiao Tong University, BS (Bachelor of Science)
Gender
Male
Email
sy
Address
  • 5 3rd Street
  • Suite 900
  • San Francisco, CA 94103
  • United States

Sam Yu Positions (1)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
Long Venture Partners Investor Founding Partner San Francisco, CA Venture Capital

Sam Yu Lead Partner on Deals (1)

Sam Yu has been the lead partner on 1 deal. Their latest deal was with Rhinobird, a entertainment software company. The deal was made for on 11-Mar-2019.

Company Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Deal Status Industry Location
Rhinobird 11-Mar-2019 Seed Round Completed Entertainment Software Cambridge, MA

Sam Yu Network (4)

Portfolio Executives (3)

Name Company Role Deal date Location
Rhinobird Co-Founder 11-Mar-2019 Cambridge, MA
Rhinobird Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer, President & Board Member 11-Mar-2019 Cambridge, MA

Fund Team Members (1)

Name Investor Fund Fund Location
Long Venture Partners San Francisco, CA

Sam Yu Affiliated Funds (1)

Fund Investor Fund Type Status Vintage Size Dry Powder IRR IRR Quartile
Long Venture Partners Fund Long Venture Partners Venture Capital - Early Stage Closed 2016

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    Sam Yu’s primary position is Founding Partner.

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