Investor profile
Gideon Yu
Angel, Operator angel & Co-Owner & Former President at San Francisco 49ers, Lead Series A Investor & First Outside Board Member at Square
Gideon Yu is an angel investor and operator angel based in United States with 10 known investments: Opendoor, Cloudera, Square, Amitree, Vobile, Hitpost, Sparks, 280 Earth, Razer and Luminate.
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Investment focus
- Stage
- Seed
Contacts
Gideon Yu portfolio companies (10)
- Opendoor
- Cloudera
- Square
- Amitree
- Vobile
- Hitpost
- Sparks
- 280 Earth
- Razer
- Luminate
Affiliated funds' portfolios
Co-Owner & Former President at San Francisco 49ers, whose known portfolio counts 7 companies
- Squire
- GreenPark Sports
- Nura
- Kenzen
- Vertical Mass
- Silicon Valley Leadership Group
- Plays.tv
Lead Series A Investor & First Outside Board Member at Square, whose known portfolio counts 9 companies
- Bluedot
- ONDA
- MBD
- NetTargets
- Lunimedia
- Stem Bio
- T-Wave
- Vanilla Bridge
- Victex
Investor Profile
The listing covers sectors Commerce and Consumer, and focus areas Advertising, Digital Media, Digital Platforms and E-Commerce. Startups operating in these areas may find Gideon Yu relevant.
Stage-wise, the known deals cluster around Seed rounds.
Reviewing the investment history helps decide whether there is a realistic fit before reaching out.
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Jason Shah
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Frequently asked questions
Who is Gideon Yu?
Gideon Yu is an angel investor and operator angel based in United States with 10 known investments on file, among them Opendoor, Cloudera and Square. The sections above list the sectors, stages and firms attached to that record.
What does Gideon Yu invest in?
Listed sectors include Commerce and Consumer; listed focus areas include Advertising, Digital Media, Digital Platforms and E-Commerce. Those tags come from the companies attached to this profile, so they read as a record of what has been backed rather than a stated preference for what comes next.
What stage does Gideon Yu invest at?
The known deals of Gideon Yu include Seed rounds. Stage is the strongest single filter when you build a target list: an investor with no record at your stage rarely starts with you.
Which firm is Gideon Yu listed at?
Gideon Yu is listed as Lead Series A Investor & First Outside Board Member at Square. 7 other people in the database share a firm with Gideon Yu.
How do I contact Gideon Yu?
A phone number and a LinkedIn page are on file for Gideon Yu. They are readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The database holds no email address for this profile.
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