Number of Portfolio Companies 2
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 3
  • Investor Type  Individual/Angel
  • Investor Stage  Seed

Andrew Yang is an entrepreneur and author running for President as a Democrat in 2020. Andrew has worked in startups and early-stage growth companies as a founder or executive for almost twenty years. In 2011 he founded Venture for America, a national entrepreneurship fellowship that helped create almost 3,000 jobs in cities throughout the country.

In his book The War on Normal People, he explains the mounting crisis of the automation of labor and makes the case for the Freedom Dividend, a Universal Basic Income of $1,000 a month for every American as well as other policies to progress to the next stage of capitalism. Andrew was named a Presidential Ambassador of Entrepreneurship under the Obama administration and a Champion of Change for his work with Venture for America.

Number of Investments 2
Andrew Yang has made 2 investments. Their latest investment was Seed Round - Bloom on Mar 3, 2022, when Bloom raised
$4.4M
.
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Mar 3, 2022
Bloom
Seed Round - Bloom
$4.4M
Jan 7, 2014
Maverix Biomics
Series A - Maverix Biomics
$6M
Number of Current Jobs 2
Number of Past Jobs 1
Andrew Yang has 2 current jobs as President and Founder at Venture for America and Managing Director and Co-Founder at MondayCall, LLC. Additionally, Andrew Yang has had 1 past job as the Vice President of Products and Services at Coverity.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Coverity
Vice President of Products and Services
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 3
Andrew Yang holds 3 board and advisor roles including Advisor at Modi Ventures, Adviser at Legendary Ventures, and Advisor at Grand Central Tech.
Number of News Articles 825
FundAug 17, 2022
Andrew Yang raised a new fund: Shima Capital Fund I
Funding RoundMar 3, 2022
Bloom raised $4,400,000 / Seed from Andrew Yang and 5 other investors
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