Elizabeth Yin (she/her)
General Partner & Co-Founder, Hustle Fund
Elizabeth Yin is a co-founder and General Partner at Hustle Fund, a pre-seed fund for software entrepreneurs. Previously, Elizabeth was a partner at 500 Startups where she invested in seed stage companies and ran the Mountain View accelerator. In a prior life, Elizabeth co-founded and ran an adtech company called LaunchBit (acq 2014). Elizabeth has a BSEE from Stanford and an MBA from MIT Sloan.
Sessions
Mentor Office Hours
Pitching your story
There are plenty of ways to tell your story, from the briefest of elevator pitches to the long-form conversations of podcasts. And it matters most when it's a placeholder for what you'll deliver. Hone your pitch and find your angle in our pitch office. See More.
Startupfest
Inside the AI Dealflow: What Investors Are Really Seeing in AI Startups - Presented by Georgian
In this no-fluff conversation, Emily Walsh (Lead Investor, Georgian) joins Isaac Souweine (Partner, Pender Ventures) and Elizabeth Yin (General Partner & Co-Founder, Hustle Fund) to unpack the patterns, red flags, and breakout signals they’ve spotted while backing AI startups. See More.
Mentor Office Hours
Venture fundraising Hosted by RBCx
Raising money takes the right story and the right audience. In this Office Hours session we'll talk about building a network of contacts and keeping it warm, crafting the perfect pitch, and responding to questions in the room while leaving enough promise to earn the next meeting. See More.
Startupfest
A comprehensive guide to raising your first round of funding
In this session, Elizabeth will provide insights on identifying and connecting with the right investors, effectively navigating the entire fundraising process step by step, building relationships with potential backers from cold, addressing common challenges (such as ghosting) along the way, and ultimately closing the round successfully. See More.