# Gideon Yu: portfolio, investments and team

> Gideon Yu is a vc firm based in United States. 10 investments on record, latest Oct 2015. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/gideon-yu (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Gideon Yu

Last cheque observed Oct 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet VC firm

Series A Debt Seed

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 10 on record

Since the last cheque **4023** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$9.9M** Rounds led **0 of 10** Exits **2 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 90%**

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## Gideon Yu highlights

- 01 10 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series A and Debt: 60% of its rounds
- 03 2 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Based in:** United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **10 appearances**

- **2015** 1 round
- **Oct** **[honestbee](https://millionrounds.com/company/honestbee)** Series A · SG **$15M** With 4 others
- **2014** 3 rounds
- **Dec** **[Change.org](https://millionrounds.com/company/change-org)** Series C · US **$25M** With 20 others
- **Jul** **[Opendoor](https://millionrounds.com/company/opendoor)** Series A · US **$9.9M** With 36 others
- **Jan** **[Amitree](https://millionrounds.com/company/amitree)** Venture · US **$2.7M** With 8 others
- **2013** 1 round
- **Oct** **[Sparks](https://millionrounds.com/company/sparks)** Seed · US **$2.3M** With 11 others
- **2010** 1 round
- **Jan** **[Hitpost](https://millionrounds.com/company/hitpost)** Debt · US · markets.dispatch.com **Undisclosed** With 8 others
- **2009** 2 rounds
- **Mar** **[Luminate](https://millionrounds.com/company/luminate)** Series A · US · paidcontent.org **$5.8M** With 7 others
- **Mar** **[Cloudera](https://millionrounds.com/company/cloudera)** Series A · US · paidcontent.org **$5.0M** With 8 others
- **2007** 2 rounds
- **Nov** **[Vobile](https://millionrounds.com/company/vobile)** Series B · US **$10M** With 7 others
- **Nov** **[Vobile](https://millionrounds.com/company/vobile)** Series A · US **$10M** With 7 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **2 in all**

**[Luminate](https://millionrounds.com/company/luminate)** Bought by [Yahoo!](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yahoo) **Undisclosed** Sept 2014

**[Hitpost](https://millionrounds.com/company/hitpost)** Bought by [Yahoo!](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yahoo) **Undisclosed** Oct 2013

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

## The cheque

Series A Debt Seed

Median round joined **$9.9M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 10 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2015
- **Exits:** 2 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A *5*
- Debt *1*
- Seed *1*
- Series B *1*
- Series C *1*
- Venture *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2007 2015

Often in the room with

- [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) 3
- [AT&T](https://millionrounds.com/fund/at-and-t) 2
- [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) 2
- [Brian Mulligan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brian-mulligan) 2
- [Charlie Cheever](https://millionrounds.com/fund/charlie-cheever) 2
- [David Wargo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-wargo) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Gideon Yu. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**SV Angel** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel)[**AT&T** Company **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/at-and-t)[**Accel** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel)[**Brian Mulligan** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brian-mulligan)[**Charlie Cheever** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/charlie-cheever)[**David Wargo** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-wargo)[**Jarl Mohn** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jarl-mohn)[**Jeff Weiner** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeff-weiner)[**Naval Ravikant** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/naval-ravikant)[**Nicholas Moore** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nicholas-moore)[**Prefix Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/prefix-capital)[**Sam Altman** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sam-altman)

## Quick answers about Gideon Yu

### What does Gideon Yu invest in?

Gideon Yu invests most often at Series A and Debt (60% of the rounds on record).

### How active is Gideon Yu?

10 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2015.

### How big are Gideon Yu's cheques?

The median round it joins is $9.9M.

### Does Gideon Yu lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 10 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Gideon Yu invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (90%) and Singapore (10%).

### Is Gideon Yu investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2015.

### Who does Gideon Yu invest alongside?

Most often SV Angel (3 rounds together), AT&T (2 rounds together) and Accel (2 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Gideon Yu?

Gideon Yu is a VC firm based in United States.

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