Elizabeth Yin
VCCo-Founder and General Partner, Hustle Fund
Hustle Fund GP backing hilariously early founders
Background
Elizabeth Yin is the co-founder and General Partner of Hustle Fund, a pre-seed venture firm she launched to democratize access to early-stage capital. She holds a BSEE from Stanford University and an MBA from MIT Sloan, and began her career as a product marketing manager at Google. She founded ad-tech startup LaunchBit in 2011, sold it to BuySellAds in 2014, then joined 500 Startups as a partner running their Mountain View accelerator. Hustle Fund has backed over 800 startups across the US, Canada, Southeast Asia, Latin America, and Africa, with three unicorns in its portfolio including Webflow and Gamma.
Investment Thesis
Invests at the pre-seed stage with $25K–$250K checks, measuring success by week-over-week execution velocity rather than pedigree; seeks greenfield markets before they become obvious to larger funds.
Investment Focus
Stages
Typical check: $25K–$250K
Sectors
Based in: Global (US, Canada, Southeast Asia, Latin America, Africa) (North America)