Bill Yu

Partner @ ESO Fund | Seed & Secondary Investor | Thesis-Driven | NYC

📍 United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 4 investments📅 8 years investing🗓 Last invested Jun 2023
VC🌍 United States
4
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8y
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Investor
Jun 2023
GovEagle uses AI agents to help government contractors respond to RFPs 10x faster.
Investor
May 2021
Our mission at Beacons is to simplify the process for all creators. We are building a home online that helps creators build connections with their audiences and provides ease in monetizing their brand all while being given the creative freedom to fully customize their pages. As the world moves online, we believe everyone should have their own website where they can fully express themselves. A website with your own branding and your message, and we strive to provide the building blocks for this new mobile, online world.
Investor
Dec 2020
Copy.ai makes AI accessible for all users, regardless of technical know-how. Our GTM AI Platform makes it easy to drive real business value from the latest large language models (LLMs) and help companies navigate their AI transformation journey. We have over 10 million users, the backing of top tier venture capital firms (Sequoia, Craft, Wing, Tokyo Black), and an incredible tailwind of AI momentum and enthusiasm.
Partner, Early Investor
Aug 2018
The Employee Stock Option Fund (ESO Fund) provides funding for the employees of venture-backed companies to absorb the financial risks associated with exercising stock options. The cost of exercising stock options and paying Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) is often very expensive while also presenting the risk of total loss and the burden of long periods of illiquidity. The ESO Fund provides tax-efficient financing and shelters the employee from the risk of total loss.
Experience · 5 entries
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Investments (4)
2023
Investor
Jun 2023
GovEagle uses AI agents to help government contractors respond to RFPs 10x faster.
2021
Investor
May 2021
Our mission at Beacons is to simplify the process for all creators. We are building a home online that helps creators build connections with their audiences and provides ease in monetizing their brand all while being given the creative freedom to fully customize their pages. As the world moves online, we believe everyone should have their own website where they can fully express themselves. A website with your own branding and your message, and we strive to provide the building blocks for this new mobile, online world.
2020
Investor
Dec 2020
Copy.ai makes AI accessible for all users, regardless of technical know-how. Our GTM AI Platform makes it easy to drive real business value from the latest large language models (LLMs) and help companies navigate their AI transformation journey. We have over 10 million users, the backing of top tier venture capital firms (Sequoia, Craft, Wing, Tokyo Black), and an incredible tailwind of AI momentum and enthusiasm.
2018
Partner, Early Investor
Aug 2018
The Employee Stock Option Fund (ESO Fund) provides funding for the employees of venture-backed companies to absorb the financial risks associated with exercising stock options. The cost of exercising stock options and paying Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) is often very expensive while also presenting the risk of total loss and the burden of long periods of illiquidity. The ESO Fund provides tax-efficient financing and shelters the employee from the risk of total loss.
2013
Research Associate
Aug 2013
Johns Hopkins Medicine is a governing structure for the University’s School of Medicine and the health system, coordinating their research, teaching, patient care, and related enterprises. The Johns Hopkins Hospital opened in 1889, followed four years later by the university’s School of Medicine, revolutionizing medical practice, teaching, and research in the United States. The hospital is now part of the Johns Hopkins Health System, which includes two other acute-care hospitals and additional integrated health-care delivery components, with a network of primary and specialty care practices throughout Maryland, outpatient care, long-term care, and home care. The Johns Hopkins University opened in 1876 as America’s first research university, founded for the express purpose of expanding knowledge and putting that knowledge to work for the good of humanity. Two Interconnected Institutions: Over the years, the University and Hospital have grown, and—sometimes jointly, sometimes separately—they have created affiliated organizations. The Johns Hopkins Institutions is a collective name for the University and the Johns Hopkins Health System. The Johns Hopkins University includes nine academic and research divisions, and numerous centers, institutes, and affiliated entities. Johns Hopkins Medicine is a governing structure for the University’s School of Medicine and the health system, coordinating their research, teaching, patient care, and related enterprises.
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