Yiying Lu

Adobe Global Creative Ambassador | Bilingual TEDx Speaker | Experience Maker | Cross-Cultural Design Innovator | 🥟🥡🥠🥢🦚 🧋 Emojis Artist | Fast Company Most Creative Person in Business | Comedy School Dropout

📍 San Francisco, California, United States🔄 Updated October 2026💼 1 investments📅 6 years investing🗓 Last invested Mar 2020𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
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GlobalSF drives economic growth and resiliency in San Francisco by facilitating trade and investment through its global access to government, business, cultural, and educational communities. GlobalSF is a 501(c)3 Nonprofit Corporation.
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2020
Board Member
Mar 2020
GlobalSF drives economic growth and resiliency in San Francisco by facilitating trade and investment through its global access to government, business, cultural, and educational communities. GlobalSF is a 501(c)3 Nonprofit Corporation.
2019
Business Mentor
May 2019
MOX enables best-of-breed apps, platforms and services from around the world to reach hundreds of millions of users. MOX enables its ecosystem of startups to acquire new users with a customer acquisition cost of zero through its network of strategic partners including corporates, small businesses and creators. We aim to bring best-in-breed mobile apps to the next 4 billion smartphone users across emerging and frontier markets.
2018
Galvanize Mentor
Aug 2018
Who we are: Galvanize partners with enterprises and government agencies to build the technical capabilities their people need to thrive in the AI era. We believe that learning only works when it leads to measurable performance and business outcomes. What we do: We design and deliver assessments, onboarding, upskilling and reskilling programs that align with real business problems. Our offerings span AI & Machine Learning, Data Engineering & Analytics, Cloud & Modern Infrastructure, Software Engineering & Development, and Extreme Programming & Agile. Each engagement starts by collaborating to understand your workflows and ends with your teams confidently applying new skills on the job. How we’re different: Traditional training often stops at information transfer. Galvanize goes further, providing hands‑on, scenario‑based learning where learners experiment, iterate and receive coaching in real time. We measure success by behaviour change and business results. Our four‑step model—Collaborate, Translate, Innovate, Validate—ensures that capability building is tied directly to the metrics that matter. Let’s collaborate: If your organization needs to close the gap between vision and execution, we’d love to talk. Visit galvanize.com or use the “Let’s talk” button to start the conversation.
2015
Creative Director
Mar 2015
500 Global is a venture capital firm with over $2.7B in Assets Under Management that invests early in founders building fast-growing technology companies. We focus on markets where technology, innovation, and capital can unlock long-term value and drive economic growth. 500 Global has backed over 5,000 founders representing more than 2,600 companies operating in 80 countries. Our portfolio includes 51 companies valued at over $1 billion and 140 companies valued at over $100 million. Our 140+ plus team members are located in more than 15 countries and bring experience as entrepreneurs, investors, and operators from some of the world’s leading technology companies.
2012
Branding & Design Mentor
Apr 2012
500 Global is a venture capital firm with over $2.7B in Assets Under Management that invests early in founders building fast-growing technology companies. We focus on markets where technology, innovation, and capital can unlock long-term value and drive economic growth. 500 Global has backed over 5,000 founders representing more than 2,600 companies operating in 80 countries. Our portfolio includes 51 companies valued at over $1 billion and 140 companies valued at over $100 million. Our 140+ plus team members are located in more than 15 countries and bring experience as entrepreneurs, investors, and operators from some of the world’s leading technology companies.
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