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Gideon is currently a General Partner at Khosla Ventures. Previously, Gideon was the Chief Financial Officer of Facebook, where he led the $375 million investment round from Microsoft and Hong-Kong billionaire Li Ka Shing at a record $15 billion valuation. Before that, Gideon was a Partner at Sequoia Capital, and was also the Chief Financial Officer at YouTube where he negotiated its $1.65 billion sale to Google amidst a highly competitive auction for the company.
Prior to YouTube, Gideon was the Treasurer and Senior Vice President of Finance for Yahoo, executing over 30 acquisitions / investments, including Shimon, Alibaba / Taobao, Overture, Haber, Inktomi, Flickr, and del.icio.us and over $5 billion of capital markets transactions, including $750 million in zero coupon / zero yield convertible notes - Yahoo's first financing since its IPO. Prior to Yahoo, Gideon was the Chief Financial Officer of Haber Software (acquired by NeuStar, NYSE: NSR) and held positions at Disney, Shimon, Hilton, and DLJ / CSFB.
Gideon graduated from Stanford University majoring in Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management and received his MBA from Harvard Business School. Gideon is also very active philanthropically, likes art, movies, fast cars. Currently serves on the Board of Directors of the UCSF Medical Foundation.
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San Francisco, California, United States, North America
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2014
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11-50
Retail, Lifestyle, Electronics
Jobs history
3
Razer
Board of Directors
2014 - Current
San Francisco 49ers
Co-Owner & Former President
2011 - Current
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Board Member
Invalid date - Current
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Profile Resume
Gideon Yu is the CEO & Co-Founder at EVA Automation, based in United States, North America. With a background in Retail, Gideon Yu has a rich history of leadership and innovation. Gideon Yu studied BS Industrial Engineering @ Stanford University. Explore their detailed professional journey, key connections, and contributions to the industry on our platform.
Investment portfolio
8
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Personal investment
8
Annouced Date | Organization Name | Funding Round | Money Raised |
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Oct 01, 2013 | Sparks | Seed Round - Sparks | 2.3M |
Jan 08, 2014 | Amitree | Seed Round - Amitree | 2.7M |
Jul 08, 2014 | Opendoor | Series A - Opendoor | 9.9M |
May 20, 2024 | 280 Earth | Series B - 280 Earth | 50.0M |
Partner investment
3
Annouced Date | Organization Name | Funding Round | Investor Name | Money Raised |
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Jul 08, 2014 | Opendoor | Series A - Opendoor | EVA Automation | 9.9M |
Dec 09, 2014 | Change.org | Series C - Change.org | EVA Automation | 25.0M |
Oct 21, 2015 | Honestbee | Series A - Honestbee | EVA Automation | 15.0M |
Exits
7
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