David Yi

About

David Yi is a venture investor and startup ecosystem contributor serving as General Partner at Ethos Fund. Across his career, he has founded and led multiple ventures, completed successful exits, and worked across education technology, consumer businesses, and early-stage investing. David brings a founder-investor perspective on scaling companies, building cross-border revenue, raising capital, and helping globally ambitious startups bridge cultural and commercial gaps between Asian and U.S. The role provides direct exposure to how investors assess teams, markets, differentiation, traction, and a company’s ability to grow beyond its initial market. In practice, that perspective connects founder quality, market evidence, investment fit, and the long-term work required to build a company that investors can continue supporting. David is particularly relevant to conversations around fundraising readiness, investor decision-making, venture-scale growth, and the signals that help founders build conviction with capital partners.