Overview
Amber Yang is a Partner at Lightspeed as of June 2025[2][13]. Yang holds a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Computer Science with an AI track from Stanford University[10][11], and was a visiting student in Philosophy at the University of Oxford[12]. Yang's professional background includes founding Seer Tracking from September 2017 to December 2021[5], serving as an Investor at CRV in 2025[3], and working as an Investor at Bloomberg Beta from January 2022 to December 2024[4]. Earlier roles include positions as a Software Engineer at Astranis in 2021[6], Product Manager at Facebook in 2020[7], Fellow at 8VC in 2019[8], and researcher at MIT Lincoln Laboratory in 2018[9].
Career history
- PartnerJun 2025 to presentLightspeed
- Investor2025 to 2025CRV
- InvestorJan 2022 to Dec 2024Bloomberg Beta
- FounderSep 2017 to Dec 2021Seer Tracking
- Software Engineer2021 to 2021Astranis
- Product Manager2020 to 2020Facebook
- Fellow2019 to 20198VC
- Research2018 to 2018MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Education
Master of Science - MS, Computer Science (AI Track)Stanford University
Visiting Student, PhilosophyUniversity of Oxford
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