Bedy Yang

Bedy Yang is a Managing Partner at 500 Global, primarily focused on investing in early-stage companies and forming strategic partnerships since June 2011. In addition to this role, Bedy is a Kauffman Fellow with Kauffman Fellows, a Lecturer at VC Unlocked programs at both Stanford University and the University of California, Berkeley, and a Forbes Contributor. Bedy founded +INNOVATORS to create an environment supporting innovators and entrepreneurs and co-founded the Startup Foundation as part of an initiative with the Kauffman Foundation. Bedy has extensive community engagement experience, including work with the Bay Area Council of Brazilian Citizens and the Global Women Leadership Network. Bedy's academic background includes a BA in Business Administration from FGV - Fundação Getulio Vargas and an MLA with a Certificate in East Asian Studies from the University of Pennsylvania.