Yifan Lai

Yifan Lai is a finance professional with extensive experience in investment and deal diligence processes. Since July 2020, Yifan has served as Principal at Runway Growth Capital, focusing on providing growth capital to early and growth stage companies in technology, life sciences, and consumer industries. Prior roles at Runway include Vice President and Associate. Prior to joining Runway, Yifan was a Senior Associate at Freemark Partners, contributing to the establishment of a private investment firm aimed at long-term direct private equity investments. Other notable experiences include a Finance Lead position at Driver, and roles at Goldman Sachs as both an Investment Banking Analyst and Summer Analyst. Yifan's educational background includes a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and Economics from the University of Iowa.