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Yan-David (Yanda) Erlich

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General Partner at B Capital
📍 San Francisco, California, United States

Yan-David "Yanda" Erlich is a General Partner at B Capital, focusing on AI investments from seed to pre-IPO. A four-time founder and former COO/CRO at Weights & Biases, he holds an MBA from Stanford and a B. S. from Rice University. Colleagues describe him as creative, passionate, and sharp.

He operates with a "regret minimization framework" and has a keen interest in strategic communication and negotiation. He has gone as far as creating and publishing a detailed summary of the popular negotiation book, "Never Split the Difference", showing a passion for the underlying principles.

Unique fact: In addition to being a seasoned technology investor and operator, he is a four-time venture-backed founder and CEO.

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Current Role
General Partner
Location
San Francisco, California, United States
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Priorities

Topics Yan-David cares about

AI Investment Strategy
His roles at B Capital and previously at Coatue are focused on investing in AI and enterprise software companies, from seed rounds through to the pre-IPO stage.
Enterprise AI Adoption
He publicly discusses the challenges of implementing AI in large companies, noting that most pilot programs fail due to environmental factors, not poor models.
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Career

Work history

10-2024
General Partner
B Capital
6-2021 - 7-2024
COO & CRO
Weights & Biases
1-2019 - 6-2021
Series A Investor & Board Director
Weights & Biases
5-2018 - 6-2021
General Partner
Coatue Management
5-2013 - 9-2017
Founder & CEO
Parsable
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Media appearances

B Capital Appoints Yan-David Erlich as General Partner. Featured in B Capital
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Yan-David Erlich, former Weights & Biases executive, joins B Capital as General Partner. Featured in Fortune
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Education
MBA
Stanford University Graduate School of Business
B.S.
Rice University
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