Christopher Yip

Christopher Yip

Partner atRET VenturesSan Francisco

Christopher Yip joined RET Ventures as a Partner in 2019, overseeing investments and operations. He previously spent 12 years at TPG and holds degrees from Stanford and Harvard.

What Christopher can write

Writes checks of$1M to $30M
Comes in atSeed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

RET Ventures writes $1M to $30M checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. TPG
  2. RET Ventures · Partner
    Now
  3. McKinsey & Company · consultant
  4. TPG

Focus

tech-enabled companies

Education

Stanford GSB, MBAHarvard University, AB in Economics and SM in Computer Science

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Questions

Who is Christopher Yip?

Christopher Yip joined RET Ventures as a Partner in 2019, overseeing investments and operations. He previously spent 12 years at TPG and holds degrees from Stanford and Harvard.

How much does Christopher Yip invest?

Christopher Yip invests through RET Ventures, which writes checks of $1M to $30M at seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Christopher Yip?

A warm intro from a founder RET Ventures backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.

What did Christopher Yip do before RET Ventures?

TPG; consultant at McKinsey & Company; TPG.

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