# Dennis Yang

> Dennis Yang is a seed investor at Various (San Francisco) backing Video and EdTech. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Various](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/various)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Jun 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/dennistyang
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/dennistyang
- Website: https://x.com/dennistyang

Dennis Yang is a seed investor at Various in San Francisco focused on Video and EdTech. Dennis Yang is based out of Burlingame, California, and is the chairman and co-founder of Modal. io. Dennis previously worked at Udemy as a CEO. Dennis Yang attended the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Video | 1 | 25% |
| EdTech | 1 | 25% |
| Education | 1 | 25% |
| Social Media | 1 | 25% |
| Social Network | 1 | 25% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |
| Series B | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sweden | 1 | 25% |
| United States | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Transfr | TRANSFR VR’s core technology is a dialogue system between the trainee and our virtual coach. This unique VR apprenticeship model lets trainees move at their own pace and provides strategic, specific feedback to help them learn from their mistakes and master the skills they need to successfully perform their job. | $35M | Series B | Jun 16, 2022 |  |
| Studyverse | The Virtual Study Hall | $1.8M | Pre-Seed | Jun 01, 2022 |  |
| memmo.me | memmo.me provides a webpage for offering and distributing personalized video messages from actors, athletes, musicians, and other talent. | $10M | Seed | Feb 25, 2021 |  |
| memmo.me | memmo.me provides a webpage for offering and distributing personalized video messages from actors, athletes, musicians, and other talent. | $10M | Series A | Feb 25, 2021 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [J12](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/j12-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Left Lane Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/left-lane-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Album VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/album) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bling Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bling-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Firework Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/firework-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [FJ Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fj-labs) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Various

VC Fund · Boca Raton, United States

Various Inc. owns a variety of dating-related sites, including both adult and non-adult sites. We are a leading Internet-based social networking and multimedia entertainment company operating several of the most heavily-visited websites in the world. We provide our customers with a wide variety of online products and services, appealing to membersof diverse cultures and interest groups, so they can interact with each other and enjoy our content. Our sites’ services include social networking, online personals, live and recorded video, online chat rooms, instant messaging, photo and video sharing, blogs, message boards, email, and premium content websites.SpecialtiesSocial Network, Websites, Broadcast, Live-Video, Gaming, Publishing, Licensing, Movie Production

5 contacts available at Various.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Dennis Yang | Executive Advisor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dennis-yang |
| Andrew Walmsley | Digital Pluralist | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-walmsley |
| Asha Jadeja | Entrepreneur | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/asha-jadeja |
| Ciaran O Brien | Investor/Director/ Advisor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ciaran-o-brien |
| Daniel Gross | Startup Helper | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daniel-gross |

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## FAQ

### What does Dennis Yang invest in?

Dennis Yang invests primarily in Video, EdTech and Education startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Sweden. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Dennis Yang last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Dennis Yang closed in Jun 2022. Shizune tracks 4 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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