# Amber Yang

> Amber Yang is an Enterprise Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners backing highly technical founders building next-generation AI software and infrastructure. Before VC, she founded Seer Tracking - an AI startup that used neural networks to predict space debris orbits with 98% accuracy - winning the $50K Intel Foundation Young Scientist Award and landing on Forbes 30 Under 30 in Science at age 18. A Stanford CS/Physics grad with a philosophy detour at Oxford, she brings a rare trifecta of deep technical chops, founder experience, and investor instinct to the table.

- **Role:** Enterprise Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
- **Organizations:** Lightspeed Venture Partners, Seer Tracking, Bloomberg Beta, CRV, Dorm Room Fund
- **From:** Windermere, Florida, USA
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BS in Computer Science & Physics, Stanford University, MS in Computer Science (AI track), Stanford University, Quarter abroad - Philosophy, University of Oxford, High School Diploma, Trinity Preparatory School
- **Known for:** Forbes 30 Under 30 in Science (2018) at age 18, Intel Foundation Young Scientist Award - $50,000 prize (2017), Regeneron Science Talent Search finalist (2017)

## Career timeline

- **2016** — Won Florida State Science Fair Grand Prize for space debris tracking research
- **2017** — Won $50K Intel Foundation Young Scientist Award at Intel ISEF for Seer Tracking
- **2017** — Founded Seer Tracking, AI startup predicting space debris orbits
- **2017** — Enrolled at Stanford University (CS & Physics)
- **2018** — Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 in Science
- **2018** — Featured as CNN Tomorrow's Hero
- **2018** — Joined MIT Lincoln Laboratory as Research Scientist Intern (ML + satellite nav)
- **2018** — Joined Dorm Room Fund as Investment Partner
- **2019** — Named 8VC Fellow
- **2021** — PM role at Astranis / Office of the CTO
- **2021** — Product Manager at Facebook
- **2021-2022** — MS in CS (AI track) at Stanford
- **2022-2024** — Investor at Bloomberg Beta (pre-seed/seed: ML, robotics, data infrastructure, dev tools)
- **2024** — Investor at CRV
- **2025** — Joined Lightspeed Venture Partners as Enterprise Partner

## Achievements

- Forbes 30 Under 30 in Science (2018) at age 18
- Intel Foundation Young Scientist Award - $50,000 prize (2017)
- Regeneron Science Talent Search finalist (2017)
- Florida State Science Fair Grand Prize Winner (2016)
- International Science and Engineering Fair Grand Award Winner (2017)
- CNN Tomorrow's Hero (2018)
- Harvard Book Award at Trinity Preparatory School
- 8VC Fellow (2019 cohort)
- Seer Tracking achieved 98% accuracy predicting space debris orbits vs NASA models
- Presented research at CERN and on NPR's Science Friday
- TEDx speaker at age 17 (TEDxJacksonville 2016)

## Latest updates

- **2025-01** — Joined Lightspeed Venture Partners as Enterprise Partner, focused on AI infrastructure and enterprise software
- **2024-06** — Active at CRV investing in post-product-market-fit companies
- **2023-01** — Writing on AI and startup culture commentary via Substack and Twitter/X

## Links

- Website: https://www.amberzyang.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amber-yang
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/theamberyang
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQQk9XqTMAY

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Last updated: 2026-04-20