# Yukiko Jenkins

> Yukiko Jenkins is a General Partner and CFO at Cox Exponential (CX2), the early-stage AI and robotics venture vehicle backed by Cox Enterprises. Born in England and raised between England and Japan, she is a Certified Public Accountant with over 20 years of finance and operations experience spanning Big Four auditing, startup consulting, and leadership at AI computer vision company Fyusion. At CX2 - a fund run by engineers for engineers - she bridges rigorous financial oversight with a deep insider knowledge of what it takes to build frontier AI companies from zero to product.

- **Role:** General Partner and CFO at Cox Exponential (CX2)
- **Organizations:** Cox Exponential (CX2), Fyusion Inc., Open Perception, YukiCPA, Glide Foundation
- **From:** England, United Kingdom
- **Nationality:** British-Japanese
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in Accounting, San Francisco State University, College of Business
- **Known for:** Certified Public Accountant (CPA License #104043), General Partner at Cox Exponential - one of the few GPs with deep operational finance experience inside AI/ML companies, Served as VP of Finance and People at Fyusion, an AI computer vision company acquired by Cox Automotive

## Career timeline

- **2001-2005** — Studied Accounting at San Francisco State University
- **2004+** — Began career in public accounting; auditor at regional and Big Four firms
- **Various** — Founded YukiCPA, independent accounting consultancy serving SF Bay Area startups and businesses
- **Various** — Served as Interim Controller at Glide Foundation, San Francisco
- **Various** — Joined Open Perception (3D perception nonprofit co-founded by Fyusion's Radu Rusu) as Treasurer
- **Various** — Joined Fyusion Inc. as VP of Finance and People, overseeing all finance, accounting, HR, and administrative functions
- **2023+** — Joined Cox Exponential (CX2) as General Partner and CFO, the early-stage AI and robotics venture fund backed by Cox Enterprises

## Achievements

- Certified Public Accountant (CPA License #104043)
- General Partner at Cox Exponential - one of the few GPs with deep operational finance experience inside AI/ML companies
- Served as VP of Finance and People at Fyusion, an AI computer vision company acquired by Cox Automotive
- Treasurer of Open Perception, the leading nonprofit for 3D perception technology
- Built YukiCPA, an independent consultancy serving Bay Area startups across diverse industries
- Bilingual in English and Japanese, bridging cross-cultural business contexts
- Over 20 years of finance and operations experience spanning public accounting, nonprofit, startup, and VC sectors

## Latest updates

- **2025-07** — Cox Exponential made its latest investment in Launchpad (Business/Productivity Software)
- **2025** — CX2 invested in Cline, an AI autonomous coding agent startup
- **2024** — CX2 portfolio includes Glacier (AI waste-sorting robotics), Hippo Harvest (agricultural robotics), and Recursive (AI research)

## Links

- Website: https://exponential.vc
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/yukikojenkins

---

Profile page: https://yespress.io/yukiko-jenkins
Published by YesPress — https://yespress.io
Last updated: 2026-05-17