Johnnie Yu (俞润中)

Johnnie Yu (俞润中)

Consumer VC in New York, he/him

About

Hi, I’m Johnnie Yu , a twenty-something year old consumer investor, brand nerd, and futurist currently living and working in New York City. I invest at Listen by day and sometimes create content by night.

My (investing-related) interests are in early-stage consumer brands that redefine category boundaries and rewrite conventional playbooks, especially brands that create products and services for previously underrepresented demographics.

Outside of investing, you can find my alter ego photographing and creating with emerging artists and fashion labels. I also run an AAPI-focused consumer syndicate, Cult-Classic, and occasionally mentor consumer brands on creative production and content strategy through Techstars and XRC Ventures.

Work Experience

2021 — Now
New York (remote)
2021 — Now
2022 — Now
2022 — 2023
2021 — 2022
2021 — 2021
Teaching Fellow & Program Assistant at NYU Stern School of Business
New York
2021 — 2021
New York (remote)

Volunteering

2019 — Now
Shanghai, China (remote)
2019
Breaking Boundaries at TEDxShanghaiAmericanSchool
Shanghai, China

Education

2018 — 2023
B.A. in Cinema Studies at New York University
New York

Contact

Website
Are.na
Letterboxd
Twitter
Instagram