Summary
Cat Yu is a strategic GTM and partnerships leader with 8 years of experience scaling product and commercial motions across fintech, marketplaces, and cybersecurity from San Francisco to Buenos Aires and Bangkok. She has led founding sales and account teams at startups and high-growth platforms—building an AI-powered SMB cybersecurity product at Zifino, driving platform monetization at Stripe, and launching UberEats in South America. Cat blends technical business training (MS degrees from MIT and an MBA from Tsinghua) with hands-on operator chops across product, strategy, and revenue, often working cross-culturally in multiple languages. Known for joining early teams and translating technical capabilities into market fit, she pairs analytical rigor with creative GTM playbooks informed by global field experience.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Master of Business Administration - MBA at Tsinghua University
Master of Science - MS Engineering & Management, Master of Science - MS Engineering & Management at MIT School of Engineering
University of California, San Diego
Master of Science - MS Management Studies, Master of Science - MS Management Studies at MIT Sloan School of Management
College Year in Athens
English, Chinese