Yidrienne Lai

General Partner, ICONIQ Capital

Yidrienne is currently a General Partner at ICONIQ Capital. She previously served as Vice President at Technology Crossover Ventures. Yidrienne has twelve years of finance and private equity experience. Her primary investment focus is in the internet consumer sector. Yidrienne is actively involved with TCV’s investments in Groupon, HomeAway, Everyday Health, eBags, among others. Prior to TCV, Yidrienne specialized in acquisitions and investments at eBay, Inc. Some of the transactions she was involved with at eBay include Craigslist, Marktplaats, Rent.com, Shopping.com, and a number of European classifieds companies. Yidrienne began her career at Morgan Stanley in the Technology Investment Banking Group. Yidrienne received a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Stanford University.

Articles by Yidrienne Lai

Sales Comp Kick Start: Keys to Getting It Right as You Begin to Build Your Sales Team

Webinar Recap featuring Donya Rose, Managing Principal from The Cygnal Group Sales compensation is one of the most critical aspects of building a successful sales organization. Many early-stage founders stumble...

Austin Tech Week 2025 Recap

Mucker Capital hosted two powerful days of programming during Austin Tech Week, bringing together founders, operators, and growth leaders to share real-world insights from the startup trenches. Across four sessions,...

LA Tech Week 2025 Day 3 Recap: AI Search – Wednesday Oct 15

After two packed days exploring AI startup building and go-to-market growth, Day 3 of LA Tech Week shifted focus to the evolving world of AI Search, how new AI technologies...

LA Tech Week 2025 Day 2 Recap: Startup Growth – Tuesday Oct 14

After a packed AI Building Day, we continued LA Tech Week with Startup Growth Day, a full schedule of sessions focused on go-to-market strategy, founder journeys, and scaling startups in...

LA Tech Week 2025 Day 1 Recap: AI Building – Monday Oct 13

We hosted three full days of events during LA Tech Week, each one focused on helping founders learn, connect, and build with the latest in AI and startup growth. Day...

Using Customer Feedback to Build a Product that Customers Will Love

Customer feedback is the lifeblood of successful product development, but many startups struggle with collecting, validating, and prioritizing the constant stream of input from users, advisors, and internal teams. In...