Stephanie Shyu

Stephanie Shyu is a Venture Partner at Pioneer Fund and the Associate Director of the Help Desk: Sounding Board at the NYU Stern Berkley Center for Entrepreneurship. Operating within the venture capital sector, she evaluates early-stage startups for potential investment and provides strategic mentoring to portfolio entrepreneurs. In her concurrent academic role at New York University, she manages educational platforms and advisory services designed to assist emerging founders in navigating the broader startup ecosystem. Prior to her current dual capacities, she established a track record of supporting new ventures through dedicated mentorship programs and rigorous investment analysis. Her professional background is heavily concentrated on venture evaluation, operational advising, and the creation of structured support frameworks. Shyu maintains a primary focus on bridging academic entrepreneurship initiatives with institutional venture capital resources to accelerate early-stage company growth.