Welcoming Yujian Tang as Our First Scout at Banyan Ventures

We’re thrilled to announce that Yujian Tang is joining Banyan Ventures as our first Scout Partner. Yujian brings an exceptional track record in community building, AI infrastructure, and early-stage company growth, making him the perfect fit to help surface the most promising AI-native startups.

Why This Matters

At Banyan Ventures, we are laser-focused on identifying and backing AI-native companies at the pre-seed and seed stages. Our ability to spot breakout companies early is a key driver of our success, and that’s why we’re building a world-class Scout Partner Network (SPN).

Yujian will play a crucial role in expanding our pipeline of exceptional AI startups by leveraging his extensive network and deep insights into the AI ecosystem. His ability to identify emerging trends, foster engaged communities, and connect with top-tier founders aligns perfectly with our mission.

About Yujian Tang

Yujian is no stranger to scaling ecosystems and fostering AI innovation:

• Grew an AI-focused community from 0 to 500 in 2 months, then 1,500 in 5 months, and ended the year with 11,000+ attendees and 7,000+ subscribers.
• Built r/AI_Agents into of the most influential AI communitys surpassing the subreddits for both Perplexity and Google's Gemini.
• In the last 30 days, r/AI_Agents has seen 1.2M impressions and over 14,000 daily visits, proving that his community growth strategies work at scale, and he’s just getting started.
  
  

Looking Ahead

We couldn’t be more excited to welcome Yujian to Banyan Ventures. His track record in community building, AI expertise, and founder connections makes him an invaluable addition to our network.

If you’re building in AI-native software or infrastructure, Yujian is now a direct line to Banyan. We’re actively looking for founders building category-defining AI-native companies—if that’s you, let’s talk.

Welcome to the team, Yujian!