Steve Young

President & Co-Founder at HGGC

San Francisco, US

angel-investor

About

Steve Young is a Co-Founder and Managing Director of HGGC. Steve is a member of HGGC's Executive Committee, Fund II Investment Committee and Fund I Policy and Investment Committee. Prior to the inception of HGGC, Steve was a Co-Founder and Managing Director of Sorenson Capital, a private equity fund which focused on middle market leveraged buyouts in the Western United States. Previously, Steve was a member in Northgate Capital, LLC, the general partner of Northgate Capital Partners, L.P., a fund of funds. Steve's professional football career spanned more than fifteen years in the NFL, primarily with the San Francisco 49ers, where he received numerous accolades, including Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl XXIX, Sports Illustrated and Sporting News' Player of the Year from 1992 - 1994 and the NFL's Most Valuable Player for 1992 and 1994. In 2005, Steve was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the first left-handed quarterback to be so honored. Steve is also the highest-rated

Position in the VCSift Database

• 26 investors at HGGC are tracked.
• 36 investors hold the President & Co-Founder role in VCSift. Steve Young is one of them.
• 7,285 investors are based in San Francisco, California, United States.

Data sourced from 410,343 investor profiles. Updated May 2026.