Do Kindred Ventures and Y Combinator invest together?

Yes — Kindred Ventures and Y Combinator appear together in 13 tracked portfolio companies, including Anjuna, Atlas, Coinbase, Dedalus Labs, Fountain.

How do Kindred Ventures and Y Combinator compare on check size?

Kindred Ventures typically writes checks of $250K – $2M, while Y Combinator writes $500K.

Two firms that co-invest: side by side on stage, sector, check size, and track record, from public filings and the firms' own sites.

	Kindred Ventures	Y Combinator
Type	Venture capital	Accelerator
HQ	San Francisco	San Francisco
Founded	2014	2005
Check size	$250K – $2M	$500K
Stages	Pre-Seed, Seed	Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors	AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Deep Tech, EdTech, Energy, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, Media & Entertainment, Mobility & Transportation, Retail Tech, SaaS, Wellness & Fitness	AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, EdTech, Robotics, SaaS, Sector Agnostic, Space Tech
AUM	$600M	—
Tracked investments	175	6,130
Exits (acquired/public)	4	839
Led rounds on record	—	21
Dated deals, last 24 mo	—	1304

Do Kindred Ventures and Y Combinator invest together?: Yes — Kindred Ventures and Y Combinator appear together in 13 tracked portfolio companies, including Anjuna, Atlas, Coinbase, Dedalus Labs, Fountain.
How do Kindred Ventures and Y Combinator compare on check size?: Kindred Ventures typically writes checks of $250K – $2M, while Y Combinator writes $500K.