Do PICUS CAPITAL and Y Combinator invest together?

Yes — PICUS CAPITAL and Y Combinator appear together in 13 tracked portfolio companies, including Aleph, Aspire, Cercli, Clau, Deel.

How do PICUS CAPITAL and Y Combinator compare on check size?

PICUS CAPITAL typically writes checks of $100K – $300M, 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.

	PICUS CAPITAL	Y Combinator
Type	Venture capital	Accelerator
HQ	Munich	San Francisco
Founded	2015	2005
Check size	$100K – $300M	$500K
Stages	Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B	Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors	AI & Machine Learning, Climate Tech, Cybersecurity, Deep Tech, Energy, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, Sector Agnostic	AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, EdTech, Robotics, SaaS, Sector Agnostic, Space Tech
Tracked investments	160	6,130
Exits (acquired/public)	1	839
Led rounds on record	—	21
Dated deals, last 24 mo	1	1304

Do PICUS CAPITAL and Y Combinator invest together?: Yes — PICUS CAPITAL and Y Combinator appear together in 13 tracked portfolio companies, including Aleph, Aspire, Cercli, Clau, Deel.
How do PICUS CAPITAL and Y Combinator compare on check size?: PICUS CAPITAL typically writes checks of $100K – $300M, while Y Combinator writes $500K.