Do The E14 Fund and Y Combinator invest together?

Yes — The E14 Fund and Y Combinator appear together in 15 tracked portfolio companies, including Avoca, BuildBuddy, Charge Robotics, Culture Biosciences, Dedalus Labs.

How do The E14 Fund and Y Combinator compare on check size?

The E14 Fund typically writes checks of $1M – $5M, while Y Combinator writes $500K.

The E14 Fund vs Y Combinator

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

	The E14 Fund	Y Combinator
Type	Venture capital	Accelerator
HQ	Cambridge	San Francisco
Founded	2017	2005
Check size	$1M – $5M	$500K
Stages	Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A	Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors	Advanced Manufacturing, AgTech, AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Climate Tech, Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Hardware, Healthtech, Media & Entertainment, Medical Devices, Mobility & Transportation, New Materials, Retail Tech, Robotics, SaaS, Sector Agnostic	AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, EdTech, Robotics, SaaS, Sector Agnostic, Space Tech
Tracked investments	131	6,130
Exits (acquired/public)	1	839
Led rounds on record	—	21
Dated deals, last 24 mo	2	1304

Shared portfolio · 15

Avoca BuildBuddy Charge Robotics Culture Biosciences Dedalus Labs Ferveret LanceDB MantleBio Nowadays Payflow REGENT Replit Shortbread Trellus Volta Labs, Inc.

Frequently asked questions

Do The E14 Fund and Y Combinator invest together?: Yes — The E14 Fund and Y Combinator appear together in 15 tracked portfolio companies, including Avoca, BuildBuddy, Charge Robotics, Culture Biosciences, Dedalus Labs.
How do The E14 Fund and Y Combinator compare on check size?: The E14 Fund typically writes checks of $1M – $5M, while Y Combinator writes $500K.