Do VU Venture Partners and Y Combinator invest together?

Yes — VU Venture Partners and Y Combinator appear together in 11 tracked portfolio companies, including AOA Dx, Bear Flag Robotics, BrainHi, Dr. Treat, FidoCure®.

How do VU Venture Partners and Y Combinator compare on check size?

VU Venture Partners typically writes checks of $200K – $1M, while Y Combinator writes $500K.

VU Venture Partners 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.

	VU Venture Partners	Y Combinator
Type	Venture capital	Accelerator
HQ	San Francisco	San Francisco
Founded	2019	2005
Check size	$200K – $1M	$500K
Stages	Seed, Series A, Series B	Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors	AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Climate Tech, Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Cybersecurity, Deep Tech, Direct to Consumer, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, Marketplaces, Medical Devices, New Materials, PropTech, Robotics, Sector Agnostic, Space Tech	AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, EdTech, Robotics, SaaS, Sector Agnostic, Space Tech
Tracked investments	107	6,130
Exits (acquired/public)	1	839
Led rounds on record	—	21
Dated deals, last 24 mo	—	1304

Shared portfolio · 11

AOA Dx Bear Flag Robotics BrainHi Dr. Treat FidoCure®FLOWER CO.Redcliffe Lifetech REGENT Runa Turion Space Waydev

Frequently asked questions

Do VU Venture Partners and Y Combinator invest together?: Yes — VU Venture Partners and Y Combinator appear together in 11 tracked portfolio companies, including AOA Dx, Bear Flag Robotics, BrainHi, Dr. Treat, FidoCure®.
How do VU Venture Partners and Y Combinator compare on check size?: VU Venture Partners typically writes checks of $200K – $1M, while Y Combinator writes $500K.