YAR Ventures
Venture capitalActively deployingSunnyvale · Pre-Seed–Seed · 2 people tracked
Investment thesis
YAR Ventures is a community-based, early-stage VC investing in AI and DeepTech, backing founders building foundational technology in the emerging AI era. It co-invests alongside leading Silicon Valley VCs and accelerators, aiming to solve limited access to high-quality deal flow by pairing capital with the knowledge and networks of its LPs. Its Yar Synergy forum connects vetted founders with strategic partners, capital, research institutions, and platforms such as NVIDIA Inception, Google for Startups, and AWS Startups. The fund uses a machine-learning-driven Triple Score system that evaluates deals across 10 dimensions and 40 criteria, blending AI, GP, and LP perspectives into a single investment decision framework.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 2 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 6 of 11 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×4Deep Tech ×2Fintech ×2SaaS ×2Cleantech ×1Construction Tech ×1Developer Tools ×1Enterprise Software ×1
HQs:United States×4Switzerland×1
Investments · 11 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathAn AI-powered workspace for citation-backed research, managing references, conducting literature reviews, annotating PDFs, and writing papers.
Alec Nguyen(Cofounder)Austin (Hung) Nguyen(Cofounder)
bitHuman turns photos into real-time, lip-synced video avatars and AI characters with voice, running fully on-device across hardware from Raspberry Pi to iPhone to NVIDIA GPUs.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsMedia & Entertainment
Co-investorsZelda Ventures
A biotechnology company leveraging advanced data and computational tools to accelerate biological research.
Car IQ (Car IQ Pay, now branded Element Pay) is a vehicle-embedded payment platform that lets fleet vehicles connect directly to fuel pumps, toll gantries, and EV chargers to pay without physical fleet cards.
FintechLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & Transportation
Co-investorsBand of AngelsEnerTech CapitalQuest Venture Partners
ClearWay is software for planning and designing EV charging station sites, generating optimized layouts, wiring and electrical component specifications, and permit-ready CAD construction documents.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechConstruction Tech
A workforce management platform helping companies manage HR operations and employee engagement more efficiently.
San Ramon, US
Kapil Gupta(Executive Officer, Director)Saurabh Jain(Executive Officer, Director)
An AI security and trust platform securing live voice and video calls with real-time context analysis, deepfake detection, and social engineering response automation.
San Francisco, US
Aman Ibrahim(Founder)
Co-investorsResponsibly VenturesRipple VenturesEssence Venture Capital
Embodied AI develops automation technology intended to handle repetitive physical work and augment the human workforce.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechRobotics
Allows companies to create highly realistic digital twins—interactive AI personas of real people that look, sound, and think like them—to scale personalized customer interactions, training, and content creation.
Co-investorsMEDINA VENTURESSMOK Ventures
Stride is a compensation management platform that helps organizations plan, manage, and execute pay decisions while identifying and reducing pay gaps.
Enterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaS
Kapil Gupta(CEO, Founder)Saurabh Jain(CTO, Founder)
Co-investorsGround Game VenturesTCV
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Embodied AI · hellochinatech.com · Aug 18, 2026
Stride · barchart.com · Jul 17, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has YAR Ventures made?
- YAR Ventures has 11 tracked investments.
- What stage does YAR Ventures invest at?
- YAR Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What sectors does YAR Ventures focus on?
- YAR Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Deep Tech.
- Where is YAR Ventures located?
- YAR Ventures is headquartered in Sunnyvale, US.
- Who does YAR Ventures co-invest with?
- YAR Ventures most often shares deals with Ground Game Ventures, MEDINA VENTURES, Quest Venture Partners, among 10 tracked co-investors.
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