Yellow Rocks!
Venture capitalSan Francisco · Pre-Seed–Series A · 11 people tracked
Investment thesis
Yellow Rocks! is a fund built around partners who each contribute distinct expertise. The firm concentrates its investments in a handful of focus industries: Future of Work, FinTech, EdTech and Gaming. Founders whose businesses align with these areas are invited to reach out and submit a form so the firm can better understand the opportunity.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 7, 2026.
Team · 11 people
from the firm's website & curated & public directories
What they invest in
from 35 of 42 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×23SaaS ×16Fintech ×6Data & Infrastructure ×5Consumer ×4EdTech ×4Enterprise Software ×4Crypto & Web3 ×3
HQs:United States×9Brazil×1United Kingdom×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 6 portfolio companiesAccelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 42 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathANNA is an all-in-one business account and mobile app for UK sole traders, freelancers, and small businesses that combines banking, invoicing, expense tracking, and bookkeeping.
FintechSaaSCardiff, GB
Co-investorsScalare Partners
Ballies is a peer-to-peer sports prediction platform where users predict exact scores and stack picks for multiplier-based contests and leaderboard competition.
AI & Machine LearningGamingSports Tech
Co-investorsSilvermine Capital
Cattle Care uses AI-powered camera monitoring and video analysis to generate reports on milking routines, employee performance, animal welfare, and feed management for dairy farms.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningIoT
Co-investorsSmart Partnership CapitalLocus Ventures
Chatfuel provides AI agents that autonomously handle customer inquiries, booking management, advertising, and business strategy for small businesses and service-based companies.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareImpact & Social GoodMedia & EntertainmentSaaSSan Francisco, US
Dmitrii Dumik(Founder/CEO)inArtem Ptashnik(Founder)inArtem PtashnickDmitry Dumik
Co-investors500 GlobalPre-Seed to SucceedY CombinatorAltaIR CapitalI2BF Global VenturesSmart Partnership Capital
Datuum offers an AI-powered platform that automates data onboarding and integration, generating code and reducing manual tasks to shorten the time to onboard new clients and data sources.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureSaaS
Co-investorsPre-Seed to Succeed
Co-investorsPre-Seed to Succeed
ElectroNeek provides a platform combining RPA, AI agents, intelligent document processing (IDP), and iPaaS for business process automation.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSAustin, US
Sergey Yudovskiy(Founder / CEO)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorRuvento Ventures Pte Ltd.
Co-investorsITERATIVERuvento Ventures Pte Ltd.
Global Work AI is an AI-powered job application service that scans the market, matches job seekers to relevant roles, and submits personalized applications on their behalf under user control.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkHR Tech
Co-investorsPre-Seed to Succeed
HintEd offers a digital adoption platform with interactive on-screen guides and software simulators that overlay web and Windows applications to help employees learn and use enterprise software with less formal training.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS
Co-investorsLBANK LabsBlockchain Founders Fund
Pre-seed to Succeed is a $50M investment program launched by AltaIR Capital, Yellow Rocks, Smart Partnership Capital, and I2BF for early-stage startups with an MVP and initial traction.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Jome is a platform that helps homebuyers find, compare, and purchase new construction homes across multiple communities and builders.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketplacesPropTechRetail TechBrooklyn, US
Dan Hnatkovskyy(Founder)in
Co-investorsFlyer One VenturesForefront VentureGeek VenturesPragmatechRoosh VenturesSID Venture Partners+1 more
Jupid is an AI-powered bookkeeping tool that automatically categorizes bank transactions and maps them to IRS Schedule C lines to keep books tax-ready year-round.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Co-investorsPre-Seed to Succeed
Litero AI is an AI-assisted writing platform that helps users research, draft, cite, and check content, with tools including an outline builder, autosuggestions, a citation finder across academic sources, a plagiarism checker, and an AI-content detector.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechSaaS
Co-investorsMyAsiaVCPre-Seed to Succeed
Lovon is an AI-powered therapy app that lets users talk by voice to process emotions, cope with everyday mental health struggles, and get emotional support.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthMental Health
Co-investorsHeartfelt CapitalPre-Seed to Succeed
Buddy is a voice-based AI learning app that delivers 1:1 game-based lessons in language, math, and early science for children.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerEdTech
FuseBase (Nimbus Web) is an AI-native client portal and collaboration platform that lets service businesses create branded, external client-facing workspaces alongside internal team workspaces, with tools for file sharing, CRM, e-signatures, meeting notes, and custom app building.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkSaaS
Co-investorsPre-Seed to Succeed
Noxus builds AI "co-workers" that map operational processes into agentic workflows and execute them directly inside a company's existing systems (SAP, Oracle, Salesforce, Zendesk, ServiceNow, Microsoft 365), handling tasks such as document processing, refunds, approvals, and ERP updates.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsPre-Seed to Succeed
Pearch.ai provides a white-label AI sourcing API that serves as the sourcing backend for AI recruiting platforms and also powers matching in consumer products.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaS
Co-investorsFormula VC
Praktika is an AI-powered language learning app that provides conversational practice with lifelike AI tutors, offering real-time feedback on pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary along with personalized study plans.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerEdTech
Adam(Co-founder & CEO)Adam Turaev(Founder)inIlya Chernyakov
Co-investors500 GlobalBlossom CapitalBlue Wire CapitalCreator VenturesInsiders VenturesOnstage
Resolv is a back-office platform for contractors, especially HVAC installers, that finds and files energy rebates, files building and mechanical permits, and registers equipment warranties automatically.
AI & Machine LearningEnergySaaS
Co-investorsPre-Seed to SucceedRedbud VC
Sizl is a delivery-only food service operating out of a ghost kitchen in Chicago, cooking made-to-order meals from local ingredients with a weekly changing menu and its own bike delivery fleet.
ConsumerFoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainChicago, US
Social Links provides open-source intelligence (OSINT) software that aggregates data from 500+ open sources including social media, messengers, blockchains, and the Dark Web to visualize and analyze it for investigations.
CybersecurityData & InfrastructureGovTechNew York City, US
Ivan Shkvarun(Founder)
Co-investorsSmart Partnership CapitalAltaIR Capital
Stayf is an employee wellbeing and engagement app that rewards staff for over 20 sports and wellness activities as well as customizable challenges, converting participation into points ('charges') redeemable in a rewards shop.
HR TechSaaSWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsPre-Seed to SucceedSmart Partnership Capital
Native Commerce provides a unified platform combining e-commerce, operations, and logistics for retail businesses to launch, scale, and run online stores, mobile apps, and delivery operations.
E-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainRetail Tech
Co-investorsPre-Seed to Succeed
Traive is a technology company that connects agricultural producers and investors by transforming complex agricultural data into precise credit risk analyses and liquid financial assets.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningFintechSão Paulo, BR
Co-investorsAstellaBread And Butter Ventures, LlcCapria VenturesCultiv8 Funds ManagementSP VenturesTechstars
Volt is a unified messaging operations platform giving developers one API for SMS provider access, brand registration, and delivery health.
Co-investorsAtento CapitalCortado VenturesMercury FundBigfoot CapitalFuel VenturesStout Street Capital
Marketing TechPittsburgh, US
Alex Malashkevychin
Co-investorsPre-Seed to SucceedSmart Partnership CapitalTechstars
Wirestock provides ethically sourced, multimodal training data—images, video, illustrations, vector art, and 3D assets—for AI labs building and refining generative models across pretraining, SFT, RL, and RLHF workflows.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyData & Infrastructure
Co-investors2048 VenturesFormula VCGraph VenturesNava Ventures
XDAO is a no-code, multi-chain framework for creating and managing DAOs, letting groups deposit crypto assets, run on-chain governance and voting, raise capital via crowdfunding, and interact with DeFi protocols through multi-signature treasuries.
Crypto & Web3FintechSaaS
Co-investorsAfford.CapitalBitDAOGrizzly CapitalMantle NetworkSilverFox
YaizY provides digital career education courses for K-12 students through project-based curricula in computing, entrepreneurship, and multimedia arts.
EdTech
Co-investorsFlyer One Ventures
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesVolt · startuptalky.com · Aug 24, 2026
Chatfuel · chatbotscape.com · May 26, 2026
Social Links · theaiinsider.tech · Dec 5, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Yellow Rocks! made?
- Yellow Rocks! has 42 tracked investments, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Yellow Rocks! invest at?
- Yellow Rocks! invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Yellow Rocks! focus on?
- Yellow Rocks! focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Crypto & Web3, Deep Tech, EdTech, Fintech, Future of Work, Gaming, SaaS.
- Where is Yellow Rocks! located?
- Yellow Rocks! is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
- Who does Yellow Rocks! co-invest with?
- Yellow Rocks! most often shares deals with Pre-Seed to Succeed, Smart Partnership Capital, Techstars, among 43 tracked co-investors.
Co-investors · 4
SP Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on agriculture and food technology, backing entrepreneurs building innovations in smarter agriculture, lower emissions, and more resilient food systems.
Duro VC (DVC) is an early-stage venture firm run by former founders and operators that invests in software companies from pre-seed through pre-IPO, having deployed over $110M across 225+ startups.
Davidovs Venture Collective (DVC) is a venture capital firm founded by Marina and Nick Davidovs that invests in early-stage AI startups led by repeat founders, backed by a collective of LPs and portfolio founders.
Firms observed investing alongside Yellow Rocks!, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Yellow Rocks!'s recorded portfolio.
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