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Investment thesis
Yes VC backs category-defining companies at the earliest stages, focusing on pre-seed and seed investments. The firm's philosophy centers on pursuing conviction — when the world says no but a founder hears a yes, going hard toward that yes. Its portfolio spans ambitious, wide-ranging bets including AI research labs, next-generation aviation, and consumer products.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 29, 2026.
Team · 3 people
from the firm's website & curated & public directoriesFounder mafia
3 people who came through Yes VC went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 45 of 55 portfolio companiesSaaS ×10AI & Machine Learning ×9Consumer ×9Cleantech ×7Hardware ×7Deep Tech ×6Enterprise Software ×6Climate Tech ×5
HQs:United States×28United Kingdom×3India×2Finland×1France×1Mexico×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 34 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×122 founders×113 founders×74+ founders×4
Where their founders studiedfrom 44 founders with education data
University of Cambridge ×4Carnegie Mellon University ×3Harvard University ×3Eton College ×2Princeton University ×2University of California, Berkeley ×2University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ×2University of Oxford ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 42 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×15Engineering ×12Business & Management ×6Economics ×5Humanities ×4Mathematics & Statistics ×4Finance & Accounting ×2Life Sciences ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 50 founders with career history
Google ×4McKinsey & Company ×3Microsoft ×3Dapper Labs ×2firstminute capital ×2IBM ×2LinkedIn ×2OpenAtlas ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
10 founders hold a PhD · 3 hold an MBA (of 48 with degree data)
Investments · 55 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 42025 · 12024 · 12023 · 42022 · 22021 · 32020 · 22019 · 22018 · 22015 · 122 dated
Sukha is a browser-based "flow state app" that runs in the background while you work, combining website and app blocking (on computer and phone), focus music, a Pomodoro timer, one-click task management, and an AI coach to break down tasks.
Future of WorkSaaSWellness & FitnessNovato, US
Ulf Schwekendiek(Executive Officer, Director)Tony
BoardStephanie Palmeri(Director)in
Board seatJyri Engestrom· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesJLL SparkNextView VenturesShrug CapitalUncork Capital
Sudden Coffee produces premium, single-serve coffee packets made from sustainably sourced beans, designed for convenient consumption anywhere.
ConsumerFoodTechSan Francisco, US
Josh Zloof(Founder/CEO)inKalle Freese(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatCaterina Fake· per SEC Form D · $500K raise · filed Nov 2015
Co-investorsLifeline VenturesY CombinatorCRV (Charles River Ventures)Founder CollectiveFW Capital
An ML research and product lab building general intelligence by enabling people and computers to work together creatively
Enterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
David Luan(Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer)inAshish Vaswani(Co-founder & Chief Scientist)Niki Parmar(Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer)Augustus Odena(Co-founder)Maxwell Nye(Co-founder)inErich Elsen(Co-founder)
Co-investorsA.Capital VenturesAdditionAir Street CapitalAtlassian VenturesGeneral CatalystGreylock Partners+9 more
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Andrena is a wireless Internet service provider that delivers high-speed connectivity to multi-tenant buildings and households using wireless technology beamed to building roofs, then distributed wirelessly to units.
CleantechCloud ComputingNew Jersey, US
Neil Chatterjee(Founder)inJames Smits(Founder)in
Co-investors645 VenturesAfore CapitalBollinger Investment GroupCalm VenturesCastle Island VenturesChaos Ventures+9 more
Assembly OSM develops modular construction technology and methods to make urban development scalable and sustainable, enabling rapid high-rise building assembly.
CleantechConstruction TechPropTechNew York, US
Bill Sharples(Founder)Chris Sharples(Founder)Andrew Staniforth(CEO)
BoardRobert Stavis(Director)inKieran Mara(Director)
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzAtento CapitalFJ LabsManta Ray VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersFifth Wall+4 more
Boom Supersonic develops supersonic aircraft and engines, including the Overture commercial airliner and the Symphony turbofan engine, targeting commercial aviation and advanced infrastructure applications.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareMobility & TransportationSpace TechCentennial, US
Blake Scholl(Founder & CEO)inJoshua Krall(Founder)inJoe Wilding(Founder)in
Co-investorsAccess Ventures (New York)Activant CapitalAlpha FundsAltra VentureAngel Collective Opportunity FundBessemer Venture Partners+56 more
Clinikally develops and sells dermatology-backed skin and hair care products for Indian consumers, complemented by online consultations with dermatologists.
Digital HealthE-commerceHealthtechMedical DevicesWellness & FitnessGurugram, IN
Arjun Soin(Founder)in
Co-investorsAmino CapitalCathexis VenturesEntrepreneur VenturesTRAC (Third Round Analytics Capital)VentureSouqWorldQuant Ventures+10 more
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Dapper Labs is a venture studio building products and communities at the intersection of culture and emerging technology, focused on digital ownership, data control, and decentralized platforms for creators and collectors.
ConsumerCreator EconomyCrypto & Web3Sector AgnosticVancouver
Roham Gharegozlou(Founder)inDieter Shirley(Founder)inMikhael Naayem(Executive Officer)inJody Rebak(Executive Officer)in
BoardDavid Pakman(Director)inAlex Shih(Director)
Co-investorsA.Capital Venturesa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzAppWorks VenturesBlockchain CoinvestorsBond Capital Management+43 more
Digitt offers online personal loans that consolidate and pay off consumers' credit card debt at lower interest rates, with customizable repayment terms and digital applications.
ConsumerFintech
David García Aceves(Founder)inDavid García(CEO & Fundador)in
Co-investorsCapria VenturesClocktower VenturesFJ LabsHypothesisIGNIALatitud Ventures+4 more
A platform addressing inefficiencies in veterinary care by improving access to pet healthcare services and the working conditions of veterinary professionals.
Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & FitnessSan Francisco, US
Rakesh Tondon(Founder)inHetal Shah(Founder)incharlie bowman(Founder)in
Co-investorsAurum Venture PartnersDG Daiwa VenturesGrant Park VenturesScrum VenturesVU Venture PartnersY Combinator+8 more
Elroy Air develops autonomous hybrid-electric aircraft for heavy-payload cargo delivery, serving commercial logistics, defense, and humanitarian customers.
Deep TechHardwareLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsCalifornia, US
Dave Merrill(Founder & Executive Chairman)inClint Cope(Co-Founder, Strategy / Product / Engineering)inAndrew Clare(Chief Executive Officer)in
BoardDarren Liccardo(Director)in
Co-investorsShield CapitalSnowpointAster CapitalCatapult VenturesCity LightCubit Capital+12 more
Era builds an intelligence layer and platform that lets creators such as jewelers, fashion houses, car brands, and product designers shape how physical devices listen, think, speak, act, and remember.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareIoT
Jasper Lau(Founder)in
Co-investorsBetaworksCollaborative FundMozilla VenturesAbstract VenturesBoxGroupTopology Ventures
FlexNode provides modular AI infrastructure solutions designed for rapid deployment at the edge.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeep Tech
Andrew C. Lindsey(Founder)in
Co-investorsActivant CapitalAvilaColle Capital PartnersHumans Of The InternetMaryland TEDCOTEDCO+2 more
For Them is a queer and trans-owned company that produces apparel, media, and experiences for the queer community, using sustainable materials and production methods.
Circular EconomyConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceDover, US
Kylo Freeman(Founder)inChloe Freeman(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardNICHOLAS THORNE(Director)
Co-investorsPrehypeResolute VenturesBenchstrength PartnersCoalition OperatorsFirstMark Capital
Accumulator is a platform that helps founders diversify their wealth by pooling investments in a curated network of private tech companies led by trusted peers, reducing single-company concentration risk while enabling participation in a founder-led investment community.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechFuture of WorkSaaSSector AgnosticLondon, GB
Brent Hoberman(Co-Founder & Executive Chair)inHenry Lane Fox(Co-Founder & Board Member)inOskar Hartmann(Co-founder)
Co-investorsfirstminute capital
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Gameto develops cell therapy and reproductive technologies to treat infertility and improve women's health outcomes.
BiotechFemTechHealthtechMedical DevicesAustin, US
Dina Turner(Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer)inMartin Varsavsky(Co-founder & Chairman)inDina Radenkovic(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardDusan Perovic(Director)inDylan Morris(Director)inMaryanna Saenko(Director)in
Co-investorsBold Capital PartnersDeviation CapitalFJ LabsFuture VenturesIngeborg InvestmentsInsight Partners+18 more
GigSafe provides a platform that manages the work-readiness and compliance workflows for independent contractor networks in delivery and logistics operations.
Future of WorkHR TechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
David Pickerell(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsInformed Ventures Advisors, LlcRally Ventures Management, LlcRareBreed VenturesBrand Foundry Ventures
California Catalysts (Calicat) develops non-Iridium catalysts and stack components for hydrogen electrolyzers, using an AI model and a high-throughput discovery engine to identify catalyst materials that lower the levelized cost of hydrogen.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechNew MaterialsLos Angeles, US
Co-investorsFREEFLOW
Heirloom operates Direct Air Capture (DAC) facilities that use limestone and carbon mineralization technology to permanently remove CO2 from the atmosphere at scale.
CleantechClimate TechDeep TechCalifornia, US
Shashank Samala(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsAENUAhren Innovation CapitalAutodesk FoundationBreakthrough Energy VenturesBreyer CapitalCarbon Removal Partners+10 more
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Helix Nanotechnologies develops mRNA-based therapeutics for disease treatment and environmental applications, currently advancing a COVID-19 vaccine candidate for immunocompromised patients and testing interventions targeting climate challenges.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechBoston, US
Nikolai Eroshenko(Founder/CSO)inHannu Rajaniemi(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBascom VenturesBeast VenturesChampion Hill VenturesDCVC (Data Collective)Fifty Years+14 more
Hipcamp is a platform to discover and book camping experiences including tent sites, RV resorts, glamping, and private land stays across the United States, Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom.
ConsumerMarketplacesTravel & HospitalitySan Francisco, US
Alyssa Ravasio(Founder and CEO)inEric Bach(Co-founder)
BoardTripp Jones(Director)inSarah Tavel(Benchmark partner / investor)inAndrew Chen(Andreessen Horowitz partner and board member)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzAugust CapitalBond Capital ManagementDreamers VCSlow VenturesUpslope Ventures+4 more
Hubble has created a Bluetooth connection to space and is building a global, battery-efficient, and cost-effective network using satellite technology.
Advanced ManufacturingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsHardwareIoTSpace TechLas Vegas, US
Alex Haro(Founder)inBen Wild(Founder)in
Co-investorsConvective CapitalInfinite CapitalMarin Digital VenturesNew North VenturesPi CampusPioneer+15 more
Jar is an Indian fintech app that helps users save money by investing in digital gold, positioning itself as a simplified savings tool for everyday consumers.
ConsumerFintechSaaS
Misbah Ashraf(Founder)in
Co-investorsAdvantedge FoundersArkam VenturesCapria VenturesEmphasis VenturesEximius VenturesKalaari Capital+19 more
Jow is a meal-planning app that recommends personalized menus from a catalog of over 5,000 recipes and automatically converts them into a grocery cart with the right quantities, ordered from the user's usual supermarket.
ConsumerE-commerceFoodTechSaint Denis, FR
Antoine Mallard(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Antoine Zins(Director)Franck Maurin(Director)inJacques-Edouard Sabatier(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in
BoardChristian Leybold(Director)in
Co-investorsAglae VenturesHeadlineHeadline Growth Management, LLCKima VenturesNorthzoneEurazeo+1 more
Regroup Nation is a personal-development resource offering a book, podcast and guidance on overcoming setbacks and staying motivated.
Co-investorsBetaworksCollaborative FundFlori VenturesGMG VenturesMercuri.vcSeven Seven Six+3 more
Laka offers collective bicycle insurance for cyclists, distributing monthly claim costs across a shared pool of members with zero excess on bike claims and no depreciation.
FintechInsurTechSports Tech
Ben AllenJens HartwigTobias TaupitzinJens H.(Founder)in
BoardAriel ArrietaFrancisco Coronel
Co-investors1818 Venture Capital500 GlobalEmbryo VenturesLocalGlobeMS&AD VenturesShift4Good
Lovevery designs play products for babies and young children based on child development research and neuroscience.
ConsumerEdTechWellness & FitnessBoise, US
Rod(Co-founder)Jessica Rolph(Executive Officer, Director)inRoderick Morris(Founder)in
Co-investorsCollaborative FundEastward Capital PartnersFounder CollectiveGV (Google Ventures)MaveronReach Capital+3 more
Matchday builds mobile, officially licensed casual football games with collectible digital player cards and live competitions.
Sebastien de Halleux(Founder)in
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesClaritas CapitalCourtside VenturesFermionGraph VenturesHorizons Ventures+6 more
OneSignal provides customer engagement and messaging infrastructure that enables businesses to send personalized, omnichannel communications to their customers at scale.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
George Deglin(Co-Founder and CEO)inLong Vo(Co-Founder and COO)in
Co-investorsCoelius CapitalHemisphere Ventures LLCHubSpot VenturesNewView CapitalNimble PartnersSignalFire+10 more
Orchid builds decentralized Web 3.0 technology to enable digital privacy and peer-to-peer marketplaces on Ethereum.
Crypto & Web3CybersecurityData & InfrastructureSector AgnosticSan Francisco, US
Brian J. Fox(Director)Gustav Simonsson(Director)Stephen Francis Bell(Executive Officer, Director)Steven Richard Waterhouse(Executive Officer, Director)inJay Freeman(Director)
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBorderless VentureMerkle Tree CapitalStruck CapitalTransmedia CapitalTuesday Capital+3 more
Co-investorsLifeline Ventures
Public Goods sells household, personal care, and everyday consumer products made with natural ingredients and sustainable materials, offered through a membership model.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceHealthtech
Morgan Hirsh(Founder)in
Co-investors500 GlobalAssembled BrandsChapter OneFamily Angel Management FundHemisphere Ventures LLCKnockout Capital+1 more
Reconnect provides software and hardware that connect specialty courts, pretrial, and community supervision programs with their participants.
GovTechHardwareSaaSCumberland, US
Pete Andrews(CEO)inSamuel Hotchkiss(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Jennifer Jacobs(Executive Officer)Ed Larson(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardEric Chapman(Director)
Co-investorsBantam GroupMichigan Capital Network
Rewind provides backup, restore, and copy functionality for critical data across SaaS and cloud applications, serving over 25,000 organizations globally across eCommerce, accounting, productivity, and development use cases.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Mike Potter(Co-founder & CEO)inJamesin
Co-investorsAtlassian VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersH.I.G. CapitalInovia CapitalInsight PartnersMistral Venture Partners+3 more
Rewind develops carbon removal projects leveraging natural processes like biomass and geological storage to capture and sequester carbon at scale for climate mitigation.
Circular EconomyCleantechClimate Tech
Co-investorsLeap Forward VenturesMensch Capital PartnersZORAH.I.G. Growth PartnersInsight PartnersPropeller VC
Sandhillmarkets runs a crowdfunding platform where early-stage companies raise capital from individual investors.
Fintech
Ali MoizJohn Hancockin
Co-investors500 Globalalphabet angels
Snappr produces and delivers photography, videography, and AI-generated images for clients with high-volume or individual project needs.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyEnterprise SoftwareMarketplacesSan Francisco, US
Matt Schiller(Founder/CEO)in
Co-investorsAirTree VenturesAltaIR CapitalBasis Set VenturesFoundryShrug CapitalXilium Capital+13 more
Snappr provides on-demand production of photography, videography, and AI image generation for businesses with both high-volume and individual content needs.
AI & Machine LearningMarketplacesMedia & Entertainment
Co-investorsAltaIR CapitalAlumni VenturesFirstrock CapitalAirTree VenturesBasis Set VenturesFoundry+2 more
Soldera provides a platform for unified management and procurement of energy attribute certificates (EACs) and renewable energy certificates across global registries.
Climate TechEnergySaaS
Stenver Jerkku(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesLifeline Ventures
Steady Energy develops the LDR-50, a low-temperature heat reactor based on technology from the Technical Research Centre of Finland.
CleantechClimate TechDeep TechEnergy
Tommi NymaninHannes HaapalahtiinPetteri Tenhunenin
Co-investors92 CapitalLifeline VenturesMove EnergyValo Ventures
Superhuman provides an AI-native platform for marketing teams that integrates AI agents, email management, and collaborative documentation within existing workflows.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkMarketing TechSaaS
Conrad Irwin(Founder)inRahul VohrainVivek Sodera
Co-investors1809 Capital500 Global7BC Venture CapitalAlumni VenturesAndreessen HorowitzArcher Capital Group+33 more
Returnmates operates a tech-enabled delivery and returns network for retail brands, offering premium same-day and next-day deliveries, box-less at-home return pickups, and doorstep exchanges.
E-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainRetail TechVenice, US
Eric Wimer(Founder)inKristian Zak(Director)
Co-investors7GC & CoBlackhorn VenturesFirebrand VenturesLightShed VenturesThe Fund
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Tau Motors develops a software-defined power conversion platform spanning motors, inverters and controls for electrified systems.
EnergyHardwareMobility & TransportationSan Francisco, US
Jonathan Ellman(Director)Walter Wesley Pennington III(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsDns CapitalEssentia VenturesFinindus
Treeswift develops physical AI using robotics and machine learning to assist field crews with grid inspection, vegetation management, and asset documentation.
AI & Machine LearningEnergyRoboticsPhiladelphia, US
Elizabeth Hunter(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inSteven Chen(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inMichael Shomin(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in
Co-investorsContour Venture PartnersConvective CapitalCrosslink CapitalDorm RoomHumba VenturesInspired Capital+9 more
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UNDO removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere using enhanced rock weathering, a process of spreading mineralised rock on farmland to increase soil carbon capture.
AgTechCircular EconomyClimate Tech
Jim
Co-investorsLowercarbon CapitalUpscale
X Fuel develops alternative transport fuels using patented technologies that compete with fossil fuels on environmental and economic metrics.
Circular EconomyCleantechEnergyMobility & Transportation
Nicholas Ball, Ph.D.(Founder)in
Co-investorsAENUFuture Planet CapitalLight RayOverlap HoldingsUnion Square Ventures (USV)NYK Line+1 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Don't Run OutAdept AICrewsbycoreS-TransistorsSukhaUpscalers
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Boom Supersonic · ipo.club · Sep 14, 2026
OneSignal · ycombinator.com · Jul 14, 2026
Era · techcrunch.com · Apr 23, 2026
Lovevery · trysignalbase.com · Mar 25, 2026
Gameto · insightpartners.com · Mar 4, 2026
Founders Forum · ff.co · Dec 18, 2025
Hubble Network · geekwire.com · Sep 18, 2025
Clinikally · ycombinator.com · May 30, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Yes VC made?
- Yes VC has 55 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 5 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Yes VC invest at?
- Yes VC invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Yes VC's typical check size?
- Yes VC typically writes checks of $30K – $1.5M.
- What sectors does Yes VC focus on?
- Yes VC focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Yes VC located?
- Yes VC is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
- Does Yes VC lead rounds?
- Yes VC typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Yes VC co-invest with?
- Yes VC most often shares deals with Y Combinator, FJ Labs, 500 Global, among 300 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamE906 Yes VC & Flickr's Caterina Fake explores tech's unintended consequences in "Should This Exist?"
This Week in Startups · Caterina Fake
Why Founders Should Also Be Investors with Jyri Engeström from Yes VC
Understanding VC · Jyri Engeström
Beyond Innovation S2: Caterina Fake, Yes VC, Flickr
Beyond Innovation TV · Caterina Fake
Jyri Engeström, Investor at Yes VC | Understanding the Rules of the Venture Capital Game #3
Soaked by Slush · Jyri Engeström
#184: Jyri Engeström, Co-Founder and General Partner at Yes VC, an Early-Stage Venture Capital Firm
Justin Gordon · Jyri Engeström
Lessons learned from Flickr, Etsy & Yes VC 💎 Caterina Fake
Startupfood · Caterina Fake
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Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, known for pioneering the platform model with a large team of operators supporting founders across stages.
Lifeline Ventures is a sector-agnostic early-stage investor that partners with founders from the very beginning and supports them as they grow. Its team brings global experience building and scaling companies as founders and in executive roles.
SV Angel is a San Francisco-based firm that invests long-term in founders, supporting them with advice, introductions, and network access at key business inflection points.
Collaborative Fund is a venture capital firm that backs entrepreneurs building category- and culture-defining brands, products, and services across consumer, health, energy, and access-to-capital themes.
Union Square Ventures is a New York-based venture capital firm that invests across a broad range of technology sectors, presenting a large portfolio spanning crypto, fintech, climate, AI, education, health, and marketplaces.
General Catalyst is a venture capital firm operating as a partnership focused on company building and accelerating the growth of the businesses it backs.
GV (Google Ventures) is a venture capital firm that has invested in AI and machine learning since its early days, backing more than 100 AI companies across infrastructure, life sciences, and applications.
Greylock Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm that partners with founders building companies from inception. Its partners make only one or two new investments per year to focus deeply on each partnership.
Founder Collective is a seed and pre-seed stage venture capital firm that invests across sectors, describing itself as sector agnostic and anti-thematic.
Graph Ventures is an early-stage venture fund built by founders for founders, backing companies at their earliest stages and offering hands-on support with fundraising, growth, product, and international expansion.
Craft Ventures is a venture capital firm run by a team of former founders, operators, and investors who partner closely with founders to help build and scale technology companies.
Uncork Capital is a seed-stage venture firm that backs early founders, with a focus on AI-native companies driving scale and industry change.
▶46 more co-investors
BenchmarkSOSVFreestyle CapitalCaffeinated CapitalElectric CapitalBuckley Ventures Management Company LlcLowercase CapitalSaga VenturesMoxxie VenturesBrand Foundry VenturesCoalition OperatorsListen VenturesCompoundFabric VenturesFuture Planet CapitalAccelKhosla VenturesTechstarsUnknown VenturesEverywhere VenturesSound VenturesTrue VenturesForerunner VenturesAccel-KKRKapor CapitalObvious VenturesSoftBank Vision FundCota CapitalFloodgateUlu VenturesRed Swan VenturesParadigmBetaworks Ventures Management, LlcNext Play VenturesWorklife VenturesGotham Gal VenturesFormation GroupHouseAI FundVista Venture PartnersPitbull VenturesInventureUnshackled VenturesBullishVoima VenturesMGV
Firms observed investing alongside Yes VC, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Yes VC's recorded portfolio.
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