York IE
Venture capitalManchester · Pre-Seed–Series A · 22 people tracked
Also known as YORK IE HOLDINGS, LLC
Investment thesis
York IE combines venture investing with an integrated operating platform to help B2B SaaS companies scale. It provides funding from pre-seed to Series A alongside hands-on operational expertise spanning product research and development, AI transformation, go-to-market services (website, SEO, marketing, PR, sales and RevOps), and corporate strategy including financial modeling and pricing. The firm positions itself as an active investor that puts entrepreneurs first, offering deep access to a network of partners and advisors and a global team of operators. Its approach aligns founders, investors, and their teams toward long-term growth across companies in all industries.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.
Team · 22 people
from the firm's website & curated & public directories
What they invest in
from 16 of 20 portfolio companiesSaaS ×9AI & Machine Learning ×8Enterprise Software ×4Healthtech ×4Data & Infrastructure ×3FoodTech ×3Marketing Tech ×3Cybersecurity ×2
HQs:United States×13Canada×1Norway×1
Investments · 20 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 22025 · 32024 · 22023 · 62022 · 12019 · 115 dated
MedStack provides a compliance platform that lets developers deploy healthcare applications on their choice of cloud provider while automatically meeting healthcare privacy regulations and industry security requirements (such as PHI protection and SOC 2).
CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsDigital HealthHealthtech
Balaji Gopalan(Co-founder)Simon Woodside(Co-founder)
Co-investorsBCF VenturesArchangel Network of FundsArgonautic VenturesBlu Venture InvestorsPanache VenturesScaleUP Ventures+1 more
Yarmouth Port, US
David Blauer(Executive Officer, Director)Bilal Ahmad(Executive Officer)
BoardAndrew Klein(Director)Ross Treleven(Director)Jason Greenberg(Director)
Board seatMarshall Everson· per SEC Form D · $5M raise · filed Nov 2024
PeakMetrics provides a narrative intelligence platform that detects, maps, and tracks evolving storylines across news, social media, forums, and other channels in real-time for risk, communications, and security teams.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechMarketing TechLos Angeles, US
Nicholas W. Loui(Executive Officer, Director)Nicholas (Nick) Loui(Executive Officer, Director)Robert Lincoln(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardCraig Adams(Director)Brent Kelton(Director)in
Board seatJoe Raczka· per SEC Form D · $8.9M raise · filed Sep 2025
Co-investorsGutbrain VenturesMoneta VenturesParameter VenturesTechstarsArgon Ventures
Rewst is an automation platform for managed service providers (MSPs) that connects disconnected systems and automates manual workflows.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSOdessa, US
Aharon Chernin(Chief Executive Officer)Michael Chernin(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardAlex Clayton(Director)Marc Blumenthal(Director)inCasber Wang(Director)in
Board seatTom Holahan· per SEC Form D · $35M raise · filed Aug 2024
Co-investorsSapphire VenturesTDF VenturesFlorida FundersOpenView Venture Partners
Castine, US
Wyllys Terry(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardDavid Ford(Director)Abigail Carroll(Director)Cindy Lawry(Director)
Board seatJoe Raczka· per SEC Form D · $2.5M raise · filed Feb 2026
Veterinary Care Logistics provides inventory management consulting, training, online courses, and controlled substance logbooks for veterinary practices, from single-vet clinics to large specialty centers and corporations.
EdTechHealthtechLogistics & Supply ChainVancouver, US
Emmitt Nantz(Chief Executive Officer)
BoardNicole Clausen(Director)in
Board seatMarshall Everson· per SEC Form D · $2M raise · filed Oct 2025
Bento operates a dental benefits platform that lets employers, associations, and health plans offer self-insured, customizable dental and vision plans with transparent pricing and AI-enabled real-time claim adjudication.
HealthtechInsurTechSaaS
Ram Sudireddy(CEO & Founder)in
Co-investorsCompanyon VenturesSchooner Capital
BlueTrace provides all-in-one software for seafood producers and distributors, covering receiving, shipping, sales orders, purchasing, picking and packing, inventory tracking, digital logs, and FSMA 204 food safety compliance.
FoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Co-investorsCEI VenturesiSelect FundMaine Venture Fund
BluStream offers Polly, a proactive AI product advisor that initiates personalized post-purchase conversations with customers, captures zero-party product usage data, and feeds it into a brand's CRM to drive retention and expansion.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceMarketing TechWorcester, US
Kenneth Rapp(Executive Officer, Director)Gregory Baker(Director)Robert Bean(Director)Michael Piraino(Director)Bhaskar Panigrahi(Director)
BoardBruce Clarke(Director)
Co-investorsGutbrain Ventures
Cognitive Space develops AI-driven automation software for satellite operations, enabling constellation operators to scale while meeting operational requirements.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechSaaSSpace TechHouston, US
Marc Bell(Co-Founder and CEO)Guy de Carufel(CEO & Founder)Dax Garner(CTO)Jeff Edwards(VP of Engineering)Hanna Steplewska(Executive Officer, Director)Jennifer Roberts(Director)in
Co-investorsCapital InnovatorsCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)Draper AssociatesGlasswing VenturesGrit VenturesGutbrain Ventures+7 more
Franzy is a digital platform that helps individuals research, match with, and purchase franchises using AI-driven algorithms.
AI & Machine LearningMarketplacesCharlotte, US
Alexander Smereczniak(Executive Officer, Director)Christopher Wright(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJoe Razcka(Director)
Co-investorsAvalanche VCOverline
Newton, US
Adam R. Martel(Executive Officer, Director)Adam Martel(Founder)in
BoardJere Doyle(Director)Scott Lingle(Director)Christopher Mirabile(Director)inJay Love(Director)
Co-investorsBantam GroupLaunchpad Venture Group
Juicer is a margin management platform for restaurants that connects to a restaurant's POS to track costs, competitor pricing, sales, and delivery commissions.
FoodTechRetail TechSaaS
Co-investorsBranded Strategic HospitalityMudita VentureRedstick VenturesAugment VenturesKitchen Fund
Maxa is an agentic platform that uses AI agents to build and maintain production-grade dbt data pipelines for finance and operations teams, unifying enterprise systems like SAP, Oracle, Salesforce, and Workday into a single data model.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Alexis C. Steinman(Founder)in
Co-investorsFramework Venture PartnersGraphite VenturesNAventuresAQC CapitalBDC Capital Corporation
Ovation UP provides reporting and analytics software designed for multi-unit restaurants to identify operational areas needing improvement across locations.
Enterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechTravel & Hospitality
Scott WeinertSeth WeinertZack Oates
Co-investors500 GlobalBranded Strategic HospitalityMonta Vista CapitalTIA VenturesOneValley
Ovation provides access to genomic data linked to clinical information at scale to support drug discovery and precision medicine development.
BiotechData & InfrastructureDigital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices
Winston Brasor(Co-Founder and GM LIMS)inBarry Wark(Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer)Barry Wark, PhD(Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer)
Co-investorsMadrona Venture GroupSignalFireOneValleyTIA Ventures
SetSale is an AI-powered sales and quoting tool that generates dynamic multi-option quotes and helps identify AHRI matchups for HVAC sales.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales TechCharlotte, US
ASSAF WEINBERG(Executive Officer, Director)inSETH URE(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardMATT SHAPIRO(Director)
Co-investorsPrimordial VenturesPrimordial
StockPress provides digital asset management software that helps marketing, creative, content, and sales teams find, organize, and share files.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS
Co-investorsStage 2 CapitalAlumni VenturesArgon Ventures
Boston, US
Serkan ?zal(Executive Officer, Director)Ismail Azeri(Director)Timothy Daniels(Director)
BoardNeeraj Agrawal(Director)Berkay Mollamustafaoglu(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investorsScaleX Ventures
Völur provides AI-powered software for meat producers that optimizes carcass sorting, plant scheduling, and weekly production planning by matching supply with demand and operational capacity.
AI & Machine LearningFoodTechSaaS
Co-investorsFusionIdékapitalScribble VenturesSerra Ventures
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 companiesJuicer · finsmes.com · Aug 13, 2026
Völur · york.ie · Jul 22, 2026
Blustream · york.ie · Jul 22, 2026
PeakMetrics · latimes.com · May 21, 2026
SetSale · bizjournals.com · Mar 26, 2026
Franzy · pulse2.com · Feb 25, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does York IE invest at?
- York IE invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does York IE focus on?
- York IE focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Enterprise Software, SaaS.
- Where is York IE located?
- York IE is headquartered in Manchester, US.
- Does York IE lead rounds?
- Yes, York IE leads investment rounds.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamInvestor Connect - 682 - Joe Raczka of York IE
Hall Martin · Joe Raczka
Building Value in Startups: Adam Coughlin and the Unique Approach of York IE
Maker Manager Money · Adam Coughlin
Redefining Startup Growth with Kyle York at York IE
Gene Hammett · Kyle York
Maximizing Conversion: Simplifying Messaging & Highlighting Value | Adam Coughlin from York IE
Pathmonk · Adam Coughlin
Kyle York, Co-Founder & CEO at York IE
evan kirstel · Kyle York
York IE's Investment Focus, With Joe Raczka
Mindset Startup Academy - Verlin Gradney · Joe Raczka
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BGF provides minority growth capital and support to entrepreneurial small and medium-sized businesses across the UK and Ireland, from university spinouts to established brands.
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