Stage FocusPre-Seed, Seed
GeographyGlobal
TypeVC
Last Activity2025
Industry Focus
Industries
Climate TechSpaceEnergy TechBiotechAIAerospace
Technical BenchStrong
Investor TypeDeepTech Specialist
ExposureMostly DeepTech Investments
Bio
Yes VC is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Caterina Fake and Jyri Engeström, investing in category-defining companies at the pre-seed and seed stages, at a pace of roughly 10 companies per year. Fake co-founded Flickr and Hunch (AI recommendation algorithms, acquired by eBay), chaired Etsy's board, and was a founding partner at Founder Collective; Engeström co-founded ...
Notable Investments
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Adept AI (ML research lab, acquired by Amazon)B
Boom Supersonic (supersonic passenger aircraft)S
Steady Energy (small nuclear reactor for zero-emission heat)H
Heirloom (Direct Air Capture, won up to $600M DOE award)E
Elroy Air (autonomous hybrid-electric cargo drones)N
NewOrbit (Ultra Low Earth Orbit satellites)H
Hubble Network (satellite network for Bluetooth devices)H
H2U Technologies (low-cost green hydrogen electrolyzer)H
HelixNano (mRNA platform for human and non-human biology)G
Gameto (biotech for women's reproductive health)S
Superhuman (AI email platform, acquired by Grammarly)U
Undo (nature-based carbon removal technology)Similar Funds
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