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AME Cloud Ventures

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 196 cheques on record.

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Pre-seedSeedSeries AInfrastructureDataFashion

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75%of best year6cheques in 12 months, 196 on record
Since the last cheque31days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$15MCheque size, as they say$100K – $10MRounds led0 of 196Sole investor2 roundsExits12 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 91%
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AME Cloud Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    6 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 68% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $10M

  4. 04

    12 exits from the portfolio

What they do

AME Cloud Ventures is the venture fund led by Jerry Yang, co-founder of Yahoo!From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$100K – $10M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGrowthPre-IPO
Sectors
InfrastructureDataFashion
Based in
Palo Alto, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first196 appearances

  1. 2026

    4 rounds

  2. Sept
    OuterSignalSeries A · US · TechStartups$22MWith 24 others
  3. Aug
    Actualyze AISeed · US$7.0MWith 2 others
  4. Feb
    Luminos.AIVenture · US$7.8MWith 3 others
  5. Feb
    Quill MeetingsSeed · US$6.5MWith 3 others
  6. 2025

    6 rounds

  7. Nov
    FlintSeries A · US · AlleyWatch$15MWith 6 others
  8. Nov
    Hepta BioSeed · US$6.7MWith 4 others
  9. Sept
    PortfolioPilotSeed · US$2.0MWith 4 others
  10. Sept
    ElementumVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  11. Jun
    Molecule.oneGrant · PL$1.0MWith 2 others
  12. Jun
    Code FourSeed · US$2.7MWith 2 others
  13. 2024

    4 rounds

  14. Oct
    GetSetUpGrant · US$36KWith 2 others
  15. Aug
    Global PredictionsSeed · US$2.0MWith 3 others
  16. Jun
    AstrocadeSeed · US$12MWith 1 other
  17. Mar
    Zephyr AISeries A · US$111MWith 4 others
  18. 2023

    6 rounds

  19. Sept
    LastMile AISeed · US$10MWith 3 others
  20. Jun
    Elemental CognitionSeries B · US$60MWith 1 other
  21. Apr
    Noah MedicalSeries B · US · Firms' own news pages$150MWith 12 others
  22. Apr
    Rock The BellsSeries B · US$15MWith 2 others
  23. Apr
    RonbowSeries A · US$10MSole investor
  24. Jan
    InfrasAISeries A · US$17MWith 3 others
  25. 2022

    8 rounds

  26. Nov
    MetristSeed · US$4.0MWith 1 other
  27. Aug
    January AIVenture · US$13MWith 2 others
  28. Aug
    HeadroomSeed · US$9.0MWith 3 others
  29. Jun
    Endpoint HealthSeries A · US$52MWith 2 others
  30. May
    DatapaneVenture · GB$6.2MWith 1 other
  31. Mar
    Single OriginSeed · US$3.7MWith 2 others
  32. Mar
    BirdeyeSeries C · US$60MWith 1 other
  33. Jan
    DondoSeed · US$2.3MWith 2 others
  34. 2021

    5 rounds

  35. Nov
    Treasure DataVenture · US$234MWith 5 others
  36. Nov
    SpectSeed · US$3.5MWith 2 others
  37. Sept
    SalaryBoxSeed · SG$4.0MWith 4 others
  38. Sept
    FlieberSeries A · US$12MWith 5 others
  39. Aug
    Lucid Lane Inc.Series A · US$16MWith 1 other
  40. 2020

    4 rounds

  41. Aug
    AuransaSeries A$16MWith 2 others
  42. Mar
    SonanticSeed$2.6MWith 3 others
  43. Feb
    MayaDataVenture$26MWith 2 others
  44. Jan
    HappayVentureUndisclosedWith 2 others
  45. 2019

    6 rounds

  46. Oct
    ZumeVentureUndisclosedWith 5 others
  47. Sept
    A-Alpha BioUS · FinSMEs$2.8MWith 5 others
  48. Jun
    MythicSeries B · US · FinSMEs$30MWith 10 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

We hold 5 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed12 in all

EeroBought by Amazon$97MFeb 2019
Lex MachinaBought by LexisNexisUndisclosedNov 2015
OpsmaticBought by New RelicUndisclosedNov 2015
Local MotionBought by ZipcarUndisclosedAug 2015
Bina TechnologiesBought by RocheUndisclosedDec 2014
LeftronicBought by AppDirectUndisclosedNov 2014
MetacloudBought by CiscoUndisclosedSept 2014
PolarBought by GoogleUndisclosedSept 2014
JetpacBought by GoogleUndisclosedAug 2014
dotCloudBought by cloudControlUndisclosedAug 2014
TomfooleryBought by Yahoo!$16MJan 2014
ImpermiumBought by GoogleUndisclosedJan 2014

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as AME Cloud Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Jerry YangVC firm26rounds togetherDCVCVC firm21rounds togetherFarzad (Zod) NazemVC firm19rounds togetherY CombinatorAccelerator18rounds togetherKhosla VenturesVC firm15rounds togetherInnovation EndeavorsVC firm13rounds togetherFormation 8VC firm12rounds togetherFounders FundVC firm12rounds togetherMorado Venture PartnersVC firm12rounds togetherNew Enterprise AssociatesVC firm12rounds togetherFelicisVC firm11rounds togetherGGV CapitalVC firm9rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies AME Cloud Ventures put money into.

OuterSignal$22M · Sept 2026Actualyze AI$7.0M · Aug 2026Luminos.AI$7.8M · Feb 2026Quill Meetings$6.5M · Feb 2026PortfolioPilot$2.0M · Sept 2025ElementumSept 2025

Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name AME Cloud Ventures in their description, not their title.

Quick answers about AME Cloud Ventures

What does AME Cloud Ventures invest in?

AME Cloud Ventures invests most often at Seed and Series A (68% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Infrastructure, Data and Fashion.

How active is AME Cloud Ventures?

196 investments on record, 6 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has AME Cloud Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: OuterSignal (Series A, Sept 2026), Actualyze AI (Seed, Aug 2026) and Luminos.AI (Venture, Feb 2026).

How big are AME Cloud Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $15M. It says it writes cheques of $100K to $10M.

Does AME Cloud Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 196 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does AME Cloud Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (91%).

Is AME Cloud Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 6 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does AME Cloud Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Jerry Yang (26 rounds together), DCVC (21 rounds together) and Farzad (Zod) Nazem (19 rounds together).

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