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Yes VC

Last cheque observed Jul 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietNew fund $79K, Jun 2022VC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries AAI & Machine LearningArtificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML)Computer

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 2 on record
Since the last cheque2657days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$14MCheque size, as they say$30K – $1.5MRounds led0 of 2
Pitch Yes VC

Yes VC highlights

  1. 01

    2 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series B: 100% of its rounds

What they do

Yes VC invests in category-defining companies at the Pre-Seed and Seed stages.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$30K – $1.5M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
AI & Machine LearningArtificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML)Computer
Based in
San Francisco, United States
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first2 appearances

  1. 2019

    2 rounds

  2. Jul
    HipCampSeries B · US · FinSMEs$25MWith 4 others
  3. Apr
    Kids on 45thSeed · US · TechCrunch$3.3MWith 6 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

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration2 named

CECaterina Elizabeth FakeManaging Member of the General PartneriFiling they signed
JAJyri Aimo EngestromManaging Member of the General PartneriFiling they signed

We also hold 4 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.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$71Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
YES VC Management Company, LLC
SEC number
CRD 298042

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

20 of 29 we have independently watched raise

AndrenaBoomsupersonicDapperlabsElroyairFlexnodeForthemHipcampKickstarterLakaMatchdayNeworbitOnesignalOrchidPublicgoodsRewindSnapprSteadyenergySuperhumanTreeswiftXfuelAdeptGigsafeH2utechnologiesHeirloomcarbonHubblenetworkReconnectReturnmatesTaumotorsUn-do

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Recently backed

The latest companies Yes VC put money into.

Quick answers about Yes VC

What does Yes VC invest in?

Yes VC invests most often at Seed and Series B (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as AI & Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML) and Computer.

How active is Yes VC?

2 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jul 2019.

What has Yes VC invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: HipCamp (Series B, Jul 2019) and Kids on 45th (Seed, Apr 2019).

How big are Yes VC's cheques?

The median round it joins is $14M. It says it writes cheques of $30K to $1.5M.

Is Yes VC investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jul 2019.

What kind of investor is Yes VC?

Yes VC is a VC firm based in San Francisco, United States.

How much does Yes VC manage?

About $71M, as gross assets of its private funds (Oct 2026).

Has Yes VC raised a new fund?

Its latest fund filing with the SEC was in Jun 2022, reporting $79K raised.

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