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Yes VC
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Yes VC
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https://yes.vc/
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Private
Founded yearint
2018
Operating statusenum
Operating
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1–10
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HeadquartersSan Francisco, United States
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San Francisco
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United States
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North America
Markets served

Serves global market

Offices1 record

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City, Country, Type, Description, Source

Keyword5 values
venture capital, pre-seed funding, seed-stage investing, startup investment, early-stage capital
Industry2 codes
1Micro-VC & Angel Funds
CodeFSANAAAIPrimaryYes
2Early-Stage Venture Capital (Series A/B)
CodeFSANAAABPrimaryNo
NAICS code2 codes
  • Portfolio Management and Investment Advice52394
  • Other Financial Investment Activities5239
SIC code1 code
  • Investment Advice6282
Product category
Venture Capital / Early-Stage Investment
Social media profiles2 records
GTM motion1 record

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Type, Description, Source

Revenue model1 record
1Investment Returns / Carried Interest
TypeLicensing Royalties
Description

Yes VC generates returns through equity ownership in portfolio companies. Returns come from capital gains when portfolio companies are acquired or go public, as well as carried interest on investment returns to limited partners.

Marketing channels5 records

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Title, Type, Stage, Description, Source

Distribution channels1 record

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Cost components4 values
Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others
GTM typeB2B
B2B
Offering typeServices
Services
Core offering1 text field

Yes VC is a venture capital firm that provides Pre-seed and Seed stage funding to category-defining companies. The firm typically invests in approximately 10 companies per year across sectors including AI, aviation, carbon sequestration, climate technology, consumer brands, DeFi, digital infrastructure, fertility, fintech, food, healthcare, and construction. In addition to capital, Yes VC provides strategic guidance and operator network access to early-stage founders.

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Functional benefit
Problem solved
Product overview1 text field

Yes VC is a venture capital firm operating as a single, unified investment service rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The firm specializes in Pre-seed and Seed stage investments, typically funding approximately 10 companies per year. Their portfolio spans diverse sectors including AI automation (Adept AI, Superhuman, Snappr), aviation and space (Boom Supersonic, Elroy Air, Hubble Network, NewOrbit), carbon sequestration (Heirloom, Rewind, Undo, Treeswift), climate technology (Steady Energy, Tau, xFuel, H2U, Laka), consumer brands (Lovevery, Public Goods, Kickstarter, Hipcamp, For Them), digital infrastructure (OneSignal, Andrena, Flexnode, Gradual, Reconnect), fertility and parenting (Gameto, June Care), FinTech (Sandhill, Jar, Digitt), food (Jow), healthcare (HelixNano, Clinikally), and construction technology (Core, AssemblyOSM).

Product and service1 record
1Yes VC Investment Services
CategoryVenture Capital / Early-Stage Investment
Description

Pre-seed and Seed-stage venture capital investment services for category-defining startups across AI, aviation, carbon sequestration, climate tech, consumer brands, DeFi, digital infrastructure, fertility, fintech, food, healthcare, and construction. The firm invests in approximately 10 companies per year and provides strategic guidance and operator network access alongside capital. Targeted at early-stage founders building transformative companies.

Scale indicator2 records

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Recent move6 records

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Date, Type, Title, Description, Source

Expansion highlight4 records

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Peers10 records
1Bloomberg Beta
TypeDirect peer
Description

Early-stage venture firm investing pre-seed and seed in enterprise, data, and consumer. Comparable in stage focus and small check size to Yes VC's model.

2True Ventures
TypeDirect peer
Description

Early-stage venture firm where co-founder Jyri Engeström previously worked. True Ventures invests at pre-seed/seed in tech and consumer companies, making it a directly comparable peer in mandate, stage, and check size.

3Founder Collective
TypeDirect peer
Description

Seed-stage venture firm where Caterina Fake was previously a Founder Partner. Founder Collective invests early in transformational companies, making it a directly comparable peer in founder-led, seed-stage thesis.

4Lerer Hippeau
TypeDirect peer
Description

New York-based seed-stage venture firm making ~25 pre-seed/seed investments annually across consumer and enterprise. Directly comparable as a fellow founder-led, small-team seed investor.

5Precursor Ventures
TypeDirect peer
Description

Pre-seed venture firm led by Charles Hudson making high-volume, small-check investments in early-stage founders. Comparable as a fellow micro-VC operating at the same stage as Yes VC.

6Eniac Ventures
TypeDirect peer
Description

Seed-stage firm investing in technical founders across AI, fintech, and enterprise. Comparable in stage, check size, and small-team operating model.

7Female Founders Fund
TypeEmerging player
Description

Seed-stage fund focused on female-founded companies. Comparable in pre-seed/seed stage and small-firm economics, with niche emphasis on a specific founder demographic.

8First Round Capital
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Established seed-stage venture firm with a broader platform, larger team, and community-driven model. Comparable in seed-stage focus but materially larger and more resourced than Yes VC.

9BBG Ventures
TypeEmerging player
Description

Early-stage venture firm investing in companies with at least one female founder. Comparable in stage and small-team economics, with thematic overlap to consumer/internet investing.

10Correlation Ventures
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Data-driven venture firm co-investing across stages. Comparable as a small, agile venture investor, though more focused on co-investing than leading pre-seed/seed rounds.

Market position
Strengths5 records

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Weaknesses5 records

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Competitive moat4 records

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Key risks6 records

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Key highlights6 records

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Segment1 record

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Ideal customer profile1 record

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Profiles4 records

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Funding stage, Last funding date, Total funding USD

Funding rounds

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Investors

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M&A

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Investment70 records

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Name, Round, Announced date, Lead investor, Website, News

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Yes VC

Venture Capital / Early-Stage Investmentyes.vc

Yes VC firmographics

Firmographics
Name
Yes VC
Legal name
Yes VC
Website
https://yes.vc/
Company type
Private
Founded year
2018
Operating status
Operating
Headcount range
1–10 employees
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

Yes VC industry classification

Industry
Product category
Venture Capital / Early-Stage Investment
NAICS
Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (52394), Other Financial Investment Activities (5239)
SIC
Investment Advice (6282)
akta.pro primary industry
Micro-VC & Angel Funds (FSANAAAI)
akta.pro secondary industry
Early-Stage Venture Capital (Series A/B) (FSANAAAB)

Keywords

  • Venture capital
  • Pre-seed funding
  • Seed-stage investing
  • Startup investment
  • Early-stage capital

Where Yes VC is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
San Francisco
HQ country
United States
HQ region
North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

Yes VC business model

Business model
GTM type
B2B
Offering type
Services
Cost components
Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

  1. Investment Returns / Carried Interest: Yes VC generates returns through equity ownership in portfolio companies. Returns come from capital gains when portfolio companies are acquired or go public, as well as carried interest on investment returns to limited partners.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Yes VC product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Yes VC is a venture capital firm that provides Pre-seed and Seed stage funding to category-defining companies. The firm typically invests in approximately 10 companies per year across sectors including AI, aviation, carbon sequestration, climate technology, consumer brands, DeFi, digital infrastructure, fertility, fintech, food, healthcare, and construction. In addition to capital, Yes VC provides strategic guidance and operator network access to early-stage founders.

Product overview

Yes VC is a venture capital firm operating as a single, unified investment service rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The firm specializes in Pre-seed and Seed stage investments, typically funding approximately 10 companies per year. Their portfolio spans diverse sectors including AI automation (Adept AI, Superhuman, Snappr), aviation and space (Boom Supersonic, Elroy Air, Hubble Network, NewOrbit), carbon sequestration (Heirloom, Rewind, Undo, Treeswift), climate technology (Steady Energy, Tau, xFuel, H2U, Laka), consumer brands (Lovevery, Public Goods, Kickstarter, Hipcamp, For Them), digital infrastructure (OneSignal, Andrena, Flexnode, Gradual, Reconnect), fertility and parenting (Gameto, June Care), FinTech (Sandhill, Jar, Digitt), food (Jow), healthcare (HelixNano, Clinikally), and construction technology (Core, AssemblyOSM).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

  • Yes VC Investment Services Pre-seed and Seed-stage venture capital investment services for category-defining startups across AI, aviation, carbon sequestration, climate tech, consumer brands, DeFi, digital infrastructure, fertility, fintech, food, healthcare, and construction. The firm invests in approximately 10 companies per year and provides strategic guidance and operator network access alongside capital. Targeted at early-stage founders building transformative companies.

Companies that use Yes VC

Customer profile

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Yes VC technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API
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API docs
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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Yes VC partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Yes VC competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

  • Bloomberg Beta: Early-stage venture firm investing pre-seed and seed in enterprise, data, and consumer. Comparable in stage focus and small check size to Yes VC's model.
  • True Ventures: Early-stage venture firm where co-founder Jyri Engeström previously worked. True Ventures invests at pre-seed/seed in tech and consumer companies, making it a directly comparable peer in mandate, stage, and check size.
  • Founder Collective: Seed-stage venture firm where Caterina Fake was previously a Founder Partner. Founder Collective invests early in transformational companies, making it a directly comparable peer in founder-led, seed-stage thesis.
  • Lerer Hippeau: New York-based seed-stage venture firm making ~25 pre-seed/seed investments annually across consumer and enterprise. Directly comparable as a fellow founder-led, small-team seed investor.
  • Precursor Ventures: Pre-seed venture firm led by Charles Hudson making high-volume, small-check investments in early-stage founders. Comparable as a fellow micro-VC operating at the same stage as Yes VC.
  • Eniac Ventures: Seed-stage firm investing in technical founders across AI, fintech, and enterprise. Comparable in stage, check size, and small-team operating model.

Emerging players

  • Female Founders Fund: Seed-stage fund focused on female-founded companies. Comparable in pre-seed/seed stage and small-firm economics, with niche emphasis on a specific founder demographic.
  • BBG Ventures: Early-stage venture firm investing in companies with at least one female founder. Comparable in stage and small-team economics, with thematic overlap to consumer/internet investing.

Broad incumbents

  • First Round Capital: Established seed-stage venture firm with a broader platform, larger team, and community-driven model. Comparable in seed-stage focus but materially larger and more resourced than Yes VC.
  • Correlation Ventures: Data-driven venture firm co-investing across stages. Comparable as a small, agile venture investor, though more focused on co-investing than leading pre-seed/seed rounds.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Yes VC social profiles

Digital presence

Yes VC financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Yes VC leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Yes VC funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Yes VC M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments70 records

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Yes VC

What does Yes VC do?

Yes VC is a venture capital firm that provides Pre-seed and Seed stage funding to category-defining companies. The firm typically invests in approximately 10 companies per year across sectors including AI, aviation, carbon sequestration, climate technology, consumer brands, DeFi, digital infrastructure, fertility, fintech, food, healthcare, and construction. In addition to capital, Yes VC provides strategic guidance and operator network access to early-stage founders.

Is Yes VC a public or private company?

Yes VC is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.

When was Yes VC founded?

Yes VC was founded in 2018. It employs 1 to 10 people.

Where is Yes VC based?

Yes VC is headquartered in San Francisco, United States, in the North America region.

How does Yes VC make money?

One revenue line is on record: investment Returns / Carried Interest.

Who are Yes VC's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are Bloomberg Beta, True Ventures, Founder Collective, Lerer Hippeau, Precursor Ventures and Eniac Ventures. Emerging players are Female Founders Fund and BBG Ventures. Broad incumbents are First Round Capital and Correlation Ventures.

Does Yes VC have an API?

No public API is recorded for Yes VC.

What industry is Yes VC in?

Yes VC's product category is Venture Capital / Early-Stage Investment. Its primary akta.pro industry code is FSANAAAI, Micro-VC & Angel Funds, with a secondary code of FSANAAAB, Early-Stage Venture Capital (Series A/B). Its NAICS code is 52394 and its SIC code is 6282.

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