AME Cloud Ventures

AME Cloud Ventures, based in Palo Alto, California, is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 and led by Jerry Yang, co-founder of Yahoo!. The firm specializes in investing in technology-focused companies at seed, early, and late stages that are developing infrastructure and value chains centered around data. AME Cloud Ventures targets sectors such as artificial intelligence, robotics, aerospace, genomics, new-generation medical devices, big data, computing, mobility, sensors, and cloud ecosystems. The firm emphasizes the importance of exceptional leadership in driving company success and strives to support entrepreneurs through a combination of operational expertise and access to a network of mentors and international partners, particularly in China. The name "AME," meaning rain in Japanese, reflects the firm's belief in the critical role of accurate and actionable data in shaping the future economy.