Yes VC

Founded in 2018, Yes VC is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco, California. The firm seeks to invest in pre-seed and seed-stage companies operating in artificial intelligence, aviation and space, carbon sequestration, climate, consumer brands, DeFi, DAOs & NFTs, delivery, digital infrastructure, fertility and parenting, fintech & personal finance, food, healthcare, and reinventing construction sectors.

Caterina Fake

Partner

35 past transactions

XFuel

Venture Round in 2022
XFuel produces sustainable and net-zero road, marine and aviation drop-in fuels for distributors and consumers. The company was founded in 2010 and is based in Palma de Mallorca, Baleares. XFuel has developed technology for sustainable and cost-effective conversion of biomass waste into a clean and drop-in advanced fuel for the transport sector. Fuel is produced efficiently, at low-cost and with currently up to 90% fewer GHGs than traditional fossil fuel production, with a clear route to achieving carbon negative fuels.

Hubble Network

Seed Round in 2022
Hubble Network offers a satellite network that IoT devices. Its firmware can be uploaded to the existing chipset, and it does not need custom chipsets. They include wildfire tracking, energy grid monitoring, pet, child, and elderly safety, fleet management and logistics, smart buildings, predictive maintenance, and agriculture monitoring.

Treeswift

Seed Round in 2022
Treeswift utilizes robotic and machine learning technology to build forestry tools.

Kickstarter

Series D in 2022
Based in New York, Kickstarter is an online crowdfunding platform and community that enables artists, musicians, filmmakers, designers, and other creators to raise funds for various community projects focused on movies, music, art, theater, games, comics, technology, fashion, food, design, and photography. Individuals who back these projects are offered tangible rewards and one-of-a-kind experiences in exchange for their pledges. Kickstarter applies a 5% fee on the total amount of the funds raised and their payments processor applies an additional 3–5% fee. The platform was launched in April 2009 and is based in New York, U.S.

Frolo

Seed Round in 2021
Frolo provides a community app for single parents to connect with like-minded local single parents for support, guidance, and virtual meetups.

Sukha

Venture Round in 2021
Centered is the first Flow State app that brings modern mindfulness techniques into the workplace and productivity industry.

Sodality Technologies

Seed Round in 2021
Sodality Technologies is a social platform that focuses on friendship strengthening. Their applications are available on the Android webstore and on iOS.

H2U Technologies

Series A in 2021
H2U Technologies is a clean-energy company focused on advancing the production of green hydrogen through the development of innovative electrocatalyst technologies. The company has created a proprietary electrocatalyst discovery process that utilizes an ultrahigh throughput AI and data-driven approach. This process enables the preparation, characterization, and quantification of millions of catalyst compositions each month, leveraging big data analysis to refine and guide further research. In addition to its electrocatalyst technology, H2U Technologies has developed an iridium-free proton exchange membrane aimed at reducing the costs associated with green hydrogen production. By combining these advancements, the company provides clients with low-cost, long-duration energy storage solutions, promoting the adoption of clean energy alternatives.

TITLES

Pre Seed Round in 2021
a new way to creatively express what's happening across the web3 community

Heirloom

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Heirloom aims to remove 1 billion tons of carbon dioxide using the world's most cost-effective Direct Air Capture solution, a mineralization process known as enhanced weathering.

Sway

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Sway is a company focused on enhancing the online returns process for consumers and retailers. It aims to streamline the often cumbersome task of returning purchased items by providing a fully digitized solution. Sway enables users to arrange for the pick-up and drop-off of returns directly from their homes, eliminating the need for printing labels, packaging items, or visiting the post office. This service allows online shoppers to return products as easily as they can order them, significantly reducing the stress associated with online returns. By prioritizing convenience and efficiency, Sway supports online brands and retailers in improving their customer experience.

Snappr

Series A in 2020
Snappr Pty. Ltd. is a photography service that connects clients with professional photographers for various types of photo shoots. Clients can select the date, time, location, and specifics of their shoot, allowing Snappr to match them with a pre-vetted photographer. The company facilitates the organization of the shoot and delivers the final photographs for download or printing. Snappr offers services for a wide range of occasions, including corporate events, LinkedIn profiles, product photography, weddings, and graduations. The company operates in multiple locations across Australia, including major cities like Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane, as well as in San Francisco and San Jose, California. Founded in 2016, Snappr aims to make quality photography accessible through its online platform, which includes features like real-time job matching and an AI portrait photo-analysis tool. Snappr Pty. Ltd. is based in Surry Hills, Australia, and operates as a subsidiary of Snappr, Inc.

Public Goods

Series A in 2020
Public Goods manufactures and markets unisex health, beauty, household, grocery, and vitamins and supplements. The company offers products, including hair and body products, dental care, menstrual care, essential oils, travel, gifts, cleaners, tree free paper, laundry, kitchen, bathroom, linens, candles, cereals and breakfast, beverages, pastas and sauces, baking, soups, canned goods, spices, condiments, oils and vinegars, snacks, and vitamins and supplements for women's health, men's health, heart, hair/skin/nails, immunity, stress, fitness, and protein powders. The company sells its products online. Public Goods was formerly known as Morgans. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in New York, New York.

Reconnect

Seed Round in 2020
Reconnect, Inc. operates a comprehensive platform that utilizes software, hardware, and data to enhance outcomes for individuals involved in pretrial, reentry, and recovery processes. The company's solutions are designed to support drug courts, probation, parole, and third-party administrators, with a focus on those facing addiction and navigating the criminal justice system. Reconnect aims to reduce incarceration rates, recidivism, and associated costs, particularly for defendants. Founded in 2009 and based in Cumberland Center, Maine, the company also has offices in Portland, Maine; Brooklyn, New York; and Boston, Massachusetts. As a Public Benefit Company, Reconnect integrates its mission into its business practices, prioritizing positive social impact in its operations.

Reconnect

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Reconnect, Inc. operates a comprehensive platform that utilizes software, hardware, and data to enhance outcomes for individuals involved in pretrial, reentry, and recovery processes. The company's solutions are designed to support drug courts, probation, parole, and third-party administrators, with a focus on those facing addiction and navigating the criminal justice system. Reconnect aims to reduce incarceration rates, recidivism, and associated costs, particularly for defendants. Founded in 2009 and based in Cumberland Center, Maine, the company also has offices in Portland, Maine; Brooklyn, New York; and Boston, Massachusetts. As a Public Benefit Company, Reconnect integrates its mission into its business practices, prioritizing positive social impact in its operations.

Laka

Seed Round in 2020
Laka Ltd, founded in 2017 and based in London, United Kingdom, specializes in insurance brokerage services for bicycles, ebikes, and related accessories. The company has developed a peer-to-peer insurance platform that allows users to insure their bicycles and cycling equipment against theft, damage, and vandalism. Laka's innovative approach leverages a community-driven model, where members collectively contribute to a shared pool, ensuring that users receive fair pricing for coverage. This model not only addresses theft and loss but also offers recovery advice and support, making it a cost-effective and equitable solution for cyclists seeking insurance.

Sukha

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Centered is the first Flow State app that brings modern mindfulness techniques into the workplace and productivity industry.

Jow

Seed Round in 2019
Jow is a grocery shopping app based in Paris, France, founded in 2017. The app aims to simplify the grocery shopping experience by offering personalized meal recommendations and free recipes tailored to users' tastes. It automates the grocery shopping process by generating a customized menu, selecting delicious recipes, and automatically filling the shopping cart with the necessary ingredients. This approach allows consumers to shop for groceries conveniently and efficiently, enhancing their overall cooking experience.

Hipcamp

Series B in 2019
Hipcamp Inc. is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2013 that operates a marketplace for discovering and booking campsites on private and public land. The platform facilitates land sharing by allowing private landowners, including farmers, ranchers, and vintners, to list their properties for camping and outdoor recreation. This not only provides users with unique and scenic camping options but also creates new revenue streams for landowners, encouraging them to conserve their land and keep it accessible for nature enthusiasts. By simplifying the camping experience and expanding access to diverse outdoor locations, Hipcamp aims to inspire more people to engage with and protect the environment.

Kids on 45th

Seed Round in 2019
Kids on 45th, Inc. sells used clothing for kids. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Seattle, Washington.

Public Goods

Seed Round in 2018
Public Goods manufactures and markets unisex health, beauty, household, grocery, and vitamins and supplements. The company offers products, including hair and body products, dental care, menstrual care, essential oils, travel, gifts, cleaners, tree free paper, laundry, kitchen, bathroom, linens, candles, cereals and breakfast, beverages, pastas and sauces, baking, soups, canned goods, spices, condiments, oils and vinegars, snacks, and vitamins and supplements for women's health, men's health, heart, hair/skin/nails, immunity, stress, fitness, and protein powders. The company sells its products online. Public Goods was formerly known as Morgans. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in New York, New York.

Superhuman

Series A in 2018
Superhuman Labs Inc., founded in 2014 and based in San Francisco, California, develops an advanced email application designed to enhance productivity and user experience. Unlike traditional email clients, Superhuman aims to revolutionize the inbox with features that promote efficiency and organization. Its offerings include A.I. triage, undo send, social network insights, follow-up reminders, scheduled messages, and read statuses, all contributing to a fast and intuitive user interface. The application is tailored for users seeking a premium experience, allowing them to manage their email with greater ease and effectiveness. Superhuman's team has a strong background in technology, having previously founded successful ventures such as Rapportive and Rapleaf, and the company is backed by prominent investors from Silicon Valley and New York City.

Lovevery

Seed Round in 2018
Lovevery, Inc. is a company based in Boise, Idaho, that specializes in manufacturing educational play products for infants. Founded in 2015, Lovevery offers a range of items designed to support early childhood development, including the Play Gym, which features various toys and tools that engage babies' senses and promote learning at different developmental stages. The company's products are informed by child development experts and aim to provide parents with stage-based information to enhance their children's growth. Lovevery sells its offerings primarily online and has received recognition for its innovative designs from several notable organizations, including TIME Magazine and Parents' Choice. The company is backed by prominent investors such as Maveron and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.

CryptoKitties

Series A in 2018
CryptoKitties is a mobile game that enables users to collect and breed virtual cats on the blockchain. The collectible, breedable, and adorable CryptoKitties aim to make blockchain technology accessible to everyday consumers by putting a furry face on the concept of digital collectibles. With each CryptoKitties unique 256-bit genome empower nearly 4-billion potential genetic combinations.
Aware provides a scalable Platform as a Service for infrastructure monitoring, utilizing 3d imaging, mesh networking and machine learning technologies. Infrastructure is failing both as it ages and with increased environmental hazards. Aware monitors infrastructure at all times, enabling users to predict & prevent, assess & respond and record & archive.

Andrena

Seed Round in 2018
Andrena is a developer of an internet distribution platform designed to offer high-speed internet at reduced costs.The company works directly with internet providers who provide internet for universities, hospitals, financial services and other users with heavy data needs and leverage their existing fiber networks to deploy a series of antennas to blanket a geography with internet access, allowing customers and businesses to tap into a faster network wirelessly.

Dapper Labs

Series A in 2018
Dapper Labs Inc. develops blockchain-based cryptokitties video games. The company offers consumer blockchain collectible cats games for entertainment brands. Dapper Labs Inc. was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.

Running Tide

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Running Tide is a global ocean health company focused on developing innovative aquaculture techniques to enhance both flavor and nutritional value while addressing climate challenges. By leveraging scientific expertise, the company aims to produce sustainable, low-carbon protein sources. Running Tide employs nature-based interventions to remove carbon from the atmosphere and combat ocean acidification. Its approach involves the design and development of integrated software and hardware systems that utilize photosynthesis, ocean currents, and gravity to sequester carbon in the deep ocean. Through the analysis of ocean data, Running Tide seeks to optimize the use of the Earth's vast marine environments, thereby improving ocean health and amplifying the natural restorative capabilities of the ocean.

Orchid Labs

Seed Round in 2017
Orchid Labs is an open-source initiative focused on combating internet surveillance and censorship. Founded in 2017 by a team including Dr. Steven Waterhouse and Jay Freeman, the company develops a decentralized nanopayment platform that enhances internet accessibility. Its innovative approach employs an overlay network built on the existing internet, utilizing a peer-to-peer tokenized bandwidth exchange. This technology empowers users to protect their personal data while facilitating secure communication, collaboration, and information access. Overall, Orchid Labs aims to create a more inclusive and liberated online environment for all users.

Spell

Seed Round in 2017
Spell is a New York City-based company founded in 2017 that specializes in artificial intelligence and deep learning infrastructure. The company offers a versatile end-to-end MLOps platform designed to enhance data science and machine learning workflows for teams of any size. Spell's platform provides tools for efficiently preparing, training, deploying, and managing machine learning projects, emphasizing collaboration, project monitoring, and experiment reproducibility. It simplifies the setup and management of machine learning initiatives through a user-friendly command-line tool and an intuitive web console, allowing teams to focus on experimentation rather than technical overhead. Additionally, Spell facilitates access to shared data, experiments, and results, making it easier for new team members to integrate quickly. By managing machine infrastructure and environment setups, Spell aims to democratize access to deep learning and artificial intelligence, empowering organizations to operationalize these technologies across various applications, including natural language processing, computer vision, and speech recognition.