Yes VC

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Investor type

VC

Founded

2018

AUM

$50 M

Location

San Francisco, California, United States

Investment Ticket

$0-1 m

Investment Stage

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Region of investment

North America
Investor profile last updated: 16 August, 2026

Profile

Yes VC is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2018 by partners Caterina Fake and Jyri Engeström. The firm focuses on pre-seed and seed-stage investments, with a team that includes experienced founders and operators. Yes VC is known for its commitment to backing companies that are building net-positive social infrastructure and culture-tech.

The firm invests in a diverse range of sectors including artificial intelligence, climate, consumer brands, and space. Yes VC typically writes checks ranging from $30K to $1.5M and focuses on early-stage investments in the United States. The firm manages two funds: Yes VC Fund I with $13 million launched in 2018, and Yes VC II LP with $29 million launched in 2022.

Notable investments by Yes VC include Adept AI - an ML research and product lab, Boom Supersonic - a company building supersonic passenger planes, Lovevery - a maker of Montessori-inspired toys, Steady Energy - a developer of zero-emission heating plants, and Tau - a builder of advanced electrification systems.

Industry

Education Edtech Fashion/Beauty Financial Services Fintech Food and Beverage Foodtech Gaming Healthcare Services Medical Devices Other Pharmaceuticals Robotics Security Software Telecommunications Transportation Travel MedTech Life Sciences Infrastructure Energy HealthTech TravelTech Consumer Products E-commerce/Marketplace Retail SaaS Technology

Yes VC Funds

Name Type
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Industry
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Stage
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Region 		Size AUM Launch date
Yes VC Fund I
Venture Capital (VC)
Consumer Products
E-commerce/Marketplace
Fashion/Beauty
Retail
SaaS
Software
Pre-seed
Seed
North America
Europe
$5-10 m
$13 M
November 2018
Yes VC II LP
Venture Capital (VC)
Technology
Pre-seed
Seed
North America
Europe
$5-10 m
$29 M
March 2022

Contacts

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Social Networks
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Jyri Engeström Partner and Co-Founder
Partner and Co-Founder
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LinkedIn
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Caterina Fake Partner & Investor
Partner & Investor
c•••@•••
LinkedIn
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FAQs about Yes VC

Yes VC is a venture capital firm. It backs companies at Pre-seed, Seed and Series A, writing tickets of $0-1 m.
Yes VC is located in San Francisco, California, United States.
Yes VC was founded in 2018.
Yes VC invests in companies and startups in Education, Edtech, Fashion/Beauty, Financial Services, Fintech, Food and Beverage, Foodtech, Gaming, Healthcare Services, Medical Devices, Other, Pharmaceuticals, Robotics, Security, Software, Telecommunications, Transportation, Travel, MedTech, Life Sciences, Infrastructure, Energy, HealthTech, TravelTech, Consumer Products, E-commerce/Marketplace, Retail, SaaS, Technology.
Yes VC invests in companies and startups in North America.
Yes VC invests in companies and startups at Pre-seed, Seed, Series A.
Yes VC usually invests $0-1 m on average.
Yes VC has around $50m assets under management.
Yes VC last fund was created/launched in 2022-03-31
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