Investors / United States / Yellow Rocks
Yellow Rocks
Venture capital · San Francisco, CA, United States · North America
Yellow Rocks is an early-stage venture investor that backs technology startups founded by entrepreneurs targeting global markets. It runs a program called Pre-Seed To Succeed to help young companies raise their first funding round, and supports portfolio companies with fundraising, hiring and other value-add.
Invests inAI & Machine Learning
In its own wordsaib2b saasfintechedtechfuture of workmarketplaces
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Or find every investor that fitsYellow Rocks lists 42 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 5 funding rounds. Its most frequent entry is Seed, 100% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (33%), Fintech (11%) and Enterprise Software (11%). 77% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside Pre-Seed To Succeed, Smart Partnership Capital and AltaIR Capital.
Counts come from funding rounds that name Yellow Rocks, complete from mid-2025: earlier rounds appear only when they were reported later. Round amounts and full round histories are on Fundup AI.
Round figures show recent activity, not Yellow Rocks' whole history. Rounds on record name 5 companies; its own site lists 42. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Entry stage
share of companies by the stage of its first roundShow as a table
| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% |
| Seed | 100% |
| Series A | 0% |
| Series B | 0% |
| Growth | 0% |
Activity by year
rounds it joined, last 10 yearsShow as a table
| Total | Rounds it led | |
|---|---|---|
| '17 | 0 | 0 |
| '18 | 0 | 0 |
| '19 | 0 | 0 |
| '20 | 0 | 0 |
| '21 | 0 | 0 |
| '22 | 0 | 0 |
| '23 | 0 | 0 |
| '24 | 0 | 0 |
| '25 | 2 | 0 |
| '26 | 3 | 0 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 78th | 42 companies |
| Recent activity | 76th | 3 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 100th | 100% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 63th | 5% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 58th | 33% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 58th | 3 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
Show as a table
| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 33% | 18% |
| Fintech | 11% | 12% |
| Enterprise Software | 11% | 8% |
| Education | 9% | 7% |
| Media & Entertainment | 9% | 4% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 6% | 6% |
| Human Resources | 5% | 1% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 5% | 15% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Pre-Seed To Succeed | 13 |
| Smart Partnership Capital | 12 |
| AltaIR Capital | 4 |
| Joint Journey | 3 |
| TMT Investments | 3 |
| AAL VC | 2 |
| Aloniq | 2 |
| Antler | 2 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers3993%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company37%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherAll co-investors or Compare portfolios with Pre-Seed To Succeed
Compare Yellow Rocks head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Recent portfolio activity
when companies last raised with Yellow Rocks| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Jul 2026 | Seed | |
| 3 Mar 2026 | Seed | |
| 2 Mar 2026 | Seed | |
| 20 Oct 2025 | Seed | |
| 24 Apr 2025 | Seed |
Round details for Yellow Rocks
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Yellow Rocks' rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
42 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANNA provides a business account that handles bookkeeping, calculates taxes, and files them to HMRC, along with other financial management tools. | FintechSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides a platform for sports predictions using AI | AI & Machine LearningGaming | Portfolio page | ||
| Cattle Care analyzes videos to provide detailed reports on milking routines, animal welfare and efficiency for dairy farms | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Chatfuel provides an AI agent that automates sales on messaging platforms like WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook | AI & Machine LearningE-commerce & Marketplaces | Oct 2025Seed | Page + round | |
| The company provides intellectual property compliance services for generative AI content | Enterprise SoftwareAI & Machine Learning | Jul 2026Seed | Page + round | |
| Datuum.ai provides AI-powered data onboarding solutions for seamless integration | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Dobs.ai turns raw financial data into review-ready work for enterprises, private equity, accounting, and advisory firms. | FintechAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides AI-powered automation services for businesses to simplify workflows and integrate applications | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides an AI-powered hiring platform to help businesses find and engage top talent | Human ResourcesAI & Machine Learning | Mar 2026Seed | Funding round | |
AI & Machine LearningMedia & Entertainment | Mar 2026Seed | Funding round | ||
| Gameram connects players across different gaming platforms, allowing them to chat, call, share, and watch gaming content together. | GamingMedia & Entertainment | Portfolio page | ||
| Global Work AI operates a job search platform that matches users with job openings and submits personalized applications on their behalf | Human ResourcesAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| The company develops audio software that runs on graphics processing units (GPUs) | Media & EntertainmentRobotics & Hardware | Portfolio page | ||
| HintEd provides a digital adoption platform for enterprise IT software to help with employee training and user onboarding. | Enterprise SoftwareEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| Hivello provides bitcoin cloud mining services, allowing users to purchase hashrate and receive weekly bitcoin payouts | FintechCrypto & Web3 | Portfolio page | ||
| Intone provides AI voice agents for sales, customer support, and other business functions. | AI & Machine LearningE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Jome helps people find, compare and buy new homes in various locations in the US. | Real Estate & Construction | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides AI-powered accounting services for freelancers and LLCs, including expense categorization, tax filing, and financial tracking. | FintechAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Litero provides AI-powered writing tools to assist with research, writing, and citation. | EducationMedia & Entertainment | Portfolio page | ||
| Lovon provides an AI mental health support platform | Healthcare & BiotechAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- yellowrocks.vc
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 24 Apr 2025
- Companies checked
- 42
Rates come from what VCinfo has observed since observation_start. Firms tend to remove companies that closed, so early rates understate reality. A company leaving a portfolio page does not mean it closed or exited. An unreachable site means our checks failed, nothing more.
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