• Investor Type  Venture Capital
  • Investment Stage  Early Stage Venture, Seed
  • Number of Exits 
  • Company Type For Profit
  • Contact Email start@youniversityventures.com
  • Phone Number (424) 571-2103

Formerly known as Youniversity Ventures, Y Ventures focuses on the internet consumer space and works primarily with students and first-time entrepreneurs. The three founders of the fund are Jawed Karim, Kevin Hartz, and Keith Rabois. Jawed was a co-founder at YouTube and was one of the earliest engineers at PayPal. Kevin co-founded Eventbrite, a

popular event registration service. Kevin was also co-founder and CEO of Xoom Corporation, an international money transfer company providing service in over 30 countries. Keith leads business development and strategy for Slide. Prior to Slide, Keith ran business development and advertising sales for LinkedIn.

The firm is no longer actively investing.

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West Coast Early Stage Venture Investors
2,425 Number of Organizations â€¢ $16.2B Total Funding Amount â€¢ 636 Number of Investors
United States Venture Capital Investors (Top 10K)
9,998 Number of Organizations â€¢ $127.3B Total Funding Amount â€¢ 1,559 Number of Investors
Seed Stage Investors with Investments in Silicon Valley
2,673 Number of Organizations â€¢ $21.8B Total Funding Amount â€¢ 819 Number of Investors
Slide Alumni Founded Companies
39 Number of Organizations â€¢ $9.5B Total Funding Amount â€¢ 331 Number of Investors