Caterina Fake - General Partner & Founder @ Yes VC

Overview

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Primary Job Title General Partner & Founder
Primary Organization
Yes VC

Location San Francisco, California, United States
Regions San Francisco Bay Area, West Coast, Western US
Gender Female

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Website www.caterina.net
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Caterina Fake is based out of Caterina Fake and is the General Partner & Founder of Yes VC. Caterina previously worked at Founder Collective as a Founder Partner. Caterina Fake attended The New School. Caterina Fake received the Angel Investor Hall of Fame Award.

Personal Investments

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Caterina Fake

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investments. Their latest investment was

Seed Round - Era

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Era

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Announced Date	Organization Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	Era	—	Seed Round - Era	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Soxton.AI	—	Pre Seed Round - Soxton.AI	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Dr. Treat	—	Seed Round - Dr. Treat	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Adept AI	—	Series B - Adept AI	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Frolo	—	Seed Round - Frolo	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	June Care	—	Seed Round - June Care	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Jow	—	Seed Round - Jow	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Career Karma	—	Seed Round - Career Karma	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Outschool	No	Seed Round - Outschool	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Spell	—	Seed Round - Spell	obfuscated obfuscation

Partner Investments

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Announced Date	Organization Name	Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	Upscalers	Yes VC	Yes	Pre Seed Round - Upscalers	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Heirloom	Yes VC	—	Seed Round - Heirloom	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Sway	Yes VC	—	Pre Seed Round - Sway	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Sukha	Yes VC	Yes	Pre Seed Round - Sukha	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Hipcamp	Yes VC	—	Series B - Hipcamp	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Public Goods	Yes VC	Yes	Seed Round - Public Goods	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Superhuman	Yes VC	—	Series A - Superhuman	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Lovevery	Yes VC	—	Seed Round - Lovevery	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Dapper Labs	Yes VC	—	Series A - Dapper Labs	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Running Tide	Yes VC	—	Pre Seed Round - Running Tide	obfuscated obfuscation

Exits

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Switchboard

Stack Overflow

, and

Spell

Switchboard Switchboard strengthens alumni and affinity communities by helping their members help one another.
Stack Overflow Stack Overflow is a platform for developers and programmers to share knowledge and solve coding challenges.
Spell Spell is the MLOps platform built to meet the unique challenges of operationalizing deep learning at scale.
Maya's Mom Maya’s Mom is a social interactive site enabling parents to share their thoughts via “journals” and receive general parenting advice.
FitStar (acq. by Fitbit) FitStar is a technology company developing health and fitness apps that help people streamline their workout sessions.
Etsy Etsy enables independent sellers to list and sell a wide array of products to interested buyers through a digital storefront.
DailyBooth DailyBooth was a photoblogging website that enabled its users to take photos of themselves.
Cloudera Cloudera is a software development company that offers data management and cloud-native data analytic solutions.
Career Karma Career Karma helps people find career advice and job training to navigate their careers.
Blue Bottle Coffee Blue Bottle Coffee produces roasted coffee and operates cafés that prepare brewed beverages and espresso-based drinks.

Jobs

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Caterina Fake

is the

General Partner & Founder

Yes VC

. Additionally,

Caterina Fake

has had

past jobs including

Founder Partner

Founder Collective

Yes VC General Partner & FounderJan 2018

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Founder Collective	Founder Partner	2009	2018
Findery	Founder & CEO	Apr 2011	2013
Hunch	Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer	2008	2010
Flickr	Co-Founder	2002	2008

Board and Advisor Roles

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Caterina Fake

holds

board and advisor roles including

Board of Trustees

Sundance Institute

Member of the Board of Directors

Creative Commons

, and

Board Member

CreativeLive

Sundance Institute Board of TrusteesJun 2015
Creative Commons Member of the Board of DirectorsAug 2008
CreativeLive Board Member
Public Goods Board of Directors

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Etsy	Chairman of the Board of Directors	2009	—

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