Bob Young

North America, North Carolina, United States, Raleigh

Description

Bob Young is the founder and CEO of Lulu.com, a premiere international marketplace for new digital content on the Internet, with more than 3...

Investor Profile

Bob Young has backed more than 14 startups, with 0 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 1 rounds, about 7% of its total and boasts 2 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

Concentrates on Seed, Series A, Series B rounds (top funding stages).
Majority of deals are located in United States, Singapore, Ireland.
Strong thematic focus on Artificial Intelligence (AI), Generative AI, Information Technology.

Stage Focus

Seed (64%)
Series A (29%)
Series B (7%)

Country Focus

United States (86%)
Singapore (7%)
Ireland (7%)

Industry Focus

Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
Generative Ai
Information Technology
Machine Learning
Social Media
Software
E-commerce
Enterprise Software
Aerospace
Autonomous Vehicles

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Who does Bob Young frequently co-invest with?

Automattic

North America, California, United States, San Francisco

Co-Investments: 2

Eastward Capital Partners

North America, Massachusetts, United States, West Newton

Co-Investments: 2

Duke Capital Partners

North America, North Carolina, United States, Durham

Co-Investments: 1

Boost VC

North America, California, United States, San Mateo

Co-Investments: 1

Argean Capital

North America, California, United States, Palo Alto

Co-Investments: 1

Capgemini

Europe, Ile-de-France, France, Paris

Co-Investments: 1

IU Ventures

North America, Indiana, United States, Bloomington

Co-Investments: 2

Bold Capital Partners

North America, California, United States, Santa Monica

Co-Investments: 1

Breyer Capital

North America, California, United States, Menlo Park

Co-Investments: 1

OSS Capital L.P.

North America, California, United States, San Francisco

Co-Investments: 6

Which angels does Bob Young often collaborate with?

Matt Mullenweg

North America, Texas, United States, Houston

Shared Deals: 3

Guillermo Rauch

North America, California, United States, San Francisco

Shared Deals: 1

Amjad Masad

North America, California, United States, San Francisco

Shared Deals: 2

Chris Prucha

North America, California, United States, San Francisco

Shared Deals: 1

Kurt Schmidt

North America, North Carolina, United States, Durham

Shared Deals: 1

Naval Ravikant

North America, California, United States, San Francisco

Shared Deals: 3

Garry Tan

North America, California, United States, San Francisco

Shared Deals: 1

Tom Preston-Werner

North America, California, United States, San Francisco

Shared Deals: 3

David Siegel

North America, United States

Shared Deals: 1

David Blundin

North America, Massachusetts, United States, Boston

Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by Bob Young?

Liquid AI

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Liquid AI is a developer of AI applications that help improve human experience.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Generative AIInformation TechnologyMachine Learning

SeedDec 1, 2023

Amount Raised: $37,600,000

AppFlowy

Singapore, Central Region, Singapore

AppFlowy is an open-source no code platform for wikis, notes, tasks, and more.

Enterprise Software

SeedNov 16, 2023

Amount Raised: $6,400,000

Rocket.Chat

Wilmington, Delaware, United States

Rocket.Chat is a platform that improves internal and external communication within a controlled and secure environment.

Developer PlatformDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMessagingSoftware

Series ASep 21, 2023

Amount Raised: $10,000,000

Bluesky

Seattle, Washington, United States

Bluesky is a new social media platform.

Social MediaSoftware

SeedJul 5, 2023

Amount Raised: $8,000,000

ResearchHub

San Francisco, California, United States

ResearchHub is a tool for the open publication and discussion of scientific research that rewards users with ResearchCoin.

BlockchainConsumer ResearchInformation Services

SeedJun 15, 2023

Amount Raised: $5,000,000

Liquid AI

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Liquid AI is a developer of AI applications that help improve human experience.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Generative AIInformation TechnologyMachine Learning

SeedMay 5, 2023

Amount Raised: $5,600,000

NocoDB

San Francisco, California, United States

NocoDB is an open-source nocode database that instantly provides spreadsheets over databases.

CollaborationDatabaseInfrastructureOpen Source

SeedOct 11, 2022

Amount Raised: $10,500,000

W4 Games

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

W4 Games helps to support the open-source Godot ecosystem by giving businesses the goods and services they require on a commercial level.

ComputerGaming

SeedSep 13, 2022

Amount Raised: $8,500,000

Rutter

San Francisco, California, United States

Rutter develops a universal API that integrates with every commerce, accounting, and payments platform.

Data IntegrationDeveloper APIsE-Commerce

Series AMar 15, 2022

Amount Raised: $27,000,000

Printify

Wilmington, North Carolina, United States

Printify is a platform that connects e-commerce merchants, marketplaces and print on demand dropshipping producers.

E-CommerceFashionManufacturingMarketplacePrinting

Series ADec 1, 2021

Amount Raised: $50,000,000

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