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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
Automattic
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 2
Eastward Capital Partners
Eastward Capital Partners
North America, Massachusetts, United States, West Newton
Co-Investments: 2
Duke Capital Partners
Duke Capital Partners
North America, North Carolina, United States, Durham
Co-Investments: 1
Boost VC
Boost VC
North America, California, United States, San Mateo
Co-Investments: 1
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Argean Capital
North America, California, United States, Palo Alto
Co-Investments: 1
Capgemini
Capgemini
Europe, Ile-de-France, France, Paris
Co-Investments: 1
IU Ventures
IU Ventures
North America, Indiana, United States, Bloomington
Co-Investments: 2
Bold Capital Partners
Bold Capital Partners
North America, California, United States, Santa Monica
Co-Investments: 1
Breyer Capital
Breyer Capital
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 1
OSS Capital L.P.
OSS Capital L.P.
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 6

Which angels does Bob Young often collaborate with?

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Matt Mullenweg
North America, Texas, United States, Houston
Shared Deals: 3
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Guillermo Rauch
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
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Amjad Masad
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 2
CP
Chris Prucha
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
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Kurt Schmidt
North America, North Carolina, United States, Durham
Shared Deals: 1
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Naval Ravikant
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 3
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Garry Tan
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
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Tom Preston-Werner
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 3
David Siegel
David Siegel
North America, United States
Shared Deals: 1
David Blundin
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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