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The Y Startup Index
AddedMar 20, 2024
UpdatedJun 28, 2026
The Y Startup Index

The Y Startup Index

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Connecting Y Investors with Y founder deals & Yale alumni angels. Based in New Haven, CT.

Location
New Haven, CT, US
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The Y Startup Index, based in New Haven, Connecticut, focuses on connecting Yale alumni investors with startups founded by Yale students, faculty, and graduates. The firm primarily invests in seed-stage companies, providing early-stage capital to high-growth ventures emerging from the Yale community. By leveraging the extensive network of Yale alumni angels and venture capitalists, The Y Startup Index aims to foster a robust startup ecosystem linked to Yale University.

Notable portfolio companies include Bloom AI, which has raised $1.1 million. The firm is driven by a mission to address the opaque nature of the seed investing market by facilitating better information flow and access between Y Investors and Y Founders. This unique focus on the Yale community not only strengthens alumni connections but also provides startups with valuable mentorship and networking opportunities from seasoned investors and successful entrepreneurs within the Yale network.

The Y Startup Index - Portfolio Snapshot

Portfolio activity breakdown across disclosed investments and stages

Total Investments1
Current Portfolio Count1
Total Portfolio Exits0

Top Investment Stages

Seed1 (100.0%)

Stage Mix

Seed 100%

Concentration shown as share of disclosed investments by stage.

Recent Investments

Bloom AI logo

Bloom AI

The Y Startup Index - Similar Investment Firms

Yale Ventures logo

Yale Ventures

ventures.yale.edu

Startup Yale logo

Startup Yale

Yale Africa Startup Review logo

Yale Africa Startup Review

yasr.org

Fusen logo

Fusen

fusen.world

Y Combinator logo

Y Combinator

startupschool.org

BullMont logo

BullMont

AlumniFunder logo

AlumniFunder

Idealab NY logo

Idealab NY

idealabaz.com

Ambition VC logo

Ambition VC

Columbia Angel Network logo

Columbia Angel Network

Startup Ignition logo

Startup Ignition

Start Something Ventures logo

Start Something Ventures

Hudson Valley Startup Fund logo

Hudson Valley Startup Fund

hvstartupfund.com

York Entrepreneurship Development Institute logo

York Entrepreneurship Development Institute

yedi.ca

Angel Investor logo

Angel Investor

The Y Startup Index - Classification

NAICS
  • 520000Finance and Insurance
  • 523000Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities
  • 523900Other Financial Investment Activities
  • 523990All Other Financial Investment Activities
  • 523999Miscellaneous Financial Investment Activities
SIC
  • 7300Business Services
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NAICS
  • 540000Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
  • 541000Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services