# Boris Jabes

> Boris Jabes is a seed investor at Y Combinator backing Software and Information Technology. See 9 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Y Combinator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/y-combinator)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 9
- Last investment: Jun 2024
- Lead investor: 11%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/borisjabes
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/borisjabes
- Website: https://borisjabes.com

Boris Jabes is a seed investor at Y Combinator in San Francisco focused on Software and Information Technology. Boris Jabes is based out of New York, New York and currently works as a Visiting Partner for Y Combinator. Boris previously worked at Census as a Co-Founder & CEO. Boris Jabes attended the Carnegie Mellon University.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 5 | 56% |
| Information Technology | 5 | 56% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 3 | 33% |
| EdTech | 2 | 22% |
| FinTech | 2 | 22% |

25 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 5 | 56% |
| Series A | 2 | 22% |
| Angel | 1 | 11% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 11% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 7 | 78% |
| Nigeria | 1 | 11% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 11% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tobiko Data | Tobiko Data is a data infrastructure company provides solutions for data development. | $17.3M | Series A | Jun 05, 2024 |  |
| Modal Labs | Modal develops machine learning software to help run code in the cloud. The software enables users to run or deploy machine learning models, massively parallel compute jobs, task queues, web apps, and more. It also writes the code to launch hundreds of custom containers and runs scripts in the cloud faster than on the local machine. | $16.5M | Series A | Oct 10, 2023 |  |
| Aladdin | Aladdin is an open digital bank that provides savings accounts, loans, payments, money transfers, trading, and other financial services. | $600K | Pre-Seed | May 13, 2022 |  |
| Supernova | Supernova harnesses the power of AI and design to enable wealth managers, investors and financial advisors to leverage data for better allocation, client-centric experiences and compliance with (new) regulation. This way, we are illuminating the sustainable investing universe for a new generation of owners. | $2M | Angel | Jan 28, 2022 |  |
| Endgame | Endgame is transforming enterprise sales by turning every seller into a trusted advisor. In a world where 88% of buyers only purchase from those they trust, yet 80% of sales meetings fail due to poor preparation—we believe there's a better way.We've created the ultimate sales team amplifier by integrating your GTM strategy with first-and third-party data sources: emails, calls, CRM, LinkedIn, news, and financial reports. The result? An intelligent, actionable source of truth for every account and person in your book of business, instantly at your fingertips.With Endgame, your team will never walk into a meeting unprepared again. Endgame isn't just helping your sellers see around corners; we're redefining what it means to stand out in today's market. | $5M | Seed | Jul 13, 2021 |  |
| Lambda School | Lambda School is a combination of a school and an investment fund. Lambda School's mission is to find untapped or underutilized talent, and train that talent for the most in-demand jobs in the world. Lambda School is pioneering a new model of higher education in which the school invests in the students, instead of the other way around. | $4M | Seed | Feb 03, 2018 |  |
| BloomTech | BloomTech helps learners of all backgrounds launch tech careers. The company aims to provide a direct, low-risk path to higher income by teaching the skills employers want plus supporting applicants in their job search. The simplified training provided by BloomTech equips applicants for careers in data science, software engineering, and otherfields. | $4M | Seed | Feb 03, 2018 |  |
| Reflect | Reflect is the data visualization platform for developers. Our building blocks make it easy to add data visualization to any web or mobile application in minutes. We handle all of the hard parts so developers can focus on creating a great user experience for their customers. | $2.5M | Seed | Feb 23, 2016 |  |
| Mesa | Mesa builds infrastructure for AI native software with a versioned filesystem that helps agents manage, track, and collaborate on files. |  | Seed |  |  |

9 of 9 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [TSVC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tsvcap) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Unusual Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/unusual-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [20SALES](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/20sales) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Amplify Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amplify-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Creandum](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/creandum) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Zero Prime Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/data-community-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Y Combinator

VC Fund · Mountain View, United States

Y Combinator is a startup accelerator that provides funding and mentorship to early-stage companies. It offers a program where startups receive guidance from experienced entrepreneurs and investors. The organization helps founders in their business models and develop their products. Y Combinator serves industries such as technology, healthcare, andfinance.

5 contacts available at Y Combinator.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Boris Jabes | Visiting Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/boris-jabes |
| Luther Lowe | Head of Public Policy | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/luther-lowe |
| Max Kolysh | Visiting Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/max-kolysh |
| Brad Flora | Group Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brad-flora |
| Calvin French-Owen | Visiting Group Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/calvin-french-owen |

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## FAQ

### What does Boris Jabes invest in?

Boris Jabes invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 9 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Boris Jabes last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Boris Jabes closed in Jun 2024. Shizune tracks 9 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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