# Caterina Fake

> Caterina Fake is a seed investor at Yes VC (San Francisco) backing Software and E-Commerce. See 43 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Yes VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yes-vc)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 43
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 7%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/cefake
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/Caterina
- Website: http://www.caterina.net

Caterina Fake is a seed investor at Yes VC in San Francisco focused on Software and E-Commerce. Caterina Fake is the Co-Founder and General Partner and Investor of Yes VC. She previously worked at Should This Exist? as a Host. Caterina Fake attended The New School.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $500k–$7M |
| Series A | $800k–$13M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 10 | 23% |
| E-Commerce | 8 | 19% |
| Retail | 4 | 9% |
| Communities | 4 | 9% |
| Social Media | 4 | 9% |

92 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 19 | 44% |
| Series A | 8 | 19% |
| Pre-Seed | 6 | 14% |
| Angel | 4 | 9% |
| Series B | 2 | 5% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 33 | 77% |
| Canada | 1 | 2% |
| France | 1 | 2% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 2% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Era | Era AI, a startup building a software platform for AI‑powered consumer gadgets and peripherals. | $9M | Seed | Apr 23, 2026 |  |
| Soxton.AI | Soxton is an AI-powered legal tool developed for founders at their initial phases. We streamline everything from incorporation to equity, fundraising | $2.5M | Pre-Seed | Dec 02, 2025 |  |
| Upscalers | We are a community of entrepreneurs / investors joining forces to co-invest in the world's most promising tech startups |  | Pre-Seed | Jan 17, 2024 |  |
| Dr. Treat | Dr. Treat is a pet health and wellness company that provides personalized pet care and is reimagining the approach to the health and wellbeing of companion animals. They offer preventive care, primary care, surgical and dental care, and diagnostic care services for pets. | $2M | Seed | Dec 15, 2023 |  |
| Adept AI | Adept AI is a research and product AI lab that automates software processes for developers. It's similar to robotic process automation (RPA), or software robots that use a combination of automation, computer vision, and machine learning to automate repetitive tasks like filing forms and responding to emails. Adept is creating generalintelligence by allowing humans and computers to collaborate creatively. | $350M | Series B | Mar 14, 2023 |  |
| Frolo | Frolo provides a community app for single parents to connect with like-minded local single parents for support, guidance, and virtual meetups. | $500K | Seed | Dec 03, 2021 |  |
| June Care | June Care matches families in need of childcare with stay-at-home parents who can provide care for their children. June Care manages scheduling, logistics, and payments, allowing you to focus on meeting new people. | $3.6M | Seed | Nov 01, 2021 |  |
| Heirloom | Heirloom is a provider of direct air capture technology to enhance the natural process of CO2 absorption from the atmosphere. Its technology accelerates limestone's ability to capture carbon dioxide, storing it permanently underground while operating with renewable energy. |  | Seed | May 10, 2021 |  |
| Sway | Returnmates is a provider of shipping services that allows returning an online purchase without leaving home. The online returns process has been left out to dry. Returnmates’ mission is to fully digitize online returns; therefore, making the process as seamless as the purchase. With just a few clicks, Returnmates cuts out the most stressful partof online returns — having to leave your home. |  | Pre-Seed | Feb 08, 2021 |  |
| Sukha | Centered is an assistant for flow that helps you reach your flow state and stay there longer. |  | Pre-Seed | Jul 01, 2020 |  |

10 of 43 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [SV Angel](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sv-angel) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [Felicis](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/felicis-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Founder Collective](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/founder-collective) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Lowercase Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lowercase-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Everywhere Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/everywhere-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Floodgate](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/floodgate) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

## About Yes VC

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

We invest in great companies in the pre-seed and seed stages.

5 contacts available at Yes VC.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Beth Malin | Head of Operations; Head of Operations | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/beth-malin-7e74 |
| Caterina Fake | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/caterina-fake |
| David Pickerell | Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-pickerell |
| Julie Liao | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/julie-liao |
| Jyri Engestrom | Investor and Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jyri-engestrom |

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## FAQ

### What does Caterina Fake invest in?

Caterina Fake invests primarily in Software, E-Commerce and Retail startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 43 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Caterina Fake's check size?

Caterina Fake typically joins rounds of $500k–$7M at Seed and $800k–$13M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Caterina Fake participates in.

### When did Caterina Fake last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Caterina Fake closed in Apr 2026. Shizune tracks 43 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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