# Charles Yates

> Charles Yates is a seed investor at Collide backing Energy and Podcast. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: Collide
- Location: Houston, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Dec 2023
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuck-yates-4935834/
- Website: https://x.com/nimblephatty
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chuck.yates.16

Charles Yates is a seed investor at Collide in Houston focused on Energy and Podcast. Charles Wilbur Yates is based out of Richmond, Texas and currently works as a Galactic Viceroy for collide. Charles previously worked at Kayne Anderson as a Managing Partner. Charles Wilbur Yates attended the Rice University.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 1 | 100% |
| Podcast | 1 | 100% |
| Recruiting | 1 | 100% |
| Communities | 1 | 100% |
| Oil and Gas | 1 | 100% |

9 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Digital Wildcatters | Digital Wildcatters is a community platform for the next generation of energy professionals. DW provides transformative in-person events, podcasts, and technology that enables professionals to keep up with the latest trends, build their network, and advance their career in energy. | $2.5M | Seed | Dec 11, 2023 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Diamondback Energy](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/diamondback-energy) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ProFrac Services](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/profrac-services) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Collide

VC Fund · Houston, United States

Collide is an energy industry knowledge-sharing platform that is driven by the community. An exclusive forum for discussing specific technical knowledge that brings together thousands of engineers, geoscientists, and field operators.

1 contacts available at Collide.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Charles Yates | Galactic Viceroy | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chuck-yates |

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## FAQ

### What does Charles Yates invest in?

Charles Yates invests primarily in Energy, Podcast and Recruiting startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Charles Yates?

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### When did Charles Yates last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Charles Yates closed in Dec 2023. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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