# Yahoo

> Yahoo is a VC fund in Sunnyvale backing Software and Information Technology. See 15 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Sunnyvale, United States
- Total investments: 15
- Last investment: Mar 2024
- Lead investor: 20%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/yahoo/
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/Yahoo
- Website: http://www.yahoo.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yahoo/

Yahoo is a media technology company that connects people with their passions. They reach people from finance, sports, shopping, gaming, and news with the products, content, and technology. They provide a full-stack platform for businesses to connect across advertising, search, and media.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Yahoo. Shizune tracks 20 team members at Yahoo. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/yahoo?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 20% |
| Information Technology | 3 | 20% |
| Mobile | 2 | 13% |
| Enterprise Software | 2 | 13% |
| TV | 1 | 7% |

39 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 5 | 33% |
| Series A | 3 | 20% |
| Series C | 2 | 13% |
| Series D | 2 | 13% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 7% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 7 | 47% |
| India | 2 | 13% |
| China | 1 | 7% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Catherine Friedman | Board of Director | 13 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/catherine-j-friedman |
| Eddy Hartenstein | Board Member | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eddy-hartenstein |
| Jim Lanzone | CEO | 9 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jim-lanzone |
| Libby Sartain | CHRO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/libby-sartain |
| Mike Gupta | SVP of Finance and Chief Treasury Officer | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mike-gupta |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| TechPro Consult, Inc | TechPro Consult, Inc. TechPro Consult, Inc. is a dynamic and innovative technology consulting firm dedicated to providing comprehensive solutions to businesses seeking to leverage the power of technology to enhance their operations. Established in 2023, TechPro Consult, Inc. has rapidly emerged as a trusted partner for companies across variousindustries, offering a wide range of services tailored to meet the unique needs and challenges of each client. At TechPro Consult, Inc., our mission is to empower businesses with cutting-edge technology solutions that drive efficiency, productivity, and growth. We are committed to delivering exceptional service and expertise to help our clients stay ahead in today's rapidly evolving digital landscape. TechPro Consult, Inc. offers a diverse portfolio of services encompassing: IT Infrastructure Management: We provide comprehensive IT infrastructure management services, including network design and implementation, cloud migration, cybersecurity (Cybersecurity considerations holistic, covering devices like​ Drones ​, Automation and Control Systems (ACS)​, Geographic Information Systems (GIS)​, IoT Security​, Energy Infrastructure​, Communication Networks​, Wireless Networks​, Satellite Communication​, Sensor Networks​, Sensor Security​, Sensor Fusion​, User Interfaces​), and ongoing maintenance and support. Technology Consulting: Our team of experienced consultants works closely with clients to assess their current technology infrastructure, identify areas for improvement, and develop strategic roadmaps to achieve their business objectives. Software Development: From custom software solutions to mobile applications and web development, we specialize in creating innovative software solutions tailored to meet the unique needs of our clients. Digital Transformation: TechPro Consult, Inc. helps businesses embrace digital transformation by leveraging emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, and the Internet of Things (IoT) to drive innovation and enhance competitiveness. Training and Education: We offer training programs and workshops to empower our clients' teams with the skills and knowledge needed to effectively utilize technology and maximize their potential. Values At TechPro Consult, Inc., we are guided by the following core values: Excellence: We are committed to delivering excellence in everything we do, striving for continuous improvement and exceeding client expectations. Integrity: We conduct business with honesty, transparency, and integrity, building trust and fostering long-term relationships with our clients. Innovation: We embrace innovation and creativity, exploring new ideas and technologies to drive meaningful change and deliver impactful solutions. Collaboration: We believe in the power of collaboration, working closely with clients and partners to achieve shared goals and mutual success. Community: We are dedicated to giving back to the community and making a positive impact through corporate social responsibility initiatives and volunteer efforts. |  | Pre-Seed | Mar 19, 2024 |  |
| Taboola | Taboola is a content discovery platform that connects people with content they may like but never knew existed. It is serving over 360 billion recommendations to over 1 billion unique visitors every month on some of the Web’s most innovative publisher sites, including USA TODAY, Business Insider, Chicago Tribune, and The Weather Channel.Headquartered in New York City with R&D in Israel, Taboola also has offices in Pasadena, London, and Bangkok. Publishers, marketers, and agencies leverage Taboola to retain users on their sites, monetize their traffic, and distribute their content to drive high-quality audiences. | $1.3M | Post-IPO Equity | Nov 28, 2022 |  |
| Unify Square | Unify Square provides software, cloud managed services, and consulting for global Microsoft Skype for Business enterprise deployments. The company PowerSuite software creates a unified dashboard to surface actionable insights and help manage collaboration and communications platforms - optimizing and transforming performance health and usereffectiveness. It also provides an expansive single-pane of glass view, spanning six different platforms from the top four industry-leading software vendors. It was founded in 2008 and headquartered in Bellevue, Washington. | $12.2M | Series B | Jul 23, 2015 |  |
| Snap | Snap is a privately-owned multinational camera company focusing on multinational technology and social media.Snap is behind Snapchat, a photo messaging app that allows users to take photos, record videos, add text and drawings, and send them to recipients. In 2016, it released Spectacles, video-sharing sunglasses that free the Snapchat app fromsmartphone cameras. | $485M | Series D | Dec 31, 2014 |  |
| Hortonworks | Hortonworks is a commercial vendor of Apache Hadoop, the preeminent open source platform for storing, managing, and analyzing big data. Hortonworks Data Platform, powered by Apache Hadoop, provides an open and stable foundation for enterprises and a growing ecosystem to build and deploy big data solutions.Hortonworks is the trusted source forinformation on Hadoop, and together with the Apache community, Hortonworks is making Hadoop more robust and easier to install, manage, and use. Hortonworks provides unmatched technical support, training, and certification programs for enterprises, systems integrators, and technology vendors. | $100M | Series D | Mar 24, 2014 |  |
| Hortonworks | Hortonworks is a commercial vendor of Apache Hadoop, the preeminent open source platform for storing, managing, and analyzing big data. Hortonworks Data Platform, powered by Apache Hadoop, provides an open and stable foundation for enterprises and a growing ecosystem to build and deploy big data solutions.Hortonworks is the trusted source forinformation on Hadoop, and together with the Apache community, Hortonworks is making Hadoop more robust and easier to install, manage, and use. Hortonworks provides unmatched technical support, training, and certification programs for enterprises, systems integrators, and technology vendors. | $50M | Series C | Jun 01, 2013 |  |
| Hortonworks | Hortonworks is a commercial vendor of Apache Hadoop, the preeminent open source platform for storing, managing, and analyzing big data. Hortonworks Data Platform, powered by Apache Hadoop, provides an open and stable foundation for enterprises and a growing ecosystem to build and deploy big data solutions.Hortonworks is the trusted source forinformation on Hadoop, and together with the Apache community, Hortonworks is making Hadoop more robust and easier to install, manage, and use. Hortonworks provides unmatched technical support, training, and certification programs for enterprises, systems integrators, and technology vendors. | $25M | Series B | Nov 01, 2011 |  |
| Hortonworks | Hortonworks is a commercial vendor of Apache Hadoop, the preeminent open source platform for storing, managing, and analyzing big data. Hortonworks Data Platform, powered by Apache Hadoop, provides an open and stable foundation for enterprises and a growing ecosystem to build and deploy big data solutions.Hortonworks is the trusted source forinformation on Hadoop, and together with the Apache community, Hortonworks is making Hadoop more robust and easier to install, manage, and use. Hortonworks provides unmatched technical support, training, and certification programs for enterprises, systems integrators, and technology vendors. | $23M | Series A | Jun 01, 2011 |  |
| Vlingo | Vlingo is a Virtual Assistant that turns your words into action by combining voice to text technology, natural language processing, and Vlingo’s Intent Engine to understand the user’s intent and take the appropriate action. Simply speak to your phone to connect with the people, businesses and activities that are important to you.The team behindthe service has some significant experience in the speech recognition space. The two co-founders (Mike Phillips and John Nguyen) worked for SpeechWorks, which was acquired by ScanSoft, which then renamed itself Nuance. Nuance most recently paid $293 million for VoiceSignal, a company using speech recognition for mobile search in 21 languages. | $20M | Series B | Apr 02, 2008 |  |
| Matrimony.com | Matrimony.com Pvt. Ltd is a signature internet conglomerate, managing Marquee brands such as BharatMatrimony.com and CommunityMatrimony.com. It is today, one of the fastest growing and profitable organisations in both the digital and offline space, with a reputation for innovation, technical excellence and entrepreneurship. From reaching out toSouth Asians across the map, in countries such as the UK, US, Dubai, Sri Lanka & Malaysia, to establishing a considerable retail presence with over 150 self-owned outlets across India, Matrimony.com spells customer satisfaction & delight.The company has pioneered several new business models (many of them global firsts) such as AssistedMatrimony.com, EliteMatrimony.com, CommunityMatrimony.com, MatrimonyGifts.com and Tambulya.com. CommunityMatrimony.com is the world's single largest conglomerate of over 350+ community oriented portals. This track record for constant innovation and cutting edge products has won it primarily millions of customers, several prestigious global awards, and cream of investors such as Bessemer, Canaan and Mayfield.What fuels Matrimony.com is the culture of intrapreneurship, passion and ethics that permeates across 3500+ strong team and top notch professionals at the helm of affairs.Matrimony.com is also a conscientious corporate citizen with a span of CSR activities that include BharatBloodBank.com, BharatEyeBank.com, BharatGreenHands.com and AbilityMatrimony.com. | $11.8M | Series B | Feb 06, 2008 |  |

10 of 15 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Yahoo invest in?

Yahoo invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Mobile startups, most often at Series B and Series A stage. Most of the 15 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 Yahoo?

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### Who are the partners at Yahoo?

The team at Yahoo includes Catherine Friedman (Board of Director), Eddy Hartenstein (Board Member) and Jim Lanzone (CEO), among 20 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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