# Yale Index Ventures

> Yale Index Ventures is a VC fund backing Retail, Software and E-Commerce. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Oct 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Yale Index Ventures is a venture capital firm.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Retail | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 50% |
| Marketing Automation | 1 | 50% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nectar AI | Nectar is an AI powered social commerce platform that helps brands scale comms and drive conversions through messaging. | $2M | Pre-Seed | Oct 26, 2023 |  |
| Nectar Social | Nectar is the first agentic social commerce technology that converts organic channels into measurable, high-converting income streams. Nectar's best-in-class intelligence and analytics enable organizations to be proactive with their audiences, uncovering insights that drive action while also boosting trust, loyalty, and growth. | $1.8M | Pre-Seed | Oct 26, 2023 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [BAM Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bam-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- Dash VC — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Fab Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fab-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Flying Fish Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/flying-fish-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- Trust Fund — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- XRC Ventures — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Yale Index Ventures invest in?

Yale Index Ventures invests primarily in Retail, Software and E-Commerce startups, most often at Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 2 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 Yale Index Ventures last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Yale Index Ventures closed in Oct 2023. Shizune tracks 2 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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