# Yann LeCun

> Yann LeCun is a seed investor at Element (New York) backing Artificial Intelligence and Software. See 19 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Element](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/element-inc)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 19
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yann-lecun-0b999/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/ylecun
- Website: http://yann.lecun.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yann.lecun

Yann LeCun is a seed investor at Element in New York focused on Artificial Intelligence and Software. Yann LeCun is VP & Chief AI Scientist of Facebook. He remains a Professor of Computer Science and Neural Science at New York University, where has worked on machine learning, computer vision, robotics, AI, computational neuroscience, and related topics.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2.2M–$20M |
| Series A | $15M–$44M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Artificial Intelligence | 11 | 58% |
| Software | 5 | 26% |
| Information Technology | 5 | 26% |
| Machine Learning | 3 | 16% |
| Internet | 2 | 11% |

32 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 12 | 63% |
| Series A | 3 | 16% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 11% |
| Series B | 1 | 5% |
| Series E | 1 | 5% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 9 | 47% |
| France | 4 | 21% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 5% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ZML | ZML develops a production inference stack that decouples artificial intelligence workloads from specific proprietary hardware targets. The platform compiles open-source machine learning models directly into optimized code for multiple chip types without using traditional Python runtimes. | $20M | Seed | Jul 08, 2026 |  |
| Primepoint | Primepoint is an AI construction intelligence platform that automates drawing navigation, submittal review, and constructability analysis. It helps AEC teams reduce rework, improve collaboration, and accelerate project workflows. | $10M | Seed | Apr 13, 2026 |  |
| Gradium | Gradium.ai provides audio language models that enable natural, expressive, ultra-low latency voice interactions at scale, unifying speech generation, transcription, voice transformation, and dialogue in a single neural architecture.The platform acts as an audio-native counterpart to text-based large language models, processing tasks like real-timespeech-to-speech with delays under 200 milliseconds through optimized architectures, efficient tokenization, and hardware-aware deployments. It supports multilingual capabilities in English, French, German, Spanish, and Portuguese, with plans for expansion. | $70M | Seed | Dec 02, 2025 |  |
| UMA (Universal Mechanical Assistant) | UMA design general-purpose mobile and humanoid robots with human-level dexterity and a sophisticated grasp of the physical world. |  | Seed | Dec 01, 2025 |  |
| Candid Intelligence | Candid Intelligence is a software company that specializes in AI solutions for engineering and construction projects. | $5.5M | Seed | Sep 08, 2025 |  |
| Samaya AI | The company specializes in developing AI research agents that streamline knowledge workflows. | $43.5M | Series A | May 14, 2025 |  |
| SkipLabs | SkipLabs builds infrastructure for reactive applications. | $8M | Seed | Mar 25, 2025 |  |
| Workhelix | Workhelix is a developer of workforce management platform to assist with business management. | $15M | Series A | Feb 27, 2025 |  |
| SandboxAQ | SandboxAQ develops quantitative artificial intelligence technologies that combine AI methods with physics-based modeling and advanced computational techniques to address scientific and industrial challenges. Its Large Quantitative Models (LQMs) are designed to analyze complex quantitative data and support applications in areas such as drugdiscovery, chemicals and materials research, cybersecurity, navigation, and sensing. The company provides software and simulation tools that help organizations study molecular interactions, manage cryptographic systems, and operate in environments where conventional positioning technologies may be unreliable. SandboxAQ also works with experimental and proprietary scientific datasets to generate predictions and insights for research and engineering workflows. Its technologies are used across industries including life sciences, energy, defense, and manufacturing. | $300M |  | Dec 18, 2024 |  |
| SandboxAQ | SandboxAQ develops quantitative artificial intelligence technologies that combine AI methods with physics-based modeling and advanced computational techniques to address scientific and industrial challenges. Its Large Quantitative Models (LQMs) are designed to analyze complex quantitative data and support applications in areas such as drugdiscovery, chemicals and materials research, cybersecurity, navigation, and sensing. The company provides software and simulation tools that help organizations study molecular interactions, manage cryptographic systems, and operate in environments where conventional positioning technologies may be unreliable. SandboxAQ also works with experimental and proprietary scientific datasets to generate predictions and insights for research and engineering workflows. Its technologies are used across industries including life sciences, energy, defense, and manufacturing. | $300M | Series E | Dec 18, 2024 |  |

10 of 19 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Balderton Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/balderton-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Drysdale Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/drysdale-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Eclipse](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eclipse-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Kima Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kima-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Liquid 2 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/liquid2-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Quiet Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/quiet-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

## About Element

VC Fund · New York, United States

Element develops and distributes mobile-based platforms for digital identity. As pioneers of mobile deep learning – and among the first in the field – we work with partners around the world to build more efficient and inclusive societies. Our current focus is on Asia and Africa, where over 1 billion people lack proper identification, and are oftenexcluded from basic services that are essential to sustainable development. Element was co-founded by Yann LeCun, a founding father of the deep learning field and current head of Artificial Intelligence at Facebook. Our end-to-end solutions are being used to build global immunization platforms, enable connected diagnostics, provide a digital identity resource for healthcare providers, and empower access to financial services and digital payments, among others.

3 contacts available at Element.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Adam Perold | Co-founder, President & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adam-perold |
| Yang Wang | CTO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yang-wang-abbf |
| Yann LeCun | Co-founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yann-lecun |

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## FAQ

### What does Yann LeCun invest in?

Yann LeCun invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, Software and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 19 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 Yann LeCun's check size?

Yann LeCun typically joins rounds of $2.2M–$20M at Seed and $15M–$44M 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 Yann LeCun participates in.

### When did Yann LeCun last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Yann LeCun closed in Jul 2026. Shizune tracks 19 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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