# YNot Ventures

> YNot Ventures is a VC fund in San Francisco backing Artificial Intelligence and SaaS. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: May 2025
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.ynotvc.com/portfolio

YNot Ventures is an investment firm supporting startups and businesses with funding, mentorship, and strategic growth solutions.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $3.2M–$4.8M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 100% |
| SaaS | 1 | 50% |
| Logistics | 1 | 50% |
| Renewable Energy | 1 | 50% |
| Internet of Things | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 50% |
| United States | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ChainOpti | Developer of an artificial-intelligence logistics platform designed to optimize routing, demand forecasting, inventory management, and carbon-aware dispatch for carriers, retailers, and third-party logistics providers. Their system fuses live traffic, telematics, and enterprise data with LSTM and graph-neural models to deliver predictive insightsthat lower operating costs, improve on-time performance, and support sustainability compliance. | $3.2M | Seed | May 03, 2025 |  |
| SolarPulse | SolarPulse is pioneering the transformation of the solar energy sector with its state-of-the-art AI-powered platform, focused on predictive maintenance and optimization of solar PV plants. Established in 2023, SolarPulse brings together cutting-edge analytics and IoT technologies to deliver real-time insights that significantly boost the efficiencyand reliability of solar energy systems. The company’s flagship products, HelioCloud and HelioHealth, offer real-time analytics software and IoT sensors that provide panel-level diagnostics. These innovations empower solar operators to identify and address potential issues before they become costly, thereby minimizing downtime and enhancing overall system performance.SolarPulse's solutions are built on a deep understanding of both solar technology and AI, enabling it to offer precise diagnostics and actionable recommendations that drive significant performance improvements. By integrating its technology with existing SCADA and CMS platforms, SolarPulse helps solar companies transition from reactive to proactive maintenance strategies, ensuring that their assets are optimized for long-term operation. The platform also includes climate risk assessment tools that forecast long-term solar irradiance and wind speed, further helping investors and developers make informed decisions. | $4.8M | Seed | May 03, 2024 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Globo Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/globo-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Qualcomm Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/qualcomm-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [REFASHIOND Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/refashiond) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does YNot Ventures invest in?

YNot Ventures invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, SaaS and Logistics startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Hong Kong. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is YNot Ventures's check size?

YNot Ventures typically joins rounds of $3.2M–$4.8M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds YNot Ventures participates in.

### When did YNot Ventures last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for YNot Ventures closed in May 2025. 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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