# Y Ventures

> Y Ventures is a VC fund in Monrovia backing Local and Travel. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Monrovia, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Nov 2010
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.yventures.com/

Y Ventures is a VC fund in Monrovia focused on Local and Travel. Formerly known as Youniversity Ventures, Y Ventures focuses on the internet consumer space and works primarily with students and first-time entrepreneurs. The three founders of the fund are Jawed Karim, Kevin Hartz, and Keith Rabois. Jawed was a co-founder at YouTube and was one of the earliest engineers at PayPal. Kevin co-founded Eventbrite, apopular event registration service. Kevin was also co-founder and CEO of Xoom Corporation, an international money transfer company providing service in over 30 countries. Keith leads business development and strategy for Slide. Prior to Slide, Keith ran business development and advertising sales for LinkedIn. According to published reports, the firm's focus is on former and current students at Stanford University and at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $600k–$950k |
| Series A | $4M–$7.2M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Local | 1 | 25% |
| Travel | 1 | 25% |
| Shopping | 1 | 25% |
| Software | 1 | 25% |
| Real Time | 1 | 25% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 50% |
| Series A | 2 | 50% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jawed Karim | Co-Founder | 30 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jawed-karim |
| Keith Rabois | Partner & Co-Founder | 207 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/keith-rabois |
| Kevin Hartz | Partner & Co-Founder | 139 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kevin-hartz |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Airbnb | Airbnb is an online community marketplace for people to list, discover, and book accommodations through mobile phones or the internet.The company connects travelers seeking authentic experiences with hosts offering unique, inspiring spaces. Whether the available space is a castle for a night, a sailboat for a week, or an apartment for a month,Airbnb is the easiest way for people to showcase these distinctive spaces to an audience of millions. By facilitating bookings and financial transactions, Airbnb makes the process of listing or booking a space effortless and efficient.With 4,500,000 listings in over 65,000 cities in 191 countries, the company offers the widest variety of unique spaces for everyone, at any price point around the globe. The company was co-founded in August 2008 by Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia, and is currently headquartered in San Francisco, California. | $7.2M | Series A | Nov 10, 2010 |  |
| Milo | Milo.com is a free Web site that enables shoppers to research products online and buy local, providing the best of both worlds. The leader in the local product search space, Milo.com tracks the real-time availability and prices of more than 2 million products at over 48,000 stores across the U.S. By combining the resources of the Web and theimmediacy of local stores, Milo.com makes it easy for shoppers to research the best products, find the right prices and check where products are available near them. Shoppers save time and money, get to see and try products before they buy them and get the product they want right when they want it. Retailers with products listed on Milo.com can better compete with e-commerce and can use the Site to drive valuable intent-based foot traffic into their stores. Based in | $4M | Series A | Nov 24, 2009 |  |
| Milo | Milo.com is a free Web site that enables shoppers to research products online and buy local, providing the best of both worlds. The leader in the local product search space, Milo.com tracks the real-time availability and prices of more than 2 million products at over 48,000 stores across the U.S. By combining the resources of the Web and theimmediacy of local stores, Milo.com makes it easy for shoppers to research the best products, find the right prices and check where products are available near them. Shoppers save time and money, get to see and try products before they buy them and get the product they want right when they want it. Retailers with products listed on Milo.com can better compete with e-commerce and can use the Site to drive valuable intent-based foot traffic into their stores. Based in | $950K | Seed | Nov 01, 2008 |  |
| Airbnb | Airbnb is an online community marketplace for people to list, discover, and book accommodations through mobile phones or the internet.The company connects travelers seeking authentic experiences with hosts offering unique, inspiring spaces. Whether the available space is a castle for a night, a sailboat for a week, or an apartment for a month,Airbnb is the easiest way for people to showcase these distinctive spaces to an audience of millions. By facilitating bookings and financial transactions, Airbnb makes the process of listing or booking a space effortless and efficient.With 4,500,000 listings in over 65,000 cities in 191 countries, the company offers the widest variety of unique spaces for everyone, at any price point around the globe. The company was co-founded in August 2008 by Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia, and is currently headquartered in San Francisco, California. | $600K | Seed |  |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Greylock](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greylock) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [SV Angel](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sv-angel) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [True Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/true-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Y Ventures invest in?

Y Ventures invests primarily in Local, Travel and Shopping startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 4 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 Y Ventures's check size?

Y Ventures typically joins rounds of $600k–$950k at Seed and $4M–$7.2M 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 Y Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact Y Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at Y Ventures?

The team at Y Ventures includes Jawed Karim (Co-Founder), Keith Rabois (Partner & Co-Founder) and Kevin Hartz (Partner & Co-Founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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