AME Cloud Ventures

AME Cloud Ventures is a venture fund led by Jerry Yang, who co-founded Yahoo. It invests from seed stage through to later rounds in companies that build infrastructure and value chains around data. The firm gives founders access to operating experience, a mentor network and international partners, with a particular emphasis on China.

What AME Cloud Ventures offers

• Seed to later-stage investment — capital for technology-heavy companies that gather or create unique data.
• Operational support — advice drawn from the partners' business and operating backgrounds.
• Mentor network — introductions to experienced mentors for founding teams.
• International partners — connections abroad, especially in China.

Who it works with

Founders working across the data stack, from infrastructure through to applications, mobile and sensors. Partners describe interests in areas such as aerospace, intelligent robotics, next-generation medical devices, biology and manufacturing.

Key facts

• Founder: Jerry Yang, co-founder of Yahoo
• Stage focus: seed to later stage
• Name: AME is Japanese for rain, chosen to reflect data as a life-blood of the future economy
• Portfolio examples named: Nervana Systems, Freenome, Synthego, Rigetti Quantum Computing, Capella Space