Investor Type | Firm |
Type of Fund | VC |
Industries | Hardware (& Manufacturing) • IoT (& Wearables) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Analytics • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Robotics • Real Estate (& Construction) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Mobile • Mobility • Consumer • Woman Focused |
Stages | Seed,Later, Early Stage, Series A, Series B |
Investing | United States • Canada • Japan • Israel |
Investment Range | $100,000 - $10,000,000 |
Investment Sweet Spot | $1,000,000 |
Assets Under Management | $500,000,000 |
AME Cloud Ventures is a venture capital firm that was founded in 2012 by Jerry Yang, who also co-founded Yahoo. Based in Palo Alto, California, AME Cloud Ventures is dedicated to investing in seed to later-stage companies that are creating infrastructure and value chains around data. Their investment focus is particularly on technology-heavy companies that gather or produce unique data at every stage of the data stack, including infrastructure, applications, mobile, and sensors. They believe that data, cloud services, and hardware advances will enable the creation of unprecedented opportunities for remarkable companies. AME Cloud Ventures not only provides investment but also offers a unique and genuine set of resources, strong operational and business experience, and a network of amazing mentors and international partners, particularly in China. The firm has an interest in a broad range of industries such as Internet of Things (IoT) & Wearables, Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Big Data, HealthTech & Fitness, Cloud Services & Infrastructure, Medical Devices & Hospital Services, Robotics, Real Estate & Construction, Healthcare & Wellness, Mobile, Mobility, and Consumer sectors with a focus on Women-Focused enterprises. AME Cloud Ventures has assets under management around $500 million and typically invests between $100,000 and $10,000,000, with a 'sweet spot' for investment around $1,000,000. Their specialty lies in various investment stages from Seed to Series B. The firm’s portfolio includes companies like Nervana Systems, Freenome, and Elementum, as well as innovative ventures in aerospace, intelligent robotics, and next-generation medical devices. The company strives to find, fund, and support true entrepreneurs and is led by a team passionate about empowering big thinkers and frontier technologies.