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Caterina Fake

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Smart Money Rating: 94 out of 100

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Caterina Fake, Yes VC
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Record updated 18 September 2026

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Caterina co-founded Flickr, almost certainly the best photo sharing company in the world, and Hunch, which developed foundational AI algorithms to power recommendations and was acquired by eBay. She served as Chairman of Etsy (NASDAQ:ETSY), and serves on the board of The Sundance Institute, Public Goods and McSweeneys. Prior to Yes VC she was Founder Partner at Founder Collective (early investors in Uber, Pillpack, Buzzfeed and others). She is an investor in Etsy, Kickstarter, Cloudera, Blue Bottle Coffee and many other companies.

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