VC firm
Lobster Capital
Also known as Lobster Capital Fund I, LP, Lobster Capital Fund II, LP
- Investor type
- VC
- Investing status
- Activeas of 2026-09-18Source (opens in a new tab)
- Headquarters
- WILMINGTON, DE, United States
- Founded
- 2023
- Assets under management
- $16.3MForm ADV private fund GAV, as of 2026-03-13Source (opens in a new tab)
- Latest fund size
- $5.5MSEC amount sold, as of 2025-05-19Source (opens in a new tab)
- Funds
- 3
- Legal name
- LOBSTER CAPITAL, LLC
- lobstercap.com (opens in a new tab)
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About
Investing in the top 2% of Y Combinator — an exclusive access vehicle to the world's most valuable startup ecosystem —
Investment approach
- Thesis
- Conviction in one ecosystem, not a hundred bets. Y Combinator funds the companies most likely to define the next decade. We exist to put serious allocators inside that exact lane, with the discipline to take only the best of it.Source (opens in a new tab)
- Eligibility
- We back Y Combinator companies exclusively.
- Traction requirement
- Traction Early signs that customers love and need the solution
- Investing status notes
- Investing in the top 2% of Y Combinator
Funds
- Lobster Capital Fund II, LP
- $5.5MVintage 2025, Main fund, SEC amount sold
- Lobster Capital Fund I, LP
- $12.3MVintage 2023, Main fund, SEC amount sold
- LOBSTER CAPITAL FUND II, LP
- Main fund
SEC registration
- Registered adviser
- LOBSTER CAPITAL, LLC
- CRD number
- 325744 (opens in a new tab)
- SEC file number
- 802-128219
- Registration
- Exempt reporting adviser
- Regulatory AUM
- $16.3Mas of 2026-03-13
- Private funds reported
- 2
- SEC CIK
- 1968050, 2066695
Programs
- Newsletter
- Lobster Journal (opens in a new tab)
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