AME Cloud Ventures

AME Cloud Ventures is the venture fund led by Jerry Yang, co-founder of Yahoo!, focused on seed to later-stage companies building infrastructure and value chains around data. The firm loves technology-heavy companies gathering or creating unique data at every stage of the data stack — from infrastructure all the way to applications, mobile, and sensors. AME's three founding principles are: avoid anything that looks like consumer internet, invest at the earliest stages (often as the first or second check in), and back only data-driven businesses with deep science or tech behind them. The firm believes great people are the key to a company's success and provides a unique set of resources to founding teams, including strong operational and business experience, networks of mentors, and international partnerships — particularly in China.